Bishop Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco

Monsignor Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco was born on 7 December 7 1972 in Tacna, in the diocese of Tacna y Moquegua. He studied philosophy at Christ the Priest Seminary in Colombia and later obtained a bachelor’s degree in theology at ISET - Instituto Superior de Estudios Teológicos Juan XXIII in Lima. He was ordained a priest on 23 April 2000, and was incardinated in the diocese of Tacna y Moquegua. He has held the following positions: pastoral assistant in Coruca, Inclan and Poquera in Tacna (2000); parish vicar of the San Jerónimo parish in Ilo and supervisor of the Youth Movement (2001); parish administrator of the San Jerónimo parish in Ilo and spiritual supervisor of ecclesial and charismatic groups (2002); parish priest of the Santísima Trinidad parish in Ilo (2003) and the Señor de Locumba Shrine in Tacna (2004-2006); bursar and member of the Economic Council of the diocese of Tacna y Moquegua (2006-2013); parish priest of the San José Misericordioso parish in Tacna (2007-2013); bursar of the diocesan San José diocesan seminary in Tacna (2013); parish priest of the San Antonio de Padua parish in Moquegua (2014-2019); and member of the Presbyteral Council of Tacna y Moquegua (2014). Since 2014, he has served as episcopal vicar for pastoral care and for the implementation of the Plan de Renovación y Evangelización de la Diócesis (PRED) and, since 2019, he has been rector of the San José diocesan seminary in Tacna.