Farewell to Bishop Lawrence Sydney Nicasio: Beloved Clergyman Laid to Rest in Belmopan

Today, the Roman Catholic Church laid to rest, Bishop Lawrence Sydney Nicasio in a Holy Mass of Christian Burial. The mass was held in Belmopan at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral, where dozens of people paid their respects to Bishop Nicasio. The clergyman died on New Year’s morning at the age of sixty-seven, after battling cancer. Bishop Nicasio spent many years serving in various ministries in Belize and abroad, spreading the word of God. During the mass, Father Jordan Gongora spoke about his encounters with the Bishop and Nicasio’s love for the church. 

Bishop Nicasio grew up in Dangriga Town, where his journey to the church began. Nicasio’s childhood, Jean Lucas, spoke about his early life and his call to service.

Bishop Nicasio died at the age of 67