Career
He entered the Minor Seminary in 1959. On December 19, 1964 was ordained priest by Bishop Carlos Humberto Rodríguez Quiróson He was elected first bishop of the Diocese of Limón, on 30 December 1994, first bishop of the Diocese of Cartago in 2005.
From 1967 to 1971, after completing studies of Sociology in Rome, he worked in the International Movement for a Better World.
He has lectured at the Central Seminary (1971–1992), he was Pastoral Vicar of the Archdiocese of San José (1974–1976), Rector of the Central Seminary (1982–1992), President of the Organization of Latin American Seminaries (OSLAM) (1989–1991). In October 1992 he was invited by Pope John Paul II to participate as a representative of the clergy at the Fourth General Conference of Latin American Bishops in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
On February 22, 1995 received his Episcopal Ordination on the Feast of the Teaching of Saint Peter, from the Papal Nuncio Giacinto Berloco. Takes possession of its headquarters in the city of Limon, Costa Rica.
On May 22, 2005, John Paul II erected the Diocese of Cartago and appointed Ulloa as its first bishop.
Later, the Diocese of Cartago emerged from the territorial division of the Archdiocese of San José and part of the Diocese of Limon, and Ulloa was appointed as its first bishop. Ulloa currently holds the post of vice president of the CECOR.
In May 2010, Monsignor Ulloa was convicted by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. In September, 2009 Monsignor Ulloa called during a liturgical act the Catholic faithful not to vote for Costa Rican politicians that in his opinion did not share the Catholic doctrine.
The legislative initiative was not successful.
According to the TSE, Ulloa had disrespected the Article 28 of the Constitution, which prohibits the clergy to be involved in partisan politics, invoking for that purpose religious reasons.