Overview
- The Holy See announced on September 24 that it accepted the resignation of Mons. Ciro Quispe López from the territorial prelature of Juli, according to its Rinunce e Nomine notice.
- Quispe, 51, stepped down well before the customary retirement age of 75 for bishops, an unusual move that underscores institutional concern.
- Local reports detail accusations of improper sexual conduct, financial irregularities, and unauthorized changes to protected churches, with cultural authorities issuing sanctions; several claims remain under investigation.
- The Nunciature in Peru previously appointed Bishop Marco Antonio Cortez Lara as apostolic visitor to examine the situation in the prelature.
- Aymara communities in southern Puno welcomed the change and urged accountability, while local media report Giovanni Cefai may serve as apostolic administrator from October 1, a detail not confirmed by Vatican channels.