Vicariate I
Most Rev. Alberto Rojas Episcopal Vicar 200 N Milwaukee Ave #200
Libertyville, IL 60048-2250
(847) 549-0160
Karen Gorajski, Administrative Assistant
Personal
Date of Birth: January 5, 1965, Native of Mexico, fluent in Spanish
Date of Priesthood Ordination: May 24, 1997 at Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois
Date of Episcopal Ordination: August 10, 2011, Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois
Education
M.Div., University of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein
Theology: Seminario Sta. Maria de Guadalupe, Ags., Mexico
University of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein
Philosophy: Seminario Sta. Maria de Guadalupe, Ags., Mexico
College: Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Secondary: Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Elementary: Vasco de Quiroga, Malpaso, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Pastoral Assignments Other Positions
Transitional Deacon, St. Gregory the Great - February 25, 1997-May 24, 1997
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 – August 10, 2011
Faculty Member, University of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary July 1, 2002 – July 1, 2010
Member of the Hispanic Affairs Committee, USCCB - Nov. 2011
Archbishop's Delegate - Consejo Pastoral Arquidiocesano Hispano-Americano - August 2011
Cardinal's Liaison to Hispanic Catholics - August, 2011