Internet star Bishop Barron appointed to lead new diocese

Internet star Bishop Barron appointed to lead new diocese Bishop Robert Barron. Photo: CNS.

The Vatican announced June 2 that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Robert Barron to lead the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota. Barron, who runs the popular Catholic media apostolate Word on Fire, has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles since 2015. He will succeed Bishop John Quinn, who submitted his resignation to…

Click here to subscribe