‘We speak from different pulpits’: New WV bishop says he doesn’t see himself as Trump opponent

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 1,044

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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The new leader of the Catholic church in West Virginia came to the United States years ago as an undocumented immigrant, and he’s spoken against President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, but Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala doesn’t see himself as an opponent to the president. They just have different perspectives and roles, he said.

“One is political, and another is religious,” he told West Virginia Watch. “He speaks as a president that has obligations that …

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