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End of an Era: Cardinal Timothy Dolan Retires; Pope Leo XIV Names New Archbishop of New York

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New York has a New Archbishop

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

NEW YORK CITY — In a historic shift for the American Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV has officially accepted the resignation of His Eminence Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan as the Archbishop of New York.

Marking the end of a nearly 17-year tenure for one of the most recognizable religious figures in the world, the Vatican simultaneously announced that Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks, the current Bishop of Joliet, Illinois, will succeed Dolan as the Metropolitan Archbishop of New York.A Changing of the Guard: Meet Archbishop-Elect Ronald Hicks.

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