Evelio Menjivar-Ayala

Salvadorian Roman-Catholic bishop

Evelio Menjivar-Ayala is a Salvadoran-American prelate of the Catholic Church. When made an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington in 2023, he was the first Salvadoran-born bishop in the country. In May 2026, he was appointed Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston in West Virginia by Pope Leo XIV.

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Pope names former migrant bishop

Pope Leo XIV appoints a former undocumented immigrant as the new Catholic bishop of West Virginia.

Pope Leo appoints three bishops critical of Trump amid feud with White House officials The Independent — May 01, 23:18 PM
Pope Leo names Trump critic as next bishop of West Virginia Boston Globe — May 01, 21:48 PM
Pope names former undocumented migrant as US bishop of West Virginia Vanguard News — May 01, 22:39 PM
Pope Leo places former illegal immigrant in charge of red state diocese Fox News — May 01, 21:22 PM
Pope Launches Scarcely Concealed Attack on Trump Daily Beast — May 01, 21:07 PM
Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishop ABC News — May 01, 20:38 PM
Pope Leo names priest who criticized Trump's immigration crackdown as West Virginia bishop PBS — May 01, 20:56 PM
Trump critic who fled El Salvador as a teen named West Virginia Roman Catholic bishop Associated Press — May 01, 20:06 PM
Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishop The Independent — May 01, 20:06 PM
Pope appoints former undocumented immigrant as new bishop of West Virginia The Guardian — May 01, 19:15 PM
Pope names former undocumented migrant as US bishop Punch — May 01, 16:00 PM
Pope names former undocumented migrant as US bishop The Straits Times — May 01, 19:36 PM
Pope Names Former Undocumented Migrant as US Bishop Kyiv Post — May 01, 21:17 PM