Robert Gerald Casey
Robert Gerald Casey | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius | |
| Archdiocese | Chicago |
| Appointed | July 3, 2018 |
| Installed | September 17, 2018 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 21, 1994 by Joseph Bernardin |
| Consecration | September 17, 2018 by Blase J. Cupich, Francis J. Kane, and George J. Rassas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 23, 1967 Evergreen Park, Illinois |
| Motto | Into your hands |
| Styles of Robert Gerald Casey | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Robert Gerald Casey (born September 23, 1967) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago since 2018.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Robert Casey was born in 1967 in Evergreen Park, Illinois. He is the fourth of five children of Michael Casey, a butcher, and Margaret Casey, a nurse. When he was a child, his family moved to Alsip, Illinois, where he attended Stony Creek Elementary School and Prairie Junior High School. Casey then entered Marist High School in Chicago, where he started considering the priesthood.[1][2]
After graduating from high school, Casey entered Niles College Seminary of Loyola University, graduating with a degree in English.[3] He also attended University of St. Mary of the Lake, in Mundelein, Illinois.
Priesthood[]
On May 21, 1994, Casey was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin.[4]
After his ordination, Casey was assigned as associate pastor of St. Ita Parish in Chicago. In 1998, he was also appointed Associate Director of Casa Jesus, a priesthood recruiting program aimed at Hispanic men. By 1999, Casey was working full time as its director. In 2003, Casey was assigned as pastor of Our Lady of Tepeyac Parish in Chicago. He was moved in 2009 to St. Barbara Parish in Brookfield, Illinois, serving there until 2016. Casey's next assignment was as pastor of St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Chicago.[2]
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago[]
Pope Francis appointed Casey auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago on July 3, 2018.[5][6] On September 17, 2018, Casey was installed and consecrated at Holy Name Cathedral by Cardinal Blase Cupich.[4] After his installation, Casey was assigned as Vicar for Vicariate III. In 2020, he was appointed Vicar General for the archdiocese.[2]
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ "Bishop Robert Casey: Call to priesthood came early". Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Auxiliary Bishops - Archdiocese of Chicago". www.archchicago.org. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "Bishop Robert Casey: Call to priesthood came early". Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Joseph Louis Cardinal Bernardin [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "Pope Francis Appoints Reverends Ronald Hicks, Robert Casey and Mark Bartosic as Auxiliary Bishops of Archdiocese of Chicago; Accepts Resignation of Auxiliary Bishops George Rassas and Francis Kane". Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Pope Francis Names Three New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago". Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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- Living people
- People from Evergreen Park, Illinois
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- Catholics from Illinois
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
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