Bishop Robert Lyons serves as a pastor of Saint Mary's. Having been born in California and spent his early years in Florida, he relocated to Indiana just in time to start kindergarten. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1997 and has served in both parish and health-care ministries over the years. In 2022, he was consecrated as a bishop in the Old Catholic tradition. He works full time as a healthcare chaplain and Clinical Pastoral Education supervisor. He has a deep passion for liturgy and worship, and is the general editor of various liturgical works.
Bishop Rob, together with his wife and children, have called Johnson County home for over fifteen years, and live in Greenwood. In his free time he enjoys building scale models, enjoying science fiction and spaceflight related books and movies, hiking, and nature photography.
