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Born in Ireland, William Barry was one of thirteen children.
Four of the Barry family entered religious life:
 Bishop Patrick Barry, fifth bishop of St. Augustine, FL;
Mother Gerald, Mother General of the Adrian Province of the Dominican Sisters;
Monsignor William Barry, Pastor of St. Patrick’s Church and
Father Joseph Barry, Pastor in the Diocese of Killaloe, Ireland.
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 William Barry was ordained a priest in the Cathedral of Baltimore, for the Diocese of St. Augustine, in June of 1910.
After postgraduate studies at Catholic University of Washington D.C., he was assigned as assistant pastor at the Cathedral parish in St. Augustine.
In 1912 he was sent to Jacksonville.
After various assignments as assistant pastor, he was appointed pastor of Our Lady of the Angels and Holy Rosary Churches.
In 1922 he became founding pastor of St. Paul’s Parish, building a church and school.
In 1926 he was transferred to Miami Beach to found St. Patrick’s Church.
Barry’s accomplishments at St. Patrick’s are many and evident on every page of this history.
In May of 1937 Pope Pius XII elevated Barry to the dignity of Domestic Prelate in honor of his hard work.
He remained pastor of St. Patrick’s until 1966 prior to his death in 1967.
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