Bishop Miguel Ángel Martínez Méndez

Biographical details of the Reverend Father Miguel Angel Martinez Mendez: He was born in Yupiltepeque, Jutiapa (Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa), on May 5, 1959. He is 63 years old. Primary education: Mardoqueo García Asturias School, Yupiltepeque, Jutiapa. Secondary education: Liceo Jalapa in Jalapa. Studies in Philosophy and Theology: La Asunción National Major Seminary (1978–1985). He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Jalapa on January 18, 1986. When the Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa was created in 2016 from territory separated from the Diocese of Jalapa, Father Martinez was incardinated into the new Diocese of Jutiapa. Positions held: 1985–1992: Pastor of San Raymundo de Peñafort, San Carlos Alzatate; 1992–1995: Pastor of San José, El Adelanto; 1995–1997: Advanced studies at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain, obtaining a Licentiate in Canon Law; 1998–2003: Pastor of Nuestra Señora de la Expectación, La Montaña; 2004–2009: Pastor of Nuestra Señora de Concepción, Monjas; 2010–2015: Vicar General of the Diocese of Jalapa and Pastor of Santa Catarina, Quesada; 2016–2021: Pastor of Santa Cruz, Jutiapa. Since 2022, Father Martinez Mendez has served as pastor of San Cristóbal Cathedral in Jutiapa.