Background
ROCCA, Antonio was born on February 20, 1888 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
ROCCA, Antonio was born on February 20, 1888 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Educated Seminario Conciliar de Villa Devoto, 1901-1908, Pius Latin-American College, Rome, 1908-1912.
Assistant, priest, Basílica de la Merced, Buenos Aires, 1912-1914. Assistant, notary’s office of the archbishopric, 1913-1914. Prothonotary, 1914-1916.
Chief ecclesiastical notary, 1916-1926. Notary, ecclesiastical court of the archdiocese, 1918-1926. Ecclesiastical agent and inspector of parishes, 1923.
Vicar general of metropolitan court and canon of the cathedral, since 1926, treasurer, metropolitan chapter, 1939-1941. dean since 1941. Director, Revista Eclesiástica del Arzobispado, since 1926. President, theological commission, 32d International Eucharistic Congress, Buenos Aires, 1934, national eucharistie congresses of Luján, 1937. and Buenos Aires, 1944.
Apostolic inspector of seminaries of Argentina and Uruguay, 1934-1936. General adviser, confs. of San Vicente de Paul, 1934-1941. Titular bishop of Augusta, and assistant, to the cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires, since 1936.
Member: Asociación Eclesiástica de San Pedro (ex-president), Hermanadad de Animas de San Nicolás de Bari.