[citation needed] In 1903, he continued his studies at the Gregorian University in Rome[2], from which he graduated in 1907, obtaining a doctorate in theology.

[4] On 10 July 1931, Pope Pius XI appointed Barda to be the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Przemyśl[3] and the title of Medea.

[5] After the death of Nowak,[3] on 5 April 1933 he was named the vicar of the diocese, and on 25 November 1933, was preconized as the diocesan bishop.

[2] He created the Institute of Higher Religious Culture in Przemyśl and the Catholic People's University in Ujezna.

[1] In the post-war Polish People's Republic, the communist authorities considered him a dangerous opponent of the regime and the Soviet Union.

In 1937, "for outstanding contribution in the field of social work", Barda was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta.