"He died peacefully and serenely" according to a press release of the Salesians in Madrid. On the same day, Sunday 7 February, his remains were received at the chapel of the Mission Office in Madrid. Today, Monday 8 February, the funeral was celebrated at the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians at Atocha, Madrid (11:30 am local time). Fr Ivo Coelho, Councillor General for Formation and Fr Tullio Orler, President of the DON BOSCO IN THE WORLD Foundation were present. The burial will take place at the cemetery of the Salesians in Carabanchel, Madrid.
He was remembered also at the Salesian Generalate with a memorial Mass this morning, Monday 8 February, at which the Vicar of the Rector Major, Fr Francesco Cereda, presided.
Fr Pacheco, was born on 8 August 1944 in Bilbao. He attended the Salesian novitiate at Mohernando, made his perpetual profession in Madrid in 1970, and was ordained priest in Salamanca in 1973. Before arriving at the Salesian Generalate in 2014, he spent his Salesian life in Madrid. In particular, from 2007 to 2014 he worked for the benefit of the Salesian missions around the world as Director of the Salesian Mission Office in Madrid.
