萨尔瓦多出生的牧师Evelio Menjivar-Ayala被任命为西弗吉尼亚州的新主教. El Salvador-born priest Evelio Menjivar-Ayala appointed new bishop of West Virginia.

罗马天主教教会任命了一位来自萨尔瓦多的牧师, The Catholic Church has appointed an El Salvador-born priest, Most Rev. 作为西弗吉尼亚威林-查尔斯顿教区的新主教. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, as the new bishop of West Virginia’s Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. 孟吉瓦尔-阿亚拉是前难民, 他曾批评美国移民执法政策, Menjivar-Ayala, a former refugee who criticized U.S. immigration enforcement policies, replaces the retiring Bishop Mark Brennan. 他强调为穷人和边缘化的人服务,同时领导一个主要是白人人口的教区. He emphasized serving the poor and marginalized while leading a diocese with a predominantly white population.