Benny Yupanqui is a Peruvian-American person, theologian, clinical chaplain, and Deacon. He is proud to be part of a large family of eleven children: his parents Alejandro and Francisca and five sisters live already in heaven the rest of the siblings live in Peru. He has many nephews and nieces living in different cities in Peru. Trujillo is his hometown for Benny and he takes it always in his heart. He is married and has a precious boy who is in high school. The triangle area of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh are his hometown in the States; then he lived in Virginia, Washington D.C. Texas, and now he lives and works in Wyoming.
EDUCATION:
- He got a Master’s degree in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University New Orleans with concentration courses in Pastoral Care and Pastoral Theology. (M.P.S.)
- Got a post-master certification, four semesters, as Clinical Chaplain from A.C.P.E. with an internship and residency at Duke University Medical Center.
- He got a Master's Degree in Arts of Theology, three years of Philosophy, and four years of Theology at The Major Seminary San Carlos and San Marcelo of Trujillo, Peru, and evaluated in the United States by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), Washington D.C. (M.A.Th.)
- Got a Bachelor’s degree in Theology from The Facultad de Teologia Pontificia y Civil de Lima. It is the first Pontifical and Civil University created in Latin America by the Dominican order on July 1st, 1548.
- He obtained a Religious Education license from the Peruvian State and from the Roman Catholic Church to teach Catholic theology in Peru and within the Catholic Church because of the agreement between the Holy See and the Peruvian Nation.
The formal education of Benny is divided into four parts:
PASTORAL AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY:
*Fundamental Theology.
*Trinity.
*Pastoral I-IV.
*Practical Theology.
*Moral Theology: Love and Sexuality.
*Moral Theology: Justice.
*Moral Theology: Commandments.
*Popular Religiosity.
*Eucharist.
*Dogmatic Theology.
*Liturgy and Sacraments I-IV.
*History of the Church I-IV.
*Ecclesiology.
*Homiletics.
*Parish administration.
*Parish, hospital, prison, and mission internships.
*Leadership and Organization.
*Missionology.
*Evangelization and New Evangelization.
*General Spirituality.
*Spiritual Direction.
*Confession Examination (Audiendas)
*Christology.
*Grace.
*Ecumenism.
*Research.
*Social Teaching of the Church.
*Faith and Revelation.
*Sacred and Contemporary Music.
*Holy Spirit.
*Mariology.
*Canon Law I-V.
*Fathers of the Church.
*Sacred Scriptures I-X semesters.
*Adolescent Spirituality.
*Soteriology.
*Scatology.
*Christian Origins.
*Jews Roots.
*Parish Life Ministry.
*Youth Ministry.
*Spirituality Moral and Ethics.
*Universe Exam and Thesis approved.
*Fundamental Theology.
*Trinity.
*Pastoral I-IV.
*Practical Theology.
*Moral Theology: Love and Sexuality.
*Moral Theology: Justice.
*Moral Theology: Commandments.
*Popular Religiosity.
*Eucharist.
*Dogmatic Theology.
*Liturgy and Sacraments I-IV.
*History of the Church I-IV.
*Ecclesiology.
*Homiletics.
*Parish administration.
*Parish, hospital, prison, and mission internships.
*Leadership and Organization.
*Missionology.
*Evangelization and New Evangelization.
*General Spirituality.
*Spiritual Direction.
*Confession Examination (Audiendas)
*Christology.
*Grace.
*Ecumenism.
*Research.
*Social Teaching of the Church.
*Faith and Revelation.
*Sacred and Contemporary Music.
*Holy Spirit.
*Mariology.
*Canon Law I-V.
*Fathers of the Church.
*Sacred Scriptures I-X semesters.
*Adolescent Spirituality.
*Soteriology.
*Scatology.
*Christian Origins.
*Jews Roots.
*Parish Life Ministry.
*Youth Ministry.
*Spirituality Moral and Ethics.
*Universe Exam and Thesis approved.
*Eastern Catholic Church rites.
PHILOSOPHY DISCIPLINE:
*Criteriology and Logic.
*Cosmology.
*Metaphysics.
*Ethics.
*History of the Philosophy: 4 semesters
*Universal History.
*Order and Discipline.
*Language Arts, Latin, Spanish, and English.
*Media Communications.
*Faith and Science.
*Fundamental Theology.
*Cosmology.
*Anthropology.
*Universe Exam and Thesis approved.
COURSES OF PASTORAL CARE:
*Active Listening.
*Pastoral presence.
PHILOSOPHY DISCIPLINE:
*Criteriology and Logic.
*Cosmology.
*Metaphysics.
*Ethics.
*History of the Philosophy: 4 semesters
*Universal History.
*Order and Discipline.
*Language Arts, Latin, Spanish, and English.
*Media Communications.
*Faith and Science.
*Fundamental Theology.
*Cosmology.
*Anthropology.
*Universe Exam and Thesis approved.
COURSES OF PASTORAL CARE:
*Active Listening.
*Pastoral presence.
*Interpersonal relationships.
*Spiritual continuing education.
*Welcoming ministry.
*Reflection, action, reflection.
*Ecumenical Liturgy celebration.
*Self-care.
*Verbatims.
*Clinical settings.
*Human Ethics.
*Pastoral Care.
*Pastoral Counseling.
*Welcoming ministry.
*Reflection, action, reflection.
*Ecumenical Liturgy celebration.
*Self-care.
*Verbatims.
*Clinical settings.
*Human Ethics.
*Pastoral Care.
*Pastoral Counseling.
*Prayer.
*Oncall pastoral ministry.
*Bereavement group settings.
*Spiritual literature.
*Methods and techniques of Spirituality.
COURSES OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
*Curriculum and Syllabus.
*Catechetical formation
*Application of Technology to Religion
*Seminar workshop in Religious Education
*Theory of Education.
*Pedagogy.
*Philosophy of Education.
*Developmental Psychology.
*History of Education
*Educational systematics
*Education administration: Supervision and law
*Practice teaching I-IV.
*Theology and Education.
*Educational Statistics.
*Educational Technology I-IV
*Catechetical Leadership
*Exam and Thesis approved.
MINISTRY EXPERIENCE:
Rev. Dcn. Benny Yupanqui has been ministering in schools, parishes, and dioceses in Religious Education and in Pastoral Care Ministry for twenty years. He is a fruit of Iris priests and sister from the Diocese of Cork, Irland. His first Catholic Parish was named "St. Rose of Lima" in Trujillo, Peru, where he was a catechist when he was 15 y/o.
Benny spent seven years of Seminary training and formation at the Roman Catholic Pontifical Mayor Seminary in Soth America. An amazing experience of organization, leadership, evangelization, vision of the world as Catholics, an inexplicable relationship with God through an amazing contact with Jesus, and an aromatic contemplation in the Holy Spirit. Founded a community of friendship and a compassionate service to people in Jesus Christ.
He was ordained Deacon to the Catholic Church on October 30, 2010. Ordained by Bishop John Bura in Charlotte, North Carolina, within the Catholic Diocese of St. Josaphat.
These are the formal ministry employment Benny did during the past years and Peru and in the States:
- High school teacher of Religious Education in public and in private schools in Peru.
- High school teacher of Religious Education in public and in private schools in Peru.
- He was a Religious Education high school coordinator for the Archdiocese of Cusco.
- Co-Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Trujillo.
- Co-Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Trujillo.
- Clinical Chaplain at Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance and McAllen Medical Center in Texas.
- Clinical Chaplain at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- He was Director of Hispanic Ministry at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church
- He was Director of Hispanic Ministry at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church
- Mission Administrator of Virgen de Guadalupe Mission of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy
- Director of Faith Formation at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church.
- Director of Faith Formation at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church.
- Director of Faith Formation at St. Ann Roman Catholic Church.
- He directs the New Evangelization Institute, which trains Catechists and church leaders in Pastoral Theology.
- He directs the New Evangelization Institute, which trains Catechists and church leaders in Pastoral Theology.
- He is ministering now in Wyoming as the director of the Hispanic/Latino Community at the Diocese of Cheyenne.
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