John Oliver Barres | |
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Bishop of Rockville Centre | |
Diocese | Rockville Centre |
Appointed | December 9, 2016 |
Installed | January 31, 2017 |
Predecessor | William Murphy |
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Orders | |
Ordination | October 21, 1989 by Robert Edward Mulvee |
Consecration | July 30, 2009 by Justin Francis Rigali, William Francis Malooly, and Michael Angelo Saltarelli |
Personal details | |
Born | Larchmont, New York, U.S. | September 20, 1960
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alma mater | Princeton University New York University Catholic University of America Pontifical University of the Holy Cross |
Motto | Holiness and mission |
Styles of John Oliver Barres | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
John Oliver Barres (/ˈbærɪs/ BARR-iss; born September 20, 1960) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who has been serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York State since January 2017. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Allentown in Pennsylvania from 2009 to 2017.