Pope Francis Accepts Resignation Of Peruvian Archbishop

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop José Antonio Eguren of Piura and Tumbes, Peru.

Eguren, 67, has been in charge of the Archdiocese of Piura and Tumbes since 2006.

He presented his resignation eight years before the age limit provided for in the Code of Canon Law.

The Vatican has not reported the reason for the resignation.

The archbishop, who has been affiliated with the Sodality of Christian Life (SCV by its Latin acronym), was implicated by the press in a case of land trafficking in Piura following a 2016 report by the Al Jazeera news agency titled “Peru: The Sodalitium Scandal.”

Al Jazeera linked the San Juan Bautista Civil Association (SJB) which in 2012 had acquired land in Piura and the SCV with a criminal organization called, La Gran Cruz del Norte.