Overview
Alberto Rojas (born January 5, 1965) is a Mexican 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, then went to the United States to earn his Masters of Divinity from the Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, in 1997.
Priesthood
Rojas was ordained on May 25, 1997, as a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal Francis George. After his ordination, Rojas served as associate pastor of St. Gregory the Great Parish (1997–1999) and St. Ita Parish (1999–2002), both in Chicago. From 2002 to 2009, he taught at Mundelein Seminary. From 2010 to 2011 Rojas served as pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in Chicago.
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