Bishop Ronald Hicks welcomed to New York by Cardinal Dolan
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan reveals book and documentary offers as he steps down from his role as archbishop of New York, a position he has held for 16 years.
In one of the most anticipated U.S. episcopal appointments of his pontificate so far, Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and named as his successor Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois. The resignation and appointment were announced by the Vatican on Dec. 18.
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What to know about Cardinal Dolan's expected resignation and who could replace him
Cardinal Dolan, who turned 75 last February, reportedly submitted his resignation as required under church law, though Pope Francis did not act on it at the time. Pope Leo now appears poised to do so.
The Vatican is reportedly preparing to accept Cardinal Timothy Dolan's resignation as Archbishop of New York, a move that could herald the appointment of an Illinois bishop to lead America's largest Catholic archdiocese.