Michael Charles Barber, SJ (born July 13, 1954) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Oakland in California since 2013.

[1] After finishing high school, Barber decided to become a priest; he entered the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) novitiate in 1973.

[2] Barber was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco by Archbishop John Quinn for the Jesuits on June 8, 1985.

[5] In March, 2014, Barber transferred two pastors, one of whom was openly gay, from Newman Hall Holy Spirit Parish in Berkeley, California.

[6][7] In 2019, Barber opposed the proposed California State Senate Bill 360, which would have required priests to break the seal of confession and report sexual abuse of minors.

[9] Barbert received the Meritorious Service Medal from the Navy and was invested as a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and a magistral chaplain of the Order of Malta.