Bishop John O. Barres
Installation Mass | January 31, 2017 | Cathedral of St. Agnes
On December 9, 2016, Pope Francis named Bishop John O. Barres as the fifth bishop of Rockville Centre, New York. He will be installed on January 31, 2017 in the Cathedral of Saint Agnes.
Telecare, the diocesan television station, will have coverage of the Evening Vespers service on Monday, January 30, 2017, beginning at 6:45 pm. For the Mass of Installation on January 31, 2017, coverage will begin at 1:15 pm. Telecare can be seen on Optimum 29/137, Verizon FiOS 296, and Charter Spectrum 471. Coverage will also be available at TelecareTV. org.
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Pope Francis Names Diocese of Allentown Bishop John O. Barres As Fifth Bishop of Diocese of Rockville Centre
Pope Francis today appointed Most Reverend John O. Barres, S.T.D., J.C.L., D.D., 56, to serve as the fifth Bishop of Rockville Centre. Until today, he was serving as Bishop of the Diocese of Allentown, PA. He succeeds Bishop William Murphy, 76, who has led the Diocese of Rockville Centre since 2001.
Statement from Bishop-designate John O. Barres
As your Shepherd, as a successor of the Apostles, I am so honored and humbled to be able to lay my life down in your service. I so much look forward to being inspired by the holy and missionary priests, religious, deacons, seminarians and entire People of God of the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
Most Reverend John O. Barres, S.T.D., J.C.L., D.D. Bishop-designate of Rockville Centre – Biography
On December 9, 2016, Pope Francis named Bishop Barres as the fifth bishop of Rockville Centre, New York. He will be installed on January 31, 2017 in the Cathedral of Saint Agnes.