John Barres
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Oliver Barres |
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| Bishop of Rockville Centre | |
| Archdiocese | New York |
| Diocese | Rockville Centre |
| Appointed | December 9, 2016 |
| Installed | January 31, 2017 |
| Predecessor | William Murphy |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | October 21, 1989 by Robert Edward Mulvee |
| Consecration | July 30, 2009 by Justin Francis Rigali, William Francis Malooly, and Michael Angelo Saltarelli |
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September 20, 1960 Larchmont, New York |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post | Bishop of Allentown |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University New York University Catholic University of America |
| Motto | HOLINESS AND MISSION |
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Styles of John Oliver Barres |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
John Oliver Barres (/ˈbærɪs/ BARR-is; born September 20, 1960) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On January 31, 2017, he was installed as the Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, succeededing Bishop William Murphy. He formerly served as Bishop of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The fifth of six children, John Barres was born to Oliver and Marjorie (née Catchpole) Barres in Larchmont, New York. His parents were Brethren ministers who met each other at Yale Divinity School and later converted to Catholicism in 1955; his father wrote of their conversion in the book One Shepherd, One Flock. Barres was baptized by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.
He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, before studying at Princeton University, where he obtained a B.A. in English literature, and at New York University's School of Business Administration, where he earned an M.B.A. in Management (1984). He received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1988, and a Licentiate in systematic theology from the Catholic University of America, and received his seminary formation at its Theological College. He studied at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, earning a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1998 and a Doctorate in Spirituality in 1999.
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