On Sunday, June 16, Bishop Lawrence Nicasio celebrated 30 years of priesthood. Bishop Nicasio was ordained a priest on June 16, 1989. He is the son of the late Rueben and Jane Nicasio and was born in Dangriga on September 5, 1956.  He is a graduate from Sacred Heart School in Dangriga, Austin High School, the defunct Belize Teacher’s College and Cardinal Glennon College in St. Louis, Missouri where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree. He completed theological studies at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri where he received his Master of Divinity Degree. Bishop Nicasio celebrated his first Mass on Sunday, June 18, 1989 in Dangriga. His first assignment was on August 25, 1989 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Belmopan as Associate Pastor. He was ordained Roman Catholic Bishop of Belize City & Belmopan on May 13, 2017. Congratulations, Bishop Larry.