RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Robert Barron

1959 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Barron has received more than 928,941 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Barron is the 3,089th most popular religious figure, the 14,590th most popular biography from United States and the 119th most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.80

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  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Robert Barron ranks 3,089 out of 3,187. Before him are Bashar Warda, Patrick Joseph Hayes, Begum Samru, Krzysztof Charamsa, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and Anthony Bevilacqua. After him are Wulfstan, Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, Asko Parpola, Ismail ibn Musa Menk, Mauro Fiore, and Theodosia Okoh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Robert Barron ranks 685. Before him are Lourdes Flores, Julia Sweeney, Beniamino Vignola, Chandra Cheeseborough, Mai Masri, and Hiroshi Kobayashi. After him are Boris Kokorev, Charles M. Lieber, Roger Goodell, Nils Johan Semb, Chris Van Hollen, and Ana Mato.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Barron ranks 14,590 out of 20,380. Before him are Shane Larkin (1992), Zoë Lund (1962), Michael Bell (1938), Brittany Daniel (1976), Anthony Bevilacqua (1923), and Stephanie Wilson (1966). After him are Alex Band (1981), Afroman (1974), Dennis Morgan (1908), Mike Johanns (1950), Danielle Campbell (1995), and Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (1971).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Robert Barron ranks 119. Before him are Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865), Terence Cooke (1921), Joseph Bernardin (1928), Kent Hovind (1953), Patrick Joseph Hayes (1867), and Anthony Bevilacqua (1923). After him are Salvatore Cordileone (1956), James J. Martin (1960), Adam Scott (null), Michael Curry (1953), Ted Haggard (1956), and Tyler Austin (1991).

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