Barry Christopher Knestout | |
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| Bishop of Richmond | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Richmond |
| Appointed | December 5, 2017 |
| Installed | January 12, 2018 |
| Predecessor | Francis X. DiLorenzo |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 24, 1989 by James Aloysius Hickey |
| Consecration | December 29, 2008 by Donald Wuerl, Francisco González Valer, and Martin Holley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1962 |
| Education | Mount St. Mary's Seminary University of Maryland |
| Motto | Christ our hope |
| Styles of Barry Christopher Knestout | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Barry Christopher Knestout (born June 11, 1962) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Bishop of Richmond since 2017.
Previously, Knestout served as the priest secretary for Cardinal James Hickey of Washington and then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Knestout also served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, assisting Cardinal Donald Wuerl.