José Daniel Falla Robles (7 October 1956 – 1 May 2021) was a Colombian
Roman Catholic
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bishop.
Biography
Falla Robles was born in
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
and ordained to the priesthood in 1992. He served as
titular bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Calama'' and as
auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions.
...
of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali, Colombia, from 2009 to 2016 and as bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Soacha, Colombia, from 2016 until his death from
COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
on 1 May 2021 in
Soacha
Soacha is an autonomous municipality of the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia, and part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working-class families. Soacha borders Bojacá and Mosq ...
during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia.
Falleció el Obispo de Soacha, Monseñor José Daniel Falla Robles, a causas asociadas al coronavirus
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1956 births
2021 deaths
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Colombia
Clergy from Bogotá
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia
Roman Catholic bishops of Soacha
Roman Catholic bishops of Cali
Colombian anti-abortion activists
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