Last Years in San Antonio
On the July 4, 1969, Archbishop Lucey retired as Archbishop of San Antonio at the age of seventy-eight. His retirement stemmed with disagreements between himself and local priests within the Archdiocese over how priests should become involved in politics. As a result, the Vatican instructed Lucey to retire. He served as bishop for twenty-eight years. On August 1, 1977 the former archbishop died of age. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery a place that he himself had acquired in northeast Bexar County to build the cemetery.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rudolph Gerken |
Bishop of Amarillo 16 May 1934–23 January 1941 |
Succeeded by Laurence Julius FitzSimon |
| Preceded by Arthur Jerome Drossaerts |
Archbishop of San Antonio 23 January 1941–23 May 1969 |
Succeeded by Francis James Furey |
| Preceded by Jean Guénolé Louis Marie Daniélou, S.J |
Titular bishop of Tauromenium 23 May 1969–31 Dec 1970 |
Succeeded by Edoardo Rovida |
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