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PUCPR rector Rogério Renato Mateucci dies in accident in Arizona
PUCPR rector Rogério Renato Mateucci died in an accident in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday while in the United States for work.
Mateucci had led the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, in Brazil, since 2022.
He was visiting Arizona State University as part of an education-sector mission.
The university cancelled classes in Curitiba, Londrina and Toledo on Saturday and Monday.
A memorial Mass is scheduled for Monday at 5:30 p.m.
at the university chapel and will be streamed on PUCPR’s YouTube channel.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced; the university said they would be shared after his body arrives in Brazil.
The university has not said who will lead it on an interim basis.
PUCPR rector Rogério Renato Mateucci died in an accident in Scottsdale, Arizona, while on a work trip to the United States.
The accident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Friday, October 16, according to the reports.
The university canceled classes at its Curitiba, Londrina and Toledo campuses on Saturday, October 17, and Monday, October 19.
A memorial Mass is scheduled for Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Jesus Mestre University Chapel and will be streamed on PUCPR’s YouTube channel.
Mateucci had led PUCPR since 2022 and was reappointed in 2025 for a term running from 2026 to 2029.
- Who
- Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR).
- What
- He died in an accident.
- When
- Friday, October 16, at about 6 p.m.
- Where
- Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Mateucci died in an accident in Scottsdale at about 6 p.m.
PUCPR and the Marist Brothers Congregation announced his death and the university canceled classes for Saturday and Monday.
A memorial Mass is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Jesus Mestre University Chapel.
- Name
- Rogério Renato Mateucci
- Position
- PUCPR rector since 2022
- Accident location
- Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- Accident time
- About 6 p.m. on October 16
- Memorial Mass
- October 19 at 5:30 p.m.
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