Tucson, Ariz., Feb 11, 2020 / 00:26 am
The Diocese of Tucson has announced the death of a local priest, who was killed in a car crash Friday.
"It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that our dear Fr. Raul Valencia, Pastor of Santa Monica Parish in Tucson, was in a tragic car accident today and has died," said Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson in a Facebook post Friday.
"This news comes as a tremendous shock to his family, parishioners, and friends. Department of Public Safety officers informed his family that death was instantaneous," the bishop said.
"I kindly ask your prayers for our dear Fr. Valencia, his family, and his parish. Of course, the death of a priest also affects the body of the presbyterate profoundly. Let us keep one another in prayer as well."