Martín Barahona
Martín Barahona | |
|---|---|
| Church | Anglican Church in Central America Episcopal Church (before 1998) |
| Diocese | El Salvador |
| In office | 1992–2015 |
| Predecessor | James Ottley |
| Successor | Juan David Alvarado |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | September 15, 1978 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 |
| Died | March 23, 2019 (aged 76) |
Martín De Jesus Barahona (1943 – March 23, 2019) was an El Salvador Anglican bishop. He served as bishop of the Diocese of El Salvador; in April 2002, he was elected primate of the Anglican Church in Central America.[1]
A man shot at Barahona on March 17, 2010, missing Barahona but hitting his driver, Francis Martínez.[2]
He eventually was succeeded as bishop of El Salvador by Juan David Alvarado, who took office in 2015.[3]
Barahona died from cancer on March 23, 2019, at Hospital Divina Providencia in San Salvador.[4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Installation of Bishop Martin Barahona". Anglican Communion News Service. August 21, 2002. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "Attempted Assassination of Episcopal Bishop, Martín Barahona In El Salvador". Voices in the Border. March 26, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "Juan David Alvarado elected bishop of El Salvador". Episcopal News Service. August 25, 2014. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "Bp. Barahona Dies at 76". The Living Church. March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Retired archbishop Martín Barahona, who survived assassination attempt, dies of cancer". Anglican News. March 27, 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ Sibrián, Walter (March 27, 2019). "Fallece el obispo anglicano Martín Barahona en el hospital Divina Providencia". Noticias de El Salvador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-10.
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