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Callao Unveils 14-Meter Statue of Pope Leo XIV Ahead of His Peru Arrival
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A 14-meter Pope Leo XIV statue was unveiled in Callao on November 9. The statue is fiberglass with a marble-like finish and is Peru's tallest pontiff statue.
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Callao statue for Pope Leo
The Provincial Municipality of Callao unveiled a 14-meter statue of Pope Leo XIV in the new Niño Gaelito park on the eve of his arrival in Peru. The municipality said the sculpture expresses “the pride, gratitude, and faith of the people of Callao for the one who left a deep evangelizing mark on our diocese,” and it placed the statue on a 2-meter pedestal. The statue features a metal structure 12 meters tall and is made with polyurethane foam, fiberglass, and polyester resin, with a marble-like finish, while the statue sits on a 2-meter pedestal.
The inauguration was led by Callao mayor César Pérez, accompanied by Mons. Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, Bishop of Callao, and Mons. Guillermo Inca Pereda, Adjunct Secretary of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference and National Coordinator of Pope Leo’s visit to Peru.
Arrival timing and itinerary
TN said Robert Prevost will arrive at 17:30 local time at the Callao Air Base in Lima on Wednesday, November 11, starting a six-day visit that will conclude next Monday. Gestión said Pope Leo XIV will visit Peru from November 11 to 16, with arrival scheduled for Wednesday the 11th at 5:30 p.m. at Callao Air Base.
Gestión listed a welcome ceremony at the Government Palace at 6:15 p.m. and a meeting with authorities at the Gran Teatro Nacional at 7:45 p.m. after the official reception in Callao. RPP Noticias said the official schedule includes a Mass on the esplanade of the Pampas of Pimentel on Friday, November 13 at 10:30 a.m., and it said the activity includes the Holy Father’s homily.
Peru’s anticipation and stakes
The Straits Times reported that Natalia Moran, 29, attended the statue’s inauguration and said, “It’s a perfect welcome for the pope,” as a youth choir sang and the crowd cheered. TN said the visit is framed by political tension around Keiko Fujimori, and it quoted Imasen figures showing 61.2% of Peruvians reject her administration against 37.7% who approve it just 100 days after she took office.
TN also said Peruvian analyst Giovanna Peñaflor told TN, “The Pope’s visit will be a respite for Keiko,” and it added that Prevost’s ties to Peru generate popular identification with a pontiff who also took Peruvian nationality. EWTN News said the Holy Father begins his visit to Peru this Wednesday, November 11, and it added that three elderly people over 80 await Pope Leo XIV’s arrival in Chiclayo, Peru, with “great joy and much love.”