A Tucson priest, Father Raúl Alberto Valencia Garcia, pastor of Santa Monica Parish was killed in a car accident on Friday. The accident occurred as Father Valencia Garcia, age 60, was driving to Nogales to visit family.
According to a message on the Diocese of Tucson website, “Department of Public Safety officers informed his family that death was instantaneous.”
There will be a vigil at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at St. Monica Church, which is located at 212 W. Medina Road in Tucson.