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Pope Francis appointed Campbell as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington on March 8, 2017. [2] [1] On April 21, 2017, Campbell was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal Wuerl at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, with Bishops Martin Holley and Barry Knestout serving as co-consecrators.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala was born on August 14, 1970, in Chalatenango, El Salvador.As a teenager, he made three attempts to enter the United States illegally. He finally arrived in California in 1990, having been smuggled in the trunk of a car with his brother over the border crossing between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in the United States.Founded in 2001 after the merger of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and United States Catholic Conference (USCC), it is composed of all active and retired members of the Catholic hierarchy (i.e., diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary bishops and the ...
Pope Francis appointed Esposito-Garcia as an auxiliary bishop of Washington on December 19, 2022. [2] On February 21, 2023, Esposito-Garcia was consecrated as a bishop at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington by Cardinal Wilton Gregory, with Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville and Auxiliary Bishop Roy Campbell acting as co-consecrators.
Joseph Espaillat was born on December 27, 1976, in New York City, the son of José and Mercedes Baez. [1] His parents had immigrated to Manhattan from the Dominican Republic; the USCCB's African-American secretariat has described him as being of partial African descent.
Pope Francis appointed Fisher as an auxiliary bishop of Washington at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in the District of Columbia on June 8, 2018. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Fisher was consecrated by Wuerl on June 29, 2018, with Bishops Barry C. Knestout and Mario E. Dorsonville acting as co-consecrators.
Wilton Daniel Gregory (born December 7, 1947) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Washington since 2019. Pope Francis elevated him to the rank of cardinal on November 28, 2020, making him the first African-American cardinal.
On February 25, 1995, Pope John Paul II appointed Lori as an auxiliary bishop of Washington and titular bishop of Bulla. He was consecrated by Hickey on April 20, 1995, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Cardinal William Baum and Bishop William Curlin served as Lori's co-consecrators.