Lawrence B. Casey
Lawrence B. Casey | |
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Bishop of Paterson | |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 7, 1930 |
Consecration | May 5, 1954 |
Personal details | |
Born | Rochester, New York | September 6, 1905
Died | June 15, 1977 Paterson, New Jersey | (aged 71)
Buried | Calvary Cemetery, Paterson, New Jersey |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Joseph Leo Casey and Agnes Madeline (née Switzer) Casey |
Education | St. Andrew's Preparatory Seminary |
Lawrence Bernard Brennan Casey (September 6, 1905 – June 15, 1977) was the fifth Roman Catholic Bishop of Paterson (1966–1977).
Biography[]
Lawrence Casey was born in Rochester, New York, to Joseph Leo and Agnes Madeline (née Switzer) Casey.[1] He studied at St. Andrew's Preparatory Seminary from 1919 until 1924, when he entered St. Bernard's Seminary.[1] Casey was ordained to the priesthood on June 7, 1930.[2] He then served as a curate at St. Mary's Church in Rochester until 1932, and was secretary to Bishops John Francis O'Hern (1932-1933), Edward Mooney (1933-1937), and James E. Kearney (1937-1946).[1] He was named rector of Holy Cross Church in 1946 and of Sacred Heart Cathedral in 1952.[1]
On February 10, 1953, Casey was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester and Titular Bishop of Cea by Pope Pius XII.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 5 from Cardinal Francis Spellman, with Bishops Walter Andrew Foery and Alexander M. Zaleski serving as co-consecrators.[2] Following the death of Bishop James Johnston Navagh, he was named Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, on March 4, 1966.[2] After eleven years as bishop, he resigned on June 13, 1977.[2] Casey died just two days later, aged 71.
References[]
- 1905 births
- 1977 deaths
- Religious leaders from Rochester, New York
- Participants in the Second Vatican Council
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- Roman Catholic bishops of Paterson