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Alberto Rojas (born January 5, 1965) is a Mexican-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino in Southern California since 2020. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 2011 to 2019.

Biography

Early life

Alberto Rojas was born on January 5, 1965, in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and attended elementary, secondary schools and college there. He entered the Santa Maria de Guadalupe Seminary in Aguascalientes at age 15, then went to the United States to attend Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, Royas earn his Masters of Divinity from Mundelein in 1997.

Priesthood

Rojas was ordained on May 25, 1997, as a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal Francis George at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.

After his 1997 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Rojas as associate pastor of St. Gregory the Great Parish in Chicago. He was transferred in 1999 to serve in the same role at St. Ita Parish in Chicago. Rojas left St. Ida in 2002 to join the faculty of Saint Mary of the Lake, where he taught for the next seven years. In 2010, Rojas was appointed as pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in Chicago.

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

On June 13, 2011, Rojas was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of Chicago and titular bishop of Marazanae by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration at Holy Name Cathedral on August 10, 2011, from Cardinal George with Bishop Józek Guzdek and Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller serving as co-consecrators.

While an auxiliary bishop, Rojas also served as episcopal vicar for Vicariate III. He also serve as the archbishop's liaison liaison to Hispanic Catholics and as his delegate to Consejo Pastoral Arquidiocesano Hispano-Americano.

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of San Bernardino

On December 2, 2019, Rojas was appointed as coadjutor bishop of San Bernardino by Pope Francis to assist Bishop Gerald Barnes in his duties. Rojas automatically became as bishop of San Bernardino when Barnes retired on December 28, 2020.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. ^ "Nomina del Coadiutore di San Bernardino (U.S.A.)". Holy See Press Office. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
2. "Bishop Alberto Rojas". Diocese of San Bernardino. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
3. ^ "Bishop Alberto Rojas [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
4. ^ "AMENDED RELEASE: Pope Francis Appoints Most Rev. Alberto Rojas as Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
5. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.06.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 13, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
6. Duriga, Joyce (August 28, 2011). "Love the church, defend and give your lives for her". Chicago Catholic. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
7. "Biographical Summary". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
8. "Rinunce e nomine". Holy See Press Office (Press release). December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
• "Bishop Alberto Rojas". Catholic Hierarchy.

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