Alberto Rojas

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Alberto Rojas
Bishop of San Bernardino
Diocese San Bernardino
AppointedDecember 2, 2019
InstalledFebruary 24, 2020
Predecessor Gerald Richard Barnes
Orders
OrdinationMay 25, 1997
by  Francis George
ConsecrationAugust 10, 2011
by  Francis George, Gustavo García-Siller, and Józef Guzdek
Personal details
Born (1965-01-05) January 5, 1965 (age 59)
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MottoNos Basta El amor de Dios es todo
(God's love is all we need)
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Alberto Rojas
Coat of arms of Alberto Rojas (San Bernardino).svg
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Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

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.

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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. [1]

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. [2] [3]

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. [4] In 2010, Rojas was appointed as pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in Chicago. [5]

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

Coat of arms for Rojas as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino Coat of arms of Alberto Rojas.svg
Coat of arms for Rojas as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino

On June 13, 2011, Rojas was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of Chicago and titular bishop of Marazanae by Pope Benedict XVI. [5] 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. [6] [3]

While an auxiliary bishop, Rojas also served as episcopal vicar for Vicariate III. [7] He also serve as the archbishop's liaison liaison to Hispanic Catholics and as his delegate to Consejo Pastoral Arquidiocesano Hispano-Americano. [4]

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. [1] Rojas automatically became as bishop of San Bernardino when Barnes retired on December 28, 2020. [8]

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References

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  2. "Bishop Alberto Rojas". Diocese of San Bernardino. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of San Bernardino
2020present
Succeeded by
incumbent