XIII canonized him as a saint on 10 December 1726 through the papal bull "Quoniam Spiritus". His liturgical feast was once celebrated on 27 April but is now celebrated on 23 March. His cult was once confined for the most part to South America but is now more widespread because of his pioneering reforms. Pope John Paul II proclaimed him the patron saint for the Latin American episcopate in 1983. See also List of Catholic saints Mogrovejo Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, patron saint archive References External links Catholic Hierarchy Lives of the Saints Catholic Online Short biography at MSN Encarta American Catholic 1538 births 1606 deaths 16th-century Christian saints 16th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Peru 17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Peru 16th-century venerated Christians 17th-century Christian saints 17th-century Spanish clergy 17th-century venerated Christians Roman Catholic archbishops of Lima Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII Colonial Peru Spanish Roman Catholic bishops in South America Spanish Roman Catholic saints University of Coimbra alumni University of Salamanca alumni Academic staff of the University of Salamanca University of Valladolid alumni Venerated Catholics 16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Peru Canonizations by Pope Benedict XIII Beatifications by Pope Innocent XI