Bishop-designate Barry C. Knestout

On the morning of, Dec. 5, 2017, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, named the Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, to serve as the Catholic Diocese of Richmond’s 13th bishop.

His Mass of Installation will be celebrated Friday, January 12, 2018, at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond.

Bishop-designate Knestout will be introduced at a press conference today, December 5th at 10:00am. Watch the press conference here.

Read Bishop-designate Knestout’s biography here.

Please pray for our new Bishop!