Luis Antonio Nova Rocha

Luis Antonio Rocha Nova ( born July 30, 1943 in Subachoque, † April 9, 2013 ) was Bishop of Facatativá.

Life

Luis Antonio Rocha studied Nova 1962/63 philosophy at the seminary of the Archdiocese of Tunja and 1964 at the seminary of Medellin. At Colegio Aloysiano in Bogotá and at the Universidad Javeriana, he studied theology from 1965 to 1968. Pope Paul VI. himself consecrated him on August 22, 1968 during the XXXIX. International Eucharistic Congress in Bogota as a priest.

He was parochial vicar in Nocaima (1969-1970), pastor of La Vega (1970-1975) and in Madrid ( 1975-1982 ). From 1980 to 1983 he served as vicar of the management. On Roman Alphonsianum he studied from 1983 to 1985 Moral Theology. From 1985 to 1994, he had simultaneously held various diocesan offices, such as the Treasurer, Director of Granjas Infantile del Padre Luna and teachers in the minor seminary. From 1994 to 2000 he was professor at the Major Seminary of Bogotá, and since 1994 Rector of the Major Seminary of Facativa.

Pope John Paul II appointed him on 15 February 2002 Titular Bishop of Equizetum and auxiliary bishop in Barranquilla. He received his episcopal consecration of Bishop Facatativá, Luis Gabriel Romero Franco, on the 9th of March of the same year; Co-consecrators were Beniamino Stella, Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia, and Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez, Archbishop of Barranquilla.

On 13 November 2010 he was beatified by Benedict XVI. appointed bishop of Facatativá and introduced into the office on 22 January next year.