Fr. Carlos Espinoza Fr. Carlos Espinoza was born in January 1960 in the Junín region, Peru. He joined the Order of Friars Minor in the Missionary Province of St. Francis Solanus of Peru in 1978, thus beginning his path in Franciscan life.
He was ordained a priest in February 1985 by Saint John Paul II in Lima, an event that deeply marked his vocation and ministerial service. He completed his studies in Theology and Philosophy at the Pontifical and Civil Faculty of Theology of Lima.
He earned a Licentiate in Franciscan Spirituality from the Antonianum University in Rome (Italy) and is a candidate for a Doctorate in Moral Theology from the Alphonsian Academy in Rome, affiliated with the Pontifical Urban University.
Since 1993, he has been part of the Franciscan Province of Sts. Peter and Paul of Michoacán, Mexico, where he carried out extensive academic and pastoral work. He has served as a professor of Franciscan Spirituality and Moral Theology at the Franciscan Seminary in El Paso, Texas, and at the Interdiocesan Seminary of Chihuahua, Mexico.
In the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, where he has been serving since 2006, he has held various positions:
Vicar Forane of the Mesilla Valley Vicariate
Director of Permanent Deacons
Member of the College of Consultors
Member of the Presbyteral Council
Member of the Personnel Board
Pastor in several parish communities across the diocese
Fr. Carlos is fluent in Spanish, Italian, French, and English, and has working knowledge of German, which has enriched both his pastoral and academic work.
He currently serves as Pastor of Saint Martin de Porres Parish in Sunland Park, New Mexico, where he exercises his ministry with joy, dedication, and a deep Franciscan spirit.