Alberto Rojas
Alberto Rojas (born January 5, 1965) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Bishop of San Bernardino, California.
Alberto Rojas | |
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Bishop of San Bernardino | |
Diocese | San Bernardino |
Appointed | December 2, 2019 |
Installed | February 24, 2020 |
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Ordination | May 25, 1997 by Francis George |
Consecration | August 10, 2011 by Francis George, Gustavo García-Siller, and Józef Guzdek |
Personal details | |
Born | Aguascalientes, Mexico | January 5, 1965
Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino (2019–2020) Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (2011–2019) |
Motto | El amor de Dios es todo God's love is all we need |
Styles of Alberto Rojas | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
Early life and career
Rojas was born on January 5, 1965, in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and attended elementary, secondary schools and college there. He attended the Santa Maria de Guadalupe Seminary in Aguascalientes and earned his Masters of Divinity from the Mundelein Seminary in 1997.[1] He was ordained on May 25, 1997, as a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal Francis George.[2]
After ordination he served as associate pastor of St. Gregory the Great Parish in Chicago (1997–1999) and St. Ita Parish (1999–2002), both in Chicago. From 2002 to 2009 he was on the faculty of Mundelein Seminary. In 2010–2011 he served as pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in Chicago.[3]
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
On June 13, 2011, Rojas was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Marazanae by Pope Benedict XVI.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on August 10, 2011, from Cardinal George with Bishop Józek Guzdek and Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. as co-consecrators.[4] While an auxiliary bishop, Rojas also served as Episcopal Vicar for Vicariate III.[5]
Coadjutor bishop of San Bernardino
On December 2, 2019, Rojas was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino by Pope Francis.[1]
Bishop of San Bernardino
He succeeded as Bishop of San Bernardino on December 28, 2020.[6]
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
- "Nomina del Coadiutore di San Bernardino (U.S.A.)". Holy See Press Office. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- "Coadjutor Bishop Alberto Rojas". Diocese of San Bernardino. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.06.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 13, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- Duriga, Joyce (August 28, 2011). "Love the church, defend and give your lives for her". Chicago Catholic. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- "Biographical Summary". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- "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. [self-published]
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Preceded by Gerald Richard Barnes |
Bishop of San Bernardino 2020–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |