Lawrence Sydney Nicasio
| The Most Reverend Lawrence Sydney Nicasio | |
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| Bishop of Belize City & Belmopan | |
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Nicasio in 2017
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Kingston in Jamaica |
| Diocese | Belize City & Belmopan |
| Appointed | 26 January 2017 |
| Installed | 13 May 2017 |
| Term ended | 1 January 2024 |
| Predecessor | Dorick M. Wright |
| Successor | Vacant |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 June 1989 by Osmond Peter Martin |
| Consecration | 13 May 2017 by Léon Kalenga Badikebele, Patrick Christopher Pinder, Fernand J. Cheri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1956 Dangriga, British Honduras (now Belize) |
| Died | 1 January 2024 (aged 67) Belize City, Belize |
| Alma mater | Belize Teachers' College Cardinal Glennon College |
| Motto | Sollicitum ambulare cum Deo |
Lawrence Sydney Nicasio (5 September 1956 – 1 January 2024) was a Belizean clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan.
Biography
Lawrence Sydney Nicasio was born on 5 September 1956,[1] and came from a Garifuna family.[2] He attended Augustine High School in his hometown of Dangriga and graduated from Belize Teachers' College in Belize City. He then taught at various schools and was appointed director of the Catholic schools in the Toledo District.[3]
In 1981 he began studying philosophy at Cardinal Glennon College in Shrewsbury, Missouri, which was followed by studies at the theology college on the same grounds, Kenrick Theological Seminary, near St. Louis.[3] On 16 June 1989, he was ordained to the priesthood.[4] He was Vicar in Belmopan for 13 years from 1991 to 2004, pastor in Orange Walk Town, and then pastor of two suburban churches in Belize City: St. Ignatius (2005–2008) and St. John Vianney (2008–2013).[5]
On 26 January 2017, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Dorick M. Wright and appointed Nicasio as the new Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan.[6] He received episcopal consecration from the Apostolic Nuncio in Belize, Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele, on 13 May 2017. Co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Nassau, Patrick Christopher Pinder, and Fernand J. Cheri, OFM, Auxiliary Bishop in New Orleans.
Nicasio died from cancer at his residence in Belize City, on 1 January 2024, at the age of 67.[7]
References
- Back to citation Belize: Vatican appoints new bishop. In: Catholic News, Port of Spain, 5 February 2017, p. 5.
- Back to citation Matthew O'Connor: "Garifuna Community Marks Settlement Day". In: The Tablet of 15 November 2017, retrieved 2 July 2018.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Second Garifuna Catholic Bishop Ordained in Belize, accessed 2 July 2018.
- Back to citation "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- Back to citation "Belize: Vatican appoints new bishop". In: Catholic News, Port of Spain, 5 February 2017, p. 5.
- Back to citation "AMERICA/BELIZE - Resignation of the Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan and appointment of successor - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 2 September 2020; "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2 September 2020; "Bishop Elect, Father Lawrence Sydney Nicasio, ordained | Amandala Newspaper". amandala.com.bz. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- Back to citation "Roman Catholic Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan has passed away". Loop News. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.