Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa

Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa (17 September 1948 – 25 August 2026) was a Colombian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Engativá from 2015 to 2024. He previously served as Bishop of San José del Guaviare from 2011 to 2015 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Bogotá from 2008 to 2011, holding the titular see of Teglata in Numidia.

Early life and education Nieto Súa was born in Panqueba, Boyacá Department on 17 September 1948. He completed his primary education in his hometown and attended the Colegio José Joaquín Ortiz in Tunja for secondary education. He subsequently studied philosophy and theology at the Major Seminary of Saint Joseph of the Archdiocese of Bogotá. From 1980 to 1983, he studied in Rome and obtained a licentiate in Church history from the Pontifical Gregorian University.

Priesthood Nieto Súa was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Bogotá on 30 November 1973 by Cardinal Aníbal Muñoz Duque. He was consecrated a bishop on 17 November 2008. In July 2011, the Colombian Episcopal Conference appointed him its delegate to the governing board of the National Learning Service (SENA).

At the age of 75, Nieto Súa submitted his resignation from the governance of the Diocese of Engativá. On 29 June 2024, Pope Francis accepted his resignation and appointed Germán Medina Acosta as his successor. Nieto Súa remained apostolic administrator of the diocese until Medina Acosta took canonical possession on 23 August 2024, after which he became bishop emeritus. The Colombian Episcopal Conference described his ministry as spanning more than five decades and encompassing pastoral service in Bogotá, Soacha, San José del Guaviare and Engativá. His funeral was scheduled for 28 August 2026 at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Bogotá.