His Excellency

Luis Morgan Casey
Apostolic Vicar Emeritus of Pando
AppointedJanuary 18, 1988
Term endedFebruary 2, 2013
PredecessorAndrea Bernardo Schierhoff
SuccessorEugenio Coter
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Mibiarca (1983–2022)
Orders
OrdinationApril 7, 1962
by Cardinal Joseph Ritter
ConsecrationJanuary 28, 1984
by Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda
Personal details
Born(1935-06-23)June 23, 1935
Portageville, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 2022(2022-07-27) (aged 87)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (1983–1988)
Styles of
Luis Morgan Casey
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Luis Morgan Casey (June 23, 1935 – July 27, 2022) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church bishop who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of La Paz in Bolivia. He also served as the vicar apostolic to the Catholic mission in the Pando Department in Bolivia.

Biography

Born in Portageville, Missouri, Casey was ordained a priest by Cardinal Joseph Ritter for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis on April 7, 1962.[1] In 1965, Casey went to Bolivia to serve in an archdiocesan mission at the headwaters of the Amazon River.[2]

On November 3, 1983, Casey was appointed titular bishop of Mirbiarca and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of La Paz. He was consecrated in La Paz on January 28, 1984 by Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda, the apostolic nuncio to Bolivia. On January 18, 1988, Casey was appointed vicar apostolic of Pando. Casey retired as vicar apostolic on February 2, 2013, returning to St. Louis.[3][4][1]

In 2019, Casey commented on a recent Synod of the Amazon that was held by the Holy See. He criticized the participants for not addressing the deforestation and other environmental damage being inflicted on the Amazon Basin by mining and farming interests.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bishop Luis Morgan Casey [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Bishop Casey: Environment was big part of the synod, too". www.archstl.org. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Luis Morgan Casey[self-published source]
  4. ^ Apostolic Vicatiate of Pando
Catholic Church titles Preceded byAndrea Bernardo Schierhoff Apostolic Vicar of Pando 1988–2013 Succeeded byEugenio Coter Preceded byJosé Oscar Barahona Castillo Titular Bishop of Mibiarca 1983–2022 Succeeded bySede vacante Preceded by– Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz 1984–1988 Succeeded by–


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