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Robert Barron

Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, author, scholar and Catholic evangelist. · United States · On the map · Religious Figures · Born 1959 · age 66

Robert Emmet Patrick Barron is an American Catholic theologian who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester since 2022. 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.

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2025“The denial of God conduced to the denial of God-given rights - and that, in turn, conduced to rights becoming eminently alienable whenever it served the purposes of the government.”In their words7 September 2025Fox News

2020“God created the world through an active speech. God's Word is not descriptive, it is creative.”In their words27 February 2020The Real Presence of Jesus Christ God in the Eucharist

2019“I will confess that my two forays into the Reddit space have been more than a little discouraging.”In their words10 March 2019(10th March, 2019)

2017“The Mass is a priviledged encounter with Jesus Christ.”In their words9 November 2017Bishop Barron on the Mass

2016“There is a regrettable interpretation of the cross that has, unfortunately, infected the minds of many Christians.”In their words8 March 2016Polishing the Diamonds

1959Born19 November 1959

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  1. The Catholic Church’s job is to call people to sanctity and to equip them for living saintly lives.

    Barron, Bishop Robert. To Light a Fire on the Earth: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Secular Age (p. 78). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle, Own words

  2. Paul consistently proclaimed that the church of Jesus Christ is not so much an organization as an organism, a mystical body.

    Father Barron, Robert. Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (Kindle Locations 116-118). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle, Own words

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About this person

He has published on theology and spirituality, and is the founder of Word on Fire.

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United States
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1959 · age 66

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