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Timothy Cardinal Dolan welcomed Bishop Ronald Hicks to St. Patrick's Cathedral on Thursday after Pope Leo XIV officially accepted Dolan's resignation and named Hicks the new archbishop of New York. Dolan introduced his successor,
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.
Pope Leo XIV accepted Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s resignation today, ending his 16-year leadership of the New York Archdiocese as he steps down at the customary retirement age of 75.
Earlier on Thursday, Dolan introduced the 58-year-old Hicks at a news conference at St. Patrick's, saying, "St. Nicholas has left us an early Christmas gift in the appointment by Pope Leo XIV of our new archbishop, Ronald Hicks."
Pope Leo XIV has made a significant U.S. appointment by naming Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York.