Pope Leo Appoints Salvadoran Critic of Trump Who Once Lived Undocumented in the U.S. as Bishop
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Pope Leo XIV announced this Friday the appointment of Salvadoran Evelio Menjívar Ayala, who lived undocumented in the United States after arriving in 1990 and has been critical of President Donald Trump's immigration policies, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia. Menjívar Ayala, 56, was appointed to the position according to a Vatican statement and has previously served as an auxiliary bishop in Washington. Pope Leo XIV's decision comes after Bishop Mark Edward Brennan stepped down from the role upon submitting his resignation due to age, in accordance with canon law, which sets the retirement age for bishops at 75.
