Bishop Ronald Hicks welcomed to New York by Cardinal Dolan
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed a bishop from Illinois as the new leader of New York’s Catholic archdiocese, succeeding conservative Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is retiring.
ROME and NEW YORK -- Pope Leo XIV appointed on Thursday Bishop Ronald A. Hicks as archbishop of New York, moving a fellow Chicagoan to one of the highest Catholic posts in the United States.
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Pope Leo taps Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to succeed retiring Timothy Cardinal Dolan
Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to succeed retiring Timothy Cardinal Dolan as archbishop of New York.
News of Cardinal Timothy Dolan's replacement marked one of the most important appointments from Pope Leo XIV so far, but why did Dolan resign from his position and what sparked the change?
Bishop Ron Hicks from the Diocese of Joliet is in the running to replace Timothy Cardinal Dolan at the Archdiocese of New York, insiders tell The Post.
Sources are telling FOX 5 NY that Pope Leo XIV is expected to accept Timothy Cardinal Dolan's resignation and name his replacement as early as this Thursday, Dec. 18.