Robert Barron

History
Ordination history of; Robert Barron
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Joseph Bernardin
Date	May 24, 1986
Place	Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	José Horacio Gómez
Co-consecrators	Blase J. Cupich, Joseph M. Sartoris
Date	September 8, 2015
Place	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles

Styles of
**Robert Emmet Barron**
Styles of; Robert Emmet Barron
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency The Most Reverend

Robert Emmet Barron
His Excellency The Most Reverend; Robert Emmet Barron
Bishop of Winona–Rochester
	Barron in 2022
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Winona–Rochester
Appointed	June 2, 2022
Installed	July 29, 2022
Predecessor	John M. Quinn
Orders
Ordination	May 24, 1986; by Joseph Bernardin
Consecration	September 8, 2015; by José Horacio Gómez
Personal details
Born	Robert Emmet Barron; November 19, 1959; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles and Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania (2015–2022); President–Rector of University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary (2012–15);
Alma mater	The Catholic University of America (BA, MA); University of St. Mary of the Lake (STL); Institut Catholique de Paris (STD);
Motto	Non nisi te Domine; (English: Nothing but you, Lord);
Coat of arms
	Philosophy career
Awards	List of awards
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Thomism; Neo-Thomism; Nouvelle theologie; Virtue ethics
Main interests	Systematic theology; Ethics;

Robert Emmet Barron (born November 19, 1959) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester since 2022. He is the founder of the Catholic ministerial organization Word on Fire, and was the host of Catholicism, a documentary TV series about Catholicism that aired on PBS. 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.

Barron has published books, essays, and articles on theology and spirituality. He is a religion correspondent for NBC and has also appeared on Fox News, CNN, and EWTN. He has been informally called the "bishop of social media" and the "bishop of the Internet".

As of November 2022, Barron's regular YouTube videos have been viewed over 151 million times; he has over 3 million followers on Facebook, 399,000 on Instagram, and 254,000 on Twitter. In addition, he has been invited to speak about religion at the headquarters of Amazon, Facebook, and Google. He has keynoted several conferences and events over the world, including the 2016 World Youth Day and the 2015 World Meeting of Families.

Barron's 2016 film series, Catholicism: The Pivotal Players, was syndicated for national television in the United States.

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