page_title: Barry C. Knestout
section_title: Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
hierarchical_section_title: Barry C. Knestout / Episcopal career / Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
context_page_description: Barry Christopher Knestout is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Knestout serves as the thirteenth bishop of the Diocese of Richmond. Previously, he served as the priest secretary for James Cardinal Hickey and Theodore McCarrick and then as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, assisting Donald Cardinal Wuerl.
context_section_description: On November 18, 2008, Knestout was appointed  titular Bishop of Leavenworth and an auxiliary bishop for Washington by Pope Benedict XVI. He was consecrated on December 29 by Archbishop Donald Wuerl, with Bishops Francisco González Valer, S.F., and Martin Holley serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
  He was the first native of Prince George's County to serve as a bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington.
caption: Coat of Arms as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington