Education
From 1982 to 1985 he studied sacred theology at Regis College at the University of Toronto.
From 1982 to 1985 he studied sacred theology at Regis College at the University of Toronto.
Early life and education
After beginning his studies at Loyola Marymount University, he received his Bachelor in Philosophy and History at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington in 1978. In 1989, he obtained a licentiate in systematic theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Ordination and ministry
He made his final vows in 2005.
In 2010 he became the Director of Spiritual Formation at Saint John"s Seminary in Brighton in the Archdiocese of Boston.
Bishop of Oakland
On May 3, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Barber as bishop of the Diocese of Oakland. He was consecrated and installed on May 25, 2013.
Besides English, he speaks Italian, French, Samoan, liturgical Spanish and Latin. Liberal parishioners were upset over his conservative leanings and that he ordered the replacement of two gay priests.