Rev. Silvestre Romero was elected bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Guatemala at its convention at the end of May in Guatemala City. He is currently Rector of St. Peter’s-San Pedro Church in Salem, Massachusetts. The Bishop of Massachusetts, Alan Gates said, “We rejoice at Silvestre’s election in Guatemala, and extend our prayers for their future partnership as diocese and bishop. Silvestre and his family will be greatly missed here in the Diocese of Massachusetts.” Guatemala is one of five diocese in the Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America, one of the newest provinces in the Anglican Communion. El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama are the other four diocese.
The current bishop of Guatemala, the Rt. Rev. Armando Guerra, made the following statement in his official statement to the other bishops on June 7:
Por este medio y con gran gozo y satisfacción les notifico que la Convención Extraordinaria IX convocada para los día 26 y 27 de Mayo en la Catedral Episcopal Santiago Apóstol con el propósito de elegir un Obispo Coadjutor para la Diócesis de Guatemala, se realizó y eligió al R.P. Silvestre Enrique Romero León.
El Padre Silvestre Enrique Romero tiene 49 años y es actualmente el Rector de la Parroquia San Pedro en Salem Massachusetts, congregación y Diócesis a las que les estamos muy agradecidos por habernos dado al Padre Romero.
En Cristo,
Rvdmo. Armando Roman Guerra Soria,
Obispo Diocesano
(Apologies for the lack of English translation. This humble editor does not speak Spanish, much to her shame.)