PUCPR Rector Dies in Accident in the United States
The rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Rogério Renato Mateucci, has died. Read more on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- Irmão Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of PUCPR, died in an accident in Scottsdale, Phoenix, USA.
- Classes at PUCPR's Curitiba, Londrina, and Toledo campuses are canceled for Saturday (17th) and Monday (19th).
- A memorial mass will be held on Monday (19th) at 5:30 PM in the Capela Universitária Jesus Mestre and will be livestreamed on PUCPR's YouTube channel.
- Mateucci was on a work trip to visit Arizona State University, part of a mission organized by Semesp.
- He had been reappointed for a second term from 2026 to 2029, confirmed by the Vatican's Dicastery for Culture and Education.
- Mateucci held a doctorate in Administration, Leadership, and Educational Policies from Fordham University and previously served in various academic leadership roles.
- Expressions of grief have been shared by the university, the Marist Brothers congregation, the Archdiocese of Londrina, and former Curitiba mayor Rafael Greca.