Robert Gerald Casey

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.

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.

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. By 1999, Casey was working full-time as its director. In 2003, he undertook a 40-day pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

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. 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. Casey's installation occurred on April 3, 2025. In September 2025, Casey rolled back his predecessor's decision to sever ties with the Girl Scouts of the USA. In January 2026, Casey announced a two-year Archdiocesan Synod, culminating in 2027.