Our Staff

Father Barry Frier

(Right Reverend Barry Frier)

Father Barry is our mission priest, Fr Barry started his ministry life after being elected as pastor of St Christopher`s Community Church way back in 2000, during his time as pastor of St Christopher`s the church voted to join the Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church (Which later became Old Catholic Apostolic Church) which meant Fr Barry being ordained as a deacon and then priest in apostolic succession hence becoming an independent catholic priest. Fr Barry has a passion in making the church a place for everyone, a place where everyone can feel safe and for them to know the inclusive love of God. In his spare time, he produces videos for social media and is the webmaster for not only our website but that of the Progressive Catholic Church.

In 2012 Fr Barry left the OCAC and became affiliated with another small catholic church in which he was consecrated as a Bishop. In 2019 he joined the Progressive Catholic Church after the previous church had a fall in membership and closed its doors. While he serves as our mission priest Fr Barry is also the Bishop for the Province of Europe for the Progressive Catholic Church, Being elected the Presiding Bishop of the Progressive Catholic Church on 9th of January 2021 serving until 30th of September 2022 after the deaths of his beloved father in 2021 and his beloved mother in 2022.