DUBLIN, Ireland –– Jesuit Father Kevin Casey, who served in the Diocese of San Diego before returning home to his native Ireland, died Jan. 30 at the Cherryfield Lodge Nursing Home in Dublin. He was 83.
Born in Dublin, Father Casey was ordained as a priest in the Society of Jesus on June 23, 1972.
Father Casey ministered for many years in the Diocese of San Diego, from 1999 until his return to Ireland in 2022.
Locally, he served at Guardian Angels Parish in Santee as a priest in residence, then parish administrator and, from 2013 to 2017, as pastor.
He was administrator of St. John the Evangelist Parish in San Diego, from 2017 to 2021, and senior associate pastor of St. Mark Parish in San Marcos, from July 1, 2021, until Aug. 1, 2022.
Father Casey’s funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 5 at Clongowes Wood College in Clane, Ireland.
