Most Reverend
AUXILIARY BISHOP OF SAN DIEGO
Birth Date:
July 17, 1969
Birth Place:
Seagraves, Texas
Ordained:
Aug. 15, 1998 in the Diocese
of Stockton
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego:
Feb. 27, 2020
Consecrated:
July 14, 2020
Auxiliary Bishop Bejarano was born in Texas, the son of José and María Elena Bejarano. His family moved back to Mexico soon after his birth, and he spent his early life in Aldama, Chihuahua.
He and his family moved to Tracy, in California’s San Joaquin Valley, when he was 18. He immediately began working in the fields to help support his family, later working in maintenance at a hotel.
At age 20, he applied to be a seminarian for the Diocese of Stockton, fulfilling a life-long dream. He studied at the Archdiocesan Seminary of Tijuana and completed his studies at Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon. He was ordained to the priesthood on Aug. 15, 1998.
He served as parochial vicar in the parishes of St. George in Stockton and Sacred Heart in Turlock. He was called, in 2005, to be the founding pastor of Holy Family Parish in Modesto. He was the pastor of St. Stanislaus Church in Modesto from 2008 to 2019, when he was named the Pastor of the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton.
He served as chaplain to the Migrant Ministry, celebrating Mass for families and workers in migrant camps. And he served in leadership councils at the diocese, including the Presbyteral Council, the Diaconate Board, the Preparatory Commission for the Diocesan Synod of 2005, and the College of Consultors.
Auxiliary Bishop Bejarano serves as Vicar for Ethnic and Intercultural Communities; Vicar for Justice, Life and Peace; and Vicar for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.
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