{{Short description|American Catholic prelate (born 1967)}} {{Infobox Christian leader | type = | honorific-prefix = His Excellency, The Most Reverend | name = Robert Gerald Casey | honorific-suffix = | title = Archbishop of Cincinnati | image = Archbishop Robert G Casey.jpg | image_size = | caption = Archbishop Casey in 2025 | archdiocese = Cincinnati | diocese = | appointed = February 12, 2025 | enthroned = April 3, 2025 | retired = | predecessor = Dennis Marion Schnurr | successor = | other_post = <!---------- Orders ----------> | ordination = May 21, 1994 | ordained_by = Joseph Bernardin | consecration = September 17, 2018 | consecrated_by = Blase J. Cupich, Francis J. Kane, and George J. Rassas <!---------- Personal details ---------->| birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|09|23}} | birth_place = Evergreen Park, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | buried = | nationality = | religion = Roman Catholic | education = University of Saint Mary of the Lake | previous_post = {{bulleted list | Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius (2018-2025) }} | coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Robert Gerald Casey, Archbishop of Cincinnati.svg | motto = Into Your hands }}
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right|thumb|150px|Coat of Arms as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago '''Robert Gerald Casey''' (born September 23, 1967) is an American Catholic prelate who serves as the archbishop of Cincinnati. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago (2018-2025).
==Biography==
=== Early life === Casey was born on September 23, 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. He attended Stony Creek Elementary School and Prairie Junior High School in that town. Casey then entered Marist High School in Chicago, where he started considering the priesthood.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last=Martin |first=Michelle |date=September 6, 2018 |title=Bishop Robert Casey: Call to priesthood came early |url=https://www.chicagocatholic.com/chicagoland/-/article/2018/09/06/bishop-robert-casey-call-to-priesthood-came-ear-1 |access-date=December 1, 2020 |work=Chicago Catholic}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Auxiliary Bishops - Archdiocese of Chicago|url=https://www.archchicago.org/about-us/auxiliary-bishops|access-date=2021-12-20|website=www.archchicago.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
After graduating from Marist in 1985, Casey entered Niles College Seminary of Loyola University Chicago. He graduated from Niles in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Following this, he spent a year with the Congregation of the Passion in St. Louis, before returning to Chicago. He then entered the University of St. Mary of the Lake, in Mundelein, Illinois, receiving a Master of Divinity degree in 1994.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />
=== 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Joseph Louis Cardinal Bernardin [Catholic-Hierarchy]|url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbernj.html|access-date=2021-12-20|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>
After his ordination in 1994, the archdiocese assigned Casey 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. Questions were later raised as to his level of knowledge of cultural issues regarding celibacy and the prevalence of homosexual behavior among seminarians there during his tenure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=Archbishop Casey and Casa Jesus |url=https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/archbishop-casey-and-casa-jesus |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=The Pillar |language=en}}</ref> By 1999, Casey was working full-time as its director. In 2003, he undertook a 40-day pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.<ref name=":3" />
After returning from Spain later in 2003, the archdiocese named Casey as pastor of Our Lady of Tepeyac Parish in Chicago.<ref name=":0" /> Casey was suspended in 2008 for four weeks while the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigated a sexual abuse allegation against him at that parish. The archdiocese returned him to ministry after the investigation determined the complaint was unfounded.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Armentrout |first=Mitchell |date=2018-09-15 |title=Cupich's soon-to-be auxiliary bishop was cleared in '08 misconduct probe: church |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/9/14/18467515/cupich-s-soon-to-be-auxiliary-bishop-was-cleared-in-08-misconduct-probe-church |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}</ref>
The archdiocese transferred Casey in 2009 to serve as pastor of St. Barbara Parish in Brookfield, Illinois. Casey left St. Barbara in 2016 to become pastor of St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Chicago.<ref name=":0" />
=== Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago === Pope Francis appointed Casey as an auxiliary bishop of Chicago on July 3, 2018.<ref name=":3">{{cite news |title=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 |url=http://www.usccb.org/news/2018/18-116.cfm |access-date=July 3, 2018 |work=US Conference of Catholic Bishops}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pope Francis Names Three New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago |url=https://www.archchicago.org/en/news-release/-/article/2018/07/03/pope-francis-names-three-new-auxiliary-bishops-for-the-archdiocese-of-chicago |access-date=July 3, 2018 |work=Archdiocese of Chicago}}</ref> On September 17, 2018, Casey was consecrated at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago by Cardinal Blase Cupich. His co-consecrators were Auxiliary Bishops Francis J. Kane and George J. Rassas.<ref name=":1" />
After his installation, Cupich assigned Casey as vicar for Vicariate III. In 2020, Cupich appointed him as vicar general for the archdiocese.<ref name=":0" />
=== Archbishop of Cincinnati === Casey was named Archbishop of Cincinnati on February 12, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/02/12/250212c.html|title=Resignations and Appointments|website=press.vatican.va}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Archbishop Dennis Schnurr of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati; Appoints Bishop Robert Casey as Successor {{!}} USCCB |url=https://www.usccb.org/news/2025/pope-francis-accepts-resignation-archbishop-dennis-schnurr-archdiocese-cincinnati |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://catholicaoc.org/archbishop|title=Pope Francis Appoints Chicago’s Auxilary Bishop Casey As Archbishop Of Cincinnati|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati|date=February 12, 2025|accessdate=February 12, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fox19.com/2025/02/12/archbishop-cincinnati-resigns-pope-francis-appoints-successor/|title=Archbishop of Cincinnati resigns; Pope Francis appoints successor|first=Mary|last=LeBus|publisher=WXIX|date=February 12, 2025|accessdate=February 12, 2025}}</ref> Casey's installation occurred on April 3, 2025. In September of 2025, Casey rolled back his predecessor's decision to sever ties with the Girl Scouts of the USA.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jordan |first=Felicia |date=2025-09-30 |title=Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Girl Scouts announce 'renewed' partnership |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/archdiocese-of-cincinnati-girl-scouts-announce-renewed-partnership |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=WCPO 9 Cincinnati |language=en}}</ref> In January of 2026, Casey announced a two-year Archdiocesan Synod, culminating in 2027.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weingartner |first1=Tana |title=Cincinnati Archdiocese launches 2-year planning process called a synod |url=https://www.wvxu.org/local-news/2026-01-28/cincinnati-archdiocese-launches-planning-process-synod |access-date=4 February 2026 |publisher=91.7 WVXU |date=28 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Horn |first1=Dan |title=Cincinnati archbishop wants a synod. What does it mean for Catholics? |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2026/01/28/cincinnati-archbishop-robert-casey-calls-synod-local-catholics/88384034007/ |publisher=Cincinnati Enquirer |access-date=4 February 2026 |date=28 January 2026}}</ref>
==See also== {{div col}} * 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 {{div col end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{wikiquote}} {{commons category}}
*[https://catholicaoc.org/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati Official Site] *[https://www.archchicago.org/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Official Site]
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