Martín De Jesus Barahona (1943 – March 23, 2019) was an

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bishop. He served as bishop of the Diocese of El Salvador; in April 2002, he was elected

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of the

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. A man shot at Barahona on March 17, 2010, missing Barahona but hitting his driver, Francis Martínez. He eventually was succeeded as bishop of El Salvador by Juan David Alvarado, who took office in 2015. Barahona died from cancer on March 23, 2019, at Hospital Divina Providencia in San Salvador.

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