BISHOP BARRES TO BE INSTALLED AS FIFTH BISHOP OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE INSTALLATION MASS AT ST. AGNES CATHEDRAL. 2:00 P.M., TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2017 ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK – January 26, 2017 — The Most Reverend John Oliver Barres, S.T.D., J.C.L., D.D., will be installed as the fifth Bishop of the Rockville Centre Catholic Diocese on...Read More
We in the Diocese of Rockville Centre make up the Roman Catholic Church on Long Island. As a sacramental community, we are one with the Catholic Church throughout the world, while here at home we are united under our Diocesan Bishop, Bishop William Murphy to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ as one family of...Read More
According to Catholic teaching, the Lord Jesus appointed twelve men, called Apostles, to whom He gave the mission of preaching His message, of ministering His sacraments, and of shepherding His disciples in the unity of one flock, one Holy Church. Jesus thus gave to His Apostles a share in His unique role as Teacher, Priest,...Read More
Coat of Arms of His Excellency The Most Reverend John Oliver Barres, S.T.D., J.C.L., D.D. Fifth Bishop of Rockville Centre The coat of arms of a diocesan bishop is composed of the seal of his diocese and his personal arms, adopted when he became a bishop. Blazon Arms impaled. Dexter: Per saltaire Azure and Or, on...Read More
