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Exiled Nicaraguan bishop appointed as Synod participant
September 17, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis has named Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua as a participant in the October session of the Synod of Bishops.
Bishop Alvarez was arrested in 2022 because of his criticism of the Ortega regime, convicted in February 2023 and sentenced to a 26-year prison term, then expelled from the country in January of this year. He has been living in exile in Rome.
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