[1] The second child of Angel and Mary Ochoa, he attended Santa Clara Elementary School in that city.

[4] Ochoa's archdiocesan positions included co-director of the Permanent Diaconate Program, heading the Secretariat for Ethnic Ministry Services, He was also a member of the board for Don Bosco Technical High School in Rosemead, California, and St. John’s Seminary.

[5] Ochoa was consecrated on February 23, 1987, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena by Cardinal Roger Mahony.

[7] On March 5, 2019, Pope Francis accepted Ochoa's letter of resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Fresno.

[8][9] Ochoa considers the ordination of woman priests to be a moot point due to papal opposition; he believes that gay men and lesbians should remain celibate in accordance with Catholic doctrine requiring all unmarried people to remain celibate; he believes that the priest shortage will be solved through faith rather than through allowing priests to marry; and he fears that teaching children about condoms in a school setting would send a "mixed message" regarding premarital sex.