Rev. Anthony Charles Casey
Deceased: 2012-10-22
Diocese: BROOKLYN
ICTE Fall: 1995
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Anthony C. Casey was celebrated Oct. 25, 2012 in the chapel at Queen of Peace Residence, Queens Village, where he had been living since 2007.
He died Oct. 22, 2012 at Queen of Peace Residence. He was 78.
A native of Limerick, Ireland, he attended St. John’s College, Waterford, Ireland, and was ordained June 15, 1958 by Bishop Daniel Cohalan at Waterford Cathedral.
He came to the Brooklyn Diocese for post-ordination studies at Iona College, New Rochelle, and earned a doctorate in clinical psychology in 1977 at St. John’s University, Jamaica.
In the Brooklyn Diocese, he served as an assistant at Holy Innocents, Flatbush, 1958-61; St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights, 1961-67; Holy Family, Flatlands, 1967-79; St. Columba, Marine Park, 1979-98; and St. Rose of Lima, Rockaway Beach, 1998-2004.
Retired Auxiliary Guy Sansaricq was the main celebrant of the funeral Mass. Concelebrants included Msgr. James Spengler and Fathers Peter Gillen and Brendan Duggan. Msgr. James Kelly preached the homily.
