Pope names former undocumented migrant as US bishop of West Virginia

Author: Emmanuel OkogbaPublished on: May 1, 2026Country: United States

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Pope names former undocumented migrant as US bishop of West Virginia

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, a former undocumented migrant from El Salvador, as bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston diocese in West Virginia. Menjivar-Ayala, 55, migrated to the United States in 1990 and was ordained as a priest in 2004. His appointment comes after tensions with US President Donald Trump over immigration and foreign policy. The pope has criticized the treatment of migrants in the United States, calling the situation 'extremely disrespectful.'

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