Timothy Casey (February 20, 1862 – October 6, 1931) was the
Roman Catholic
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Archbishop of Vancouver,
Canada
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, from 1912 to 1931.
Curriculum vitae
Timothy Casey was born on February 20, 1862, in Flume Ridge, New Brunswick.
Ordination
In 1885, Timothy Casey became a priest of
Saint John in America, New Brunswick, Canada.
Consecration
In 1900, Timothy Casey became consecrated as Bishop of
Saint John in America and then was appointed as Archbishop of Vancouver in 1912.
Timothy Casey died on October 6, 1931.
Legacy
* Changed Holy Rosary church to
Holy Rosary Cathedral (Vancouver)
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.
Notes
Casey is noted for holding together the Catholic
Archdiocese of Vancouver
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Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Holy Rosary Cathedral (Vancouver), Holy R ...
through hard financial times of pre & post World War I.
External links
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Archdiocese of Vancouver former bishops
20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Canada
Roman Catholic archbishops of Vancouver
1862 births
1931 deaths
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