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Bishop

Bishop Alberto Rojas

Bishop of San Bernardino

Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Coat of arms of the bishop Alberto Rojas, Bishop of San Bernardino. .
Born
1965年1月5日 Aguascalientes, Mexico, United States
Nationality
United States
Ordained priest
1997年5月24日 Chicago, United States
Ordained bishop
2011年8月10日 Chicago, United States
Appointed
2020年12月28日
Principal consecrator
Francis Eugene George
Co-consecrators
Józef Guzdek Gustavo Garcia-Siller M.Sp.S.
Education
University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Alberto Rojas was born on January 5, 1965, in Aguascalientes, Mexico. He completed his ecclesiastical studies at the Santa Maria de Guadalupe Seminary in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 24, 1997. Following his ordination, he served as associate pastor at Saint George the Great Parish (1997–1999) and Saint Ita Parish (1999–2002), as a formator at Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein (2002–2010), and as pastor of Good Shepherd Parish (2010–2011). On June 13, 2011, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Marazane and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago. He served as Episcopal Vicar for Vicariate I and as Regional Delegate for the V Encuentro. Within the Bishops' Conference, he was a member of the committees on Hispanic Affairs and Catholic Home Missions.