Staff Member
Deacon Robert Barry
Deacon Bob came to Sacred Heart Parish in 2025. He was ordained a deacon for the Archdiocese of Hartford by the Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell in June of 2012. His first parish assignment was St. Patrick Church in Farmington, where he had been a parishioner for more than 27 years. Following the merger of St. Patrick and St. Mary Star of the Sea, he continued his ministry as the deacon of the newly formed Our Lady of Knock Parish.
Deacon Bob was born in Southington, CT, and grew up in Bristol. He worked at CIGNA for 25 years, serving as an IT Director, and he is currently a manager for the State of Connecticut. He graduated from the Morse School of Business in Hartford with a major in Computer Science.
He is married, and God has blessed him and his wife, Jennifer, with three beautiful children.