Esteban Rojas Tovar was a Colombian educator, philanthropist and, from 1900-1922, bishop

of the diocese of Garzón in the department of Huila in Colombia.

After studying philosophy and theology he was ordained as a priest and rose rapidly through
the Colombian ecclesiastical hierarchy. This was due in a large part to his organisational and
leadership skills. As a priest he was well known for pastoral and missionary work, his integrity
and his austere lifestyle. He founded many colleges in Huila and Tolima as well as the Council
Seminary of Garzón and the Mesa de Elías Seminary. Bishop Rojas Tovar worked tirelessly
and most of the public works that benefited the department of Huila were carried out thanks to
his intervention.[1]