Robert Emmet Tracy


Robert Emmet Tracy
Bishop of Baton Rouge
Titular Bishop of Sergentza
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Baton Rouge
In office1961 to 1974
SuccessorJoseph Vincent Sullivan
Other postTitular Bishop of Sergentza
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Lafayette (1959 to 1961)
Orders
OrdinationJune 12, 1932
by John Shaw
ConsecrationMay 19, 1959
by Egidio Vagnozzi
Personal details
BornSeptember 14, 1909
DiedApril 4, 1980(1980-04-04) (aged 70)
New Orleans
EducationSaint Joseph Seminary College
Notre Dame Seminary
MottoDominus illuminatio mea
(The Lord is my light)
Styles of
Robert Tracy
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Robert Emmet Tracy (September 14, 1909 – April 4, 1980) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge in Louisiana from 1961 to 1974. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana from 1959 to 1961.