'Excited for the journey ahead' | Cincinnati's 11th archbishop officially installed

‘Take a deep breath’ and rise to the call of Christ, Cincinnati’s new archbishop urges faithful

(OSV News) -- The new shepherd of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati April 3 tied a story of learning to swim as a boy, "attempting to float but sinking like a rock," to embracing the journey into the "deep water" of faith. Archbishop Robert G. Casey recalled that boyhood challenge in the homily during his installation Mass

'Excited for the journey ahead' | Cincinnati's 11th archbishop officially installed

For the first time in 15 years, there's officially a new archbishop in Cincinnati.Archbishop Robert Casey was officially installed as the city's 11th archbishop Thursday at St. Peter in Chains."Now, I found myself humbled and grateful once again," Casey said during Thursday's mass.His predecessor, former Archbishop Dennis Schnurr, retired in February following health concerns. Schnurr was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati on Oct. 17, 2008…

LIVE COVERAGE: Cincinnati formally installs 10th Archbishop Robert Casey

Casey spoke in the basement of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral where two Cardinals, 30 bishops, 250 priests and 1,000 guests will witness the ceremony.

Archbishop Casey and Casa Jesus

The incoming Archbishop of Cincinnati has declined to discuss his term as the rector of a controversial Chicago formation house shuttered by Cardinal Blase Cupich in 2016.Casa Jesus, on the campus of Holy Name Cathedral, in the Archdiocese of Chicago.There is no indication that Archbishop-elect Robert Casey is implicated in a long pattern of misconduct at Casa Jesus, the now-closed house of formation at which he worked from 1998 until 2003.But g…

Change in leadership as Archbishop Robert Casey takes helm in Cincinnati

For the first time in 16 years, the Cincinnati Archdiocese is experiencing a change in leadership.

From Sinking Rocks to Living Stones

Celebrating the Inaugural Mass of Archbishop Robert G. Casey by Dr. Kenneth Craycraft On April 3, 2025, Most Reverend Robert G. Casey was installed as the tenth Metropolitan Archbishop for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, succeeding Cincinnati Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr. The Mass of Installation was a jubilant occasion, gathering most of the priests and deacons of the archdiocese in celebration o…