Gerald Barbarito


Gerald Barbarito
Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach
Bishop Barbarito in February 2023
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseMiami
DiocesePalm Beach
AppointedJuly 1, 2003
InstalledAugust 28, 2003
RetiredDecember 19, 2025
PredecessorSeán Patrick O'Malley
SuccessorManuel de Jesús Rodríguez
Previous posts
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 31, 1976
by Francis Mugavero
ConsecrationAugust 22, 1994
by Thomas Vose Daily, Joseph Michael Sullivan, and René Arnold Valero
Personal details
Born (1950-01-04) January 4, 1950
EducationCathedral College
Immaculate Conception Seminary
Catholic University of America
MottoVeritatem facientes in caritate
(Professing the truth in love)
Styles of
Gerald Barbarito
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Gerald Michael Barbarito (born January 4, 1950) is an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Palm Beach in Florida from 2003 until 2026. Barbarito previously served as bishop of Ogdensburg in New York State from 1999 to 2003 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City from 1994 to 1999.