3 New Bishops Installed in Washington Archdiocese, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

July 8, 2026 World News

Wheeling-Charleston Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala speaks during his ordination Mass in Wheeling, West Virginia, July 2, 2026. The newly installed bishop was appointed by Pope Leo XIV to the role after serving as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Washington. | Credit: EWTN News

The Washington Archdiocese saw two episcopal ordinations while the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston welcomed a new bishop from Washington.