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John Oliver Barres

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
John Oliver Barres
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
Personal details
Born (1960-09-20) September 20, 1960 (age 57)
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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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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