Robert Gerald Casey

ROBERT GERALD CASEY Born:September 23, 1967 Deceased: Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, 2018-2025; Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius Archbishop of Cincinnati, 2025-present

Previous arms:

As auxiliary bishop

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Origin/meaning

As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the archdiocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.

The white and red colours as well as the chevron are taken from some (non related) Casey and Carmody family arms from Ireland to symbolise his Irish immigrant heritage. The shell and stars commemorate his pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint James at Compostela (CAMPUS STELLAE “Star Field”). The scallop shell of Saint James the Pilgrim depicts an open hand, ready to both give and receive.

The six stars represent important influences in his life: first his parents and four siblings, then the six parishes which formed him on his journey to becoming a bishop.

Inscribed below the shield is the episcopal motto: INTO YOUR HANDS (Luke 23:46). This phrase, part of the last sentence Jesus spoke on the cross and now prayed nightly by the Church at compline, reminds us that all we are and all we do becomes efficacious and grace-filled when we surrender to God’s will, walk with Jesus, and place our trust in the Holy Spirit.

The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of archbishop.

Literature: Information from the archdiocese

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