Pope Leo XIV appoints Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as bishop of West Virginia
Pope Leo XIV announced the appointment of Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 55, an El Salvador-born auxiliary bishop in Washington, D.C., as the new leader of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia. Menjivar-Ayala entered the United States illegally in 1990 and later became a U.S. citizen; he has publicly opposed the Trump administration's immigration policies. The appointment comes as the Catholic Church continues to advocate for humane treatment of migrants and refugees.
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