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.
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?
Leo XIV accepts resignation of Cardinal who reached mandatory retirement age of 75 after 16 years of service to 2.5 million Catholics across 300 parishes.
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.