Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri
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The Most Reverend Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri |
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| Bishop of Huehuetenango | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Huehuetenango |
| In office | May 14, 2012 — Present |
| Predecessor | Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M. |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 27, 1971 |
| Consecration | January 6, 1989 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 16, 1947 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (born July 16, 1947) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in Guatemala. He served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of San Marcos 1988-2012. On May 14, 2012 he became the bishop of the Diocese of Huehuetenango.
Ramazzini was born in Guatemala City, and he was ordained to the presbyterate on June 27, 1971, for service to the Archdiocese of Guatemala. He earned a Doctor of Canon Law (J.C.D.) at the Pontifical Gregorian University at the Vatican in Rome. He was a Professor and Rector of the Major Seminary of Guatemala and Pastor of one of the largest parishes in the Archdiocese of Guatemala. On December 15, 1988, Pope John Paul II appointed then-Father Ramazzini as the Bishop of San Marcos. He was consecrated by the Pope on January 6, 1989. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishops Edward Idris Cassidy and José Tomás Sánchez.
As a priest and bishop he has been involved in social justice issues, especially in the area of protecting the rights of indigenous people. He has fought against multinational corporations who come to Guatemala for its mineral wealth while destroying the countryside. Bishop Ramazzini has empowered the poor and marginalized and fostered civil courage to fight against the injustice they experience. He has received many death threats because of his work, and has received official letters of support from the Holy See and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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