Lawrence Bernard Brennan Casey (September 6, 1905 – June 15, 1977) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Paterson in New Jersey (1966–1977). He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the

Diocese of Rochester The Diocese of Rochester is a Church of England diocese in the English county of Kent and the Province of Canterbury. The cathedral church of the diocese is Rochester Cathedral in the former city of Rochester. The bishop's Latin episcopal signa ...

in New York (1954-1966).

Biography

Early life

Lawrence Casey was born in

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, New York, to Joseph Leo and Agnes Madeline (née Switzer) Casey. He studied at St. Andrew's Preparatory Seminary from 1919 until 1924, when he entered St. Bernard's Seminary. Casey was

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to the priesthood on June 7, 1930. After his ordination, he served as a curate at St. Mary's Parish in Rochester. He then served as

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to Bishops John O'Hern (1932-1933), Edward Mooney (1933-1937), and James E. Kearney (1937-1946). Casey was named

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of Holy Cross Parish in 1946 and of Sacred Heart Cathedral, both in Rochester, in 1952.

Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester

On February 10, 1953, Casey was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rochester and

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of ''Cea'' by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on May 5, 1953, from Cardinal

Francis Spellman Francis Joseph Spellman (May 4, 1889 – December 2, 1967) was an American bishop and cardinal of the Catholic Church. From 1939 until his death in 1967, he served as the sixth Archbishop of New York; he had previously served as an auxiliary ...

, with Bishops Walter Foery and Alexander M. Zaleski serving as co-consecrators.

Bishop of Paterson

Following the death of Bishop James Navagh, Casey was named bishop of the Diocese of Paterson on March 4, 1966.

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accepted Casey's resignation as bishop of Paterson on June 13, 1977. Lawrence Casey died in Paterson just two days later on June 15, 1977, at age 71.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Casey, Lawrence B. 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