Richard Alarcón Urrutia: key obituary facts
Is Richard Alarcón Urrutia dead? Yes. Richard Alarcón Urrutia died on October 30, 2026, at age 74.
Cause of death: Richard Alarcón Urrutia's cause of death was reported as Cancer.
What was Richard Alarcón Urrutia known for?
He was a Peruvian Roman Catholic archbishop.
More about Richard Alarcón Urrutia
Richard Alarcón Urrutia, a Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Tarma and archbishop of Cusco, died of cancer on October 30, 2026, aged 74.
Also known as Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia, he was born in Lima on April 10, 1952. He attended primary school in Lima before continuing his secondary education as an aspirant to religious life at a school of the Order of Friars Minor.
He later studied philosophy and theology at the Faculty of Pontifical and Civil Theology of Lima. Alarcón Urrutia made his solemn profession in the Order of Friars Minor on May 15, 1976, and was ordained a priest in Lima on December 8 that year. On April 20, 1993, he was incardinated into the secular clergy of the Diocese of Tarma. His move into the Tarma diocesan clergy followed his Franciscan profession and ordination, and preceded his appointment to the episcopate there. He became Bishop of Tarma in 2001 and served in the role until 2014, when he became Archbishop of Cusco. He held the Cusco post until his death.