Cross Catholic Outreach

Delivering food, shelter, and hope to the poorest of the poor

Delivering food, shelter and hope to the poorest of the poor.

Rev. Eloy Romero-Rojas

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Fr. Romero-Rojas was born in Caracas, Venezuela and ordained to the priesthood on March 17, 2000 in the Military Diocese of Venezuela. He resides in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Fr. Romero-Rojas went to the Military Seminary of Bogota, Colombia from 1995 to 1999. He obtained degrees in theology and international affairs from the Pontifical University Xaveriana in Bogota. In 2017, Fr. Romero-Rojas Masters Degree obtained a degree in Bioethics and Law from the University of Barcelona.

Before coming to the United States, Fr. Romero-Rojas was a military chaplain for the Venezuelan Air Force.

Since 2003, Fr. Rojas has been preaching in parishes across the United States raising funds for the down-trodden and the neglected in the developing world. He not only brings his experienced bilingual preaching skills to Cross Catholic Outreach but also his dedication to God’s most precious lambs – the poor!

In 2016 he was commissioned as a Missionary of Mercy by Pope Francis. Fr. Romero-Rojas is pursuing a CPE program certificate through the Archdiocese of New York.