Pope Leo appoints former Teamster Bishop in West Virginia

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Pope Leo appoints former Teamster Bishop in West Virginia

05-02-2026, 08:26 PM

Former Salvadoran refugee named new bishop of Wheeling-Charleston Diocese

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/life/religion/former-salvadoran-refugee-named-new-bishop-of-wheeling-charleston-diocese/article_b363ada0-371e-46f4-ae2d-c83681538ada.html

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the retirement of the Most Rev. Mark E. Brennan, 79, as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, which serves Catholics across all of West Virginia. Pope Leo has appointed the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, an auxiliary bishop of Washington, as Brennan’s successor. The announcement was made on May 1, 2026.
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05-02-2026, 08:29 PM

"At age 19, after two failed attempts to reach the United States via Honduras and Mexico, Evelio Menjivar-Ayala succeeded, according to a 2025 interview in U.S. Catholic magazine. He applied for, and received, a work permit under the Temporary Protected Status program for refugees, worked as a janitor at a law office in Los Angeles and a UPS warehouse in Maryland and became a U.S. citizen in 2006."
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05-03-2026, 09:41 AM

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Pope Leo sending a powerful message on immigration.

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