As the diocese of Quilmes announced on Wednesday, the Vatican Socialist and Canonization Dicastery already revoked the "Nihil obstat" for the further proceedings in October.
The decision was made because Novak may have mistreated a case of a priest's misconduct.
At the same time, the diocese held that this process was not a "moral judgment on the life, virtues and pastoral work" of Novak.
He will also retain his title of “Venerable Servant of God.”
The beatification procedure was opened in 2017 by the Diocese of Quilmes and the Order of the Steyler Missionaries (SVD), to which he belonged.
Volga German roots
Novak, whose parents were Volga-Germans and had emigrated from the Russian Empire, was born in Argentina. In addition to Spanish, he also learned German in his childhood.
In 1947 he joined the Steyler Missionaries, in 1972 he became provincial of the Order for Central and Southern Argentina.
In 1976 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI as the first bishop of the newly established diocese of Quilmes in eastern Argentina, which he headed until his death.
Novak was particularly strong in his term of office for measures in favour of the poor and disadvantaged.
He became aware during the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976–1983), whose crimes he denounced as one of a few bishops.
He was co-founder of the "Ecumenical Human Rights Movement", which advocates an explanation of the fate of the 30,000 disappeared during the military dictatorship.