Age: 37

Birth Date: Dec. 12, 1961.

Place of Birth: Anserma, Caldas, Colombia.

Parents: Maria Enoe-Restrepo and Luis Gildardo-Molina.

Siblings: Three brothers, four sisters.

Education: Studied economics for two years at Military University of Bogotá, Colombia; studied philosophy, 1987 to 1989, Archdiocesan Seminary of Monterey in Monterey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; completed studies in philosophy at San José Archdiocesan Seminary of Bogotá in 1990; earned master of divinity degree in 1998 and completes master’s degree in religious education in May from St. Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, Pa.

Work Experience: Worked for three years in sales and as a personnel manager at a clothing factory in Bogotá; worked for six years in radio communications for international petroleum company in Bogotá and growing coffee on farms in the country’s Andes mountains.

Primary Hobbies and Interests: Swimming, running, basketball and watching comedy and dramatic movies.

Pastoral Internships: St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church, Indiana, Pa., fall 1998 to spring 1999; Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City, summer 1998; St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta, summer 1997; Church of St. Gabriel, Fayetteville, summer 1996; worked summer 1995 at vocations office in Catholic Center, Atlanta, and studied English at language institute of Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta; Our Lady of Americas Mission, Doraville, August to December 1994.

Additional Languages: Spanish.

Particular Ministry of Interest: Parish ministry.

First Mass: June 12 at 5:30 p.m. at Church of St. Gabriel, Fayetteville.

First Assignment: Parochial vicar at Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City, a parish of 2,566 families.

Pastor: Father John Walsh.