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Robert Barron

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Robert Emmet Patrick Barron (born November 19, 1959) is an American 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. He has published on theology and spirituality, and is the founder of Word on Fire, Barron was the host of Catholicism, a documentary TV series that aired on PBS. His social media following has earned him the monikers "bishop of Catholic social media" and the "bishop of the Internet". His 2016 film series, Catholicism: The Pivotal Players, was syndicated for national television in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Robert Barron is the 2,299th most popular religious figure (up from 3,067th in 2024), the 5,014th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,585th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Robert Barron ranks 2,299 out of 3,187. Before him are Dorothea of Montau, Nilus of Sinai, Saint Sturm, Fortunato Baldelli, Luigi Maglione, and Julius Döpfner. After him are Vincenzo Carafa, Conrad of Urach, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Javier Lozano Barragán, T. B. Joshua, and Athanasius III of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Robert Barron ranks 180. Before him are Majid Majidi, Patrick Bruel, Stephen Chow, Nobuko Jashima, Kevin Nash, and Jaime Rodríguez. After him are Wolf Hoffmann, Erwin Vandenbergh, Caroline Goodall, Hovik Abrahamyan, Dave Schultz, and Gustavo Cerati.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Barron ranks 5,014 out of NaN. Before him are Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Bob Balaban (1945), Ted Williams (1918), John C. Frémont (1813), Barry Newman (1938), and Eric Dolphy (1928). After him are Marc Mitscher (1887), Jerry Garcia (1942), Morris Kirksey (1895), Henry Russell (1904), Amy Madigan (1950), and Burl Ives (1909).

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Among Religious Figures In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Robert Barron ranks 50. Before him are Charles Fox Parham (1873), William J. Seymour (1870), Dwight L. Moody (1837), Bill W. (1895), Emma Tillman (1892), and David Wilkerson (1931). After him are Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), Samuel Wilson (1766), David Koresh (1959), Michael Curry (1953), Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757), and Don Alden Adams (1925).

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