Alberto Rojas
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
| The Most Reverend Alberto Rojas |
|
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1997 by Francis George |
| Consecration | August 10, 2011 by Francis George, Gustavo García-Siller, and Józek Guzdek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1965 Aguascalientes, Mexico |
| Motto | EL AMOR DE DIOS ES TODO GODS LOVE IS ALL WE NEED |
| Styles of Alberto Rojas |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Reference style | |
| 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.
Contents
Biography
Early life and education
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.[citation needed]
Ordination and ministry
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).
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
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.[citation needed] 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.[1][2]
See also
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[self-published source]
External links
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by
–
|
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago 2011–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Accuracy disputes from September 2015
- Articles with unsourced statements from December 2014
- Pages using div col with unknown parameters
- Pages using S-rel template with ca parameter
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Mexican Roman Catholic bishops
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake alumni
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
- Christianity in Chicago, Illinois
- American titular bishops
- Religious leaders from Illinois
