Robert Barron

Robert Emmet Barron (born November 19, 1959) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church serving as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He is the founder of the Catholic ministerial organization Word on Fire, and was the host of the TV series Catholicism, an award-winning documentary about the Catholic faith which aired on PBS. Previously, he served as rector at Mundelein Seminary in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Barron has published numerous 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. Barrons website, WordOnFire.org, reaches millions of people each year, and he is one of the worlds most followed Catholics on social media. His considerable presence in the new media has earned him the catch-phrase the bishop of social media and the bishop of the Internet. His regular YouTube videos have been viewed over 30 million times and he has over 1.5 million followers on Facebook. In addition, 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 in Kraków and the 2015 World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, which marked Pope Franciss visit to the United States.The bishops latest film series, Catholicism: The Pivotal Players, debuted in September 2016 and has been syndicated for national television in the United States.

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