Luis R. Zarama

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zarama and the second or maternal family name is Pasqualetto.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto
Bishop of Raleigh
Bishop Zarama in 2023
DioceseRaleigh
AppointedJuly 5, 2017
InstalledAugust 29, 2017
PredecessorMichael Francis Burbidge
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Orders
OrdinationNovember 27, 1993
by John Francis Donoghue
ConsecrationJuly 27, 2009
by Wilton Daniel Gregory, Eusebius J. Beltran, and John Francis Donoghue
Personal details
Born (1958-11-28) November 28, 1958
Pasto, Colombia
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina
EducationSeminary of Pasto
Universidad Mariana
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
MottoDeus caritas est (God is love)
Styles of
Luis Rafael Zarama
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto (born November 28, 1958) is a Colombian-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as bishop of Raleigh in North Carolina since 2017. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Georgia from 2009 to 2017. Zarama is the first Hispanic bishop of Raleigh and the first foreign-born bishop. He is also the first Colombian bishop to lead an American diocese.

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