Alberto Rojas
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Alberto Rojas |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago Titular Bishop of Marazanae |
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| Archdiocese | Chicago |
| Appointed | June 13, 2011 |
| Installed | August 10, 2011 |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Marazanae |
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| Ordination | 1997 by Francis George |
| Consecration | August 10, 2011 by Francis George, Gustavo García-Siller, and Józek Guzdek |
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| Born |
January 5, 1965 Aguascalientes, Mexico |
| Motto | EL AMOR DE DIOS ES TODO GODS LOVE IS ALL WE NEED |
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Styles of Alberto Rojas |
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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. He currently serves as an Auxiliary Bishop and Episcopal Vicar for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Rojas was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico and attended elementary, secondary schools and college there. He earned his Masters of Divinity from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in 1997.
Rojas was ordained in 1997 as a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago by Francis Cardinal George, OMI. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, he served as associate pastor, St. Gregory the Great (May 24, 1997 – July 1, 1999); associate pastor, St. Ita (July 1, 1999 – June 30, 2002); pastor, Good Shepherd (July 1, 2010- and on the faculty of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary (July 1, 2002 – July 1, 2010).
On June 13, 2011, Rojas was appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and as the Titular Bishop of Marazanae by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration on August 10, 2011 from Francis Cardinal George, OMI, with Bishop Józek Guzdek and Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. as co-consecrators.
As an auxiliary bishop, Rojas also serves as Episcopal Vicar for Vicariate III.
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