Global InformationRobert Barron information
The Most Reverend Robert Barron | |
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| Bishop of Winona–Rochester | |
 Barron in 2022 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Winona–Rochester |
| Appointed | June 2, 2022 |
| Installed | July 29, 2022 |
| Predecessor | John M. Quinn |
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| Ordination | May 24, 1986 by Joseph Bernardin |
| Consecration | September 8, 2015 by José Horacio Gómez |
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| Born | Robert Emmet Barron November 19, 1959 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Philosophy career | |
| Awards | List of awards |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Thomism Nouvelle theologie Virtue ethics[3] |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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Robert Emmet Barron (born November 19, 1959) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester since 2022.[11] He is the founder of the Catholic ministerial organization Word on Fire, and was the host of Catholicism, a documentary TV series about Catholicism that aired on PBS. He served as rector at Mundelein Seminary from 2012 to 2015 and as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 2015 to 2022.
Barron has published books, essays, and articles on theology and spirituality. He is a religion correspondent for NBC and has also appeared on Fox News, CNN, and EWTN. He has been informally called the "bishop of social media" and the "bishop of the Internet".[12][13]
As of November 2022[update], Barron's regular YouTube videos have been viewed over 151 million times; he has over 3 million followers on Facebook, 399,000 on Instagram, and 254,000 on Twitter.[14][15] In addition, he has been invited to speak about religion at the headquarters of Amazon, Facebook, and Google. He has keynoted several conferences and events over the world, including the 2016 World Youth Day and the 2015 World Meeting of Families.
Barron's 2016 film series, Catholicism: The Pivotal Players, was syndicated for national television in the United States.
- ^ "Catholic Hierarchy - Macriana in Mauretania".
- ^ This was, according to a legend, the answer of Saint Thomas Aquinas when asked by the Lord what reward he wished for his commendable theological teaching, cf. Bene scripsisti de me.
- ^ a b Barron, Robert (June 21, 2018). "Bishop Barron on Pope Francis and Virtue Ethics". YouTube. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ Barron, Robert (October 16, 2019). "Bishop Barron at the Grave of C.S. Lewis". YouTube. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ Barron, Robert (September 24, 2016). "Word on Fire 035: Understanding Dante's "Divine Comedy"". Spotify. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ Barron, Robert (October 16, 2019). "Bishop Barron at the Grave of J.R.R. Tolkien". YouTube. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ Barron, Robert (June 11, 2019). "Bishop Barron on Pope Francis, Tradition, and John Henry Newman". YouTube. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ Barron, Robert (March 9, 2020). "Gnosticism, the Enduring Heresy". YouTube. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Barron, Robert (January 21, 2016). "Bishop Barron on René Girard". YouTube. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ Barron, Robert (October 3, 2019). "Bishop Barron on His Theological Path". YouTube. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "Bishop Barron to lead Diocese of Winona-Rochester". La Crosse Tribune. June 2, 2022.
- ^ Mastrangelo, Dominick (January 22, 2019). "'Bishop of the Internet': Backlash against Covington Catholic students 'literally, Satanic'". Washington Examiner. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ Hennessey, Matthew (November 29, 2018). "Opinion | The Bishop of Catholic Social Media". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Robert Barron (@bishopbarron) • Instagram photos and videos".
- ^ "@bishopbarron" on Twitter