Biography of Most Reverend John Oliver Barres, S.T.D., J.C.L., D.D.
Fifth Bishop of Rockville Centre
The Most Reverend John Oliver Barres, S.T.D., J.C.L., D.D.
Fifth Bishop of Rockville Centre
On December 9, 2016, Pope Francis named Most Reverend John Oliver Barres, the fifth bishop of Rockville Centre. Bishop Barres had served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania since July 30, 2009. He was installed on January 31, 2017, in the Cathedral of Saint Agnes, Rockville Centre, New York. During his installation homily, Bishop Barres appealed to inactive Catholics to rediscover the power of the Word of God, the power of the Sacrament of Penance, and the power of the Catholic Mass. He encouraged and challenged active Catholics to invite one inactive Catholic friend or family member to Mass, to gently, compassionately, non-judgmentally witness the beauty of their intimacy with Christ and their love for the mission of the Catholic Church.
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
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Pastoral Letters |
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Letters |
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January 30, 2017: Vespers Homily, Monday Evening
January 31, 2017: Installation Homily – Most Reverend John Oliver Barres
Allentown Farewell Homily
June 24, 2017: Priesthood Ordination Remarks
April 13, 2017: Chrism Mass
78th Anniversary Mass of Monsignor Bernard J. Quinn's Death Homily
June 23, 2018: Priesthood Ordination Homily
July 22, 2018: Humanae Vitae 50th Anniversary Homily
July 24, 2018: Episcopal Ordination of Bishop-elect Richard Henning
October 2, 2018: Nassau Red Mass
October 3, 2018: Annual Theological College Alumni Mass
November 3, 2018: Conlusion of Diaconate Ordination Homily
2018: Christmas Midnight Mass Homily
January 22, 2019: Bishop Barres' Homily at the 7:45am Cathedral Mass this Morning
April 18, 2019: Chrism Mass Homily
April 21, 2019: Easter Homily
April 27, 2019: Divine Mercy Sunday
May 17, 2019: Chaminade School Mass Homily
May 19, 2019: Respect Life Youth Contest Homily
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April 20, 2017: Miracle of the Sun - Spanish
May 2017: Miracle of the Sun, Fatima: 100 years
April 2018: The Dream and Our Deepest, Truest Selves
July 25, 2018: The Supreme Gift: The Gift of Life - Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Pope Blessed Paul VI’s Encyclical Letter: Humanae Vitae – A Pastoral Letter from Bishop John O. Barres to the People of God of the Diocese of Rockville Centre
October 14, 2018: Archbishop Saint Oscar Romero: A Catholic Martyr Who Made the Holy Sacrifice of His Life While Celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass – A Pastoral Letter from Bishop John O. Barres to the People of God of the Diocese of Rockville Centre
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Easter Letters
Easter Letter 2017
Easter Letter 2017 – Spanish
Easter Letter 2018
Easter Letter 2018 – Spanish
Lent
Lent 2017
Lent 2017 – Spanish
Lent 2018
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – June 23, 2017
Christmas Letters
English Letter 2018
Spanish Letter 2018
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