Luis R. Zarama
Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto | |
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| Bishop of Raleigh | |
Bishop Zarama in 2017 | |
| Diocese | Raleigh |
| Appointed | July 5, 2017 |
| Installed | August 29, 2017 |
| Predecessor | Michael Francis Burbidge |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 27, 1993 by John Francis Donoghue |
| Consecration | July 27, 2009 by Wilton Daniel Gregory, Eusebius J. Beltran, and John Francis Donoghue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 28, 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Residence | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Motto | Deus caritas est (God is love) |
| Styles of Luis Rafael Zarama | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto (born November 28, 1958) is a Colombian-born American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Raleigh since 2017. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Atlanta from 2009 to 2017.
Zarama is the first Hispanic bishop of Raleigh and the first to be born outside the United States. He is also the first Colombian bishop to lead an American diocese.