Willians Mendez Suarez

Raul Willians Mendez Suarez is a Cuban Anglican bishop currently serving as bishop suffragan of the Missionary Diocese of Cuba in the Reformed Episcopal Church.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendez and the second or maternal family name is Suarez.
The Right Reverend

Raul Willians Mendez Suarez
Bishop Suffragan of the Missionary Diocese of Cuba
ChurchReformed Episcopal Church
DioceseCuba
In office2014–present
Orders
ConsecrationMay 24, 2014
by Charles Dorrington

Ministry career

Mendez began his ministry career as a Baptist pastor and joined the REC in 2008.[1] He became pastor of the original Cuban REC church plant, Iglesia de San Marcos in Moa, in 2009.[1] In 2012, he became archdeacon for the growing missionary district, which was founded as a mission outreach of the REC Diocese of Western Canada and Alaska in 2003 and expanded by 2020 to more than 40 locations with an average Sunday attendance of 1,000.[2]

Mendez was consecrated as bishop suffragan for the Missionary District of Cuba in Holguin on May 24, 2014. Charles Dorrington was the chief consecrator, joined by Bishops Trevor Walters of the Anglican Network in Canada and Miguel Uchôa of the Anglican Diocese of Recife.[3] Mendez has worked to develop an REC seminary program in Moa.[4]

With the merger of the Diocese of Western Canada and Alaska into the Diocese of Mid-America by the time of the REC's 2017 triennial General Council, the missionary district of Cuba became a missionary diocese under the leadership of Dorrington, assisted by Mendez.[3]

Personal life

Mendez was married to Reina Acosta Real[5] until her death in 2022.[6]

References
  1. Dorrington, Charles (2014). "The Report of Bishop Charles Dorrington" (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of the Fifty-Fourth General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church: 38–41. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. REC Board of Foreign Missions (2021). "Report to the 56th General Council Of the Reformed Episcopal Church" (PDF). pp. 54–55.
  3. "Consecrations of Bishops" (PDF). Journal of the Proceedings of the Fifty-Fifth General Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church: 209. 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. Dorrington, Claudia (Spring 2020). "Moa Seminary" (PDF). Cuba Chronicles. p. 2. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. Mayo, Barclay (Spring 2020). "Mission Trip, 2020" (PDF). Cuba Chronicles. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. "Parish News" (PDF). Cuba Chronicles. December 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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