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Pope appoints former undocumented immigrant as bishop in US

Pope Leo XIV names Evelio Menjivar Ayala, a 55-year-old former undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, as bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia.

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Pope Leo XIV names Evelio Menjivar Ayala, a 55-year-old former undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, as bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia.

e/eineurope · topic · T-16042cycle Friday, 1 May 2026 at 23:38 UTC · first reported 5d ago