Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York; Appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks, as Successor

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| 12/18/2025

By: The Good Newsroom

The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on December 18, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of His Eminence Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of New York, and has appointed Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks, currently Bishop of Joliet, as the Metropolitan Archbishop of New York.

The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on December 18, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

The Archdiocese of New York is comprised of 4,683 square miles in the State of New York and has a total population of 5,445,700, of which 1,572,580, are Catholic.

USCCB President Offers Prayers for Pope Leo XIV on His Upcoming Surgery

Pope Leo XIV announced to those gathered for the Sunday Angelus that he would soon undergo surgery to remove a localized nodule in his lung.

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The Good Newsroom

| 10/11/2026

Declaración del arzobispo Ronald Hicks sobre el papa León XIV

Me uno a los obispos, sacerdotes, fieles y a todas las personas de buena voluntad de la Arquidiócesis de Nueva York para rezar por nuestro Santo Padre, el papa León XIV, mientras se prepara para la intervención quirúrgica a la que se someterá a finales de esta semana.

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Arzobispo Ronald Hicks

| 10/11/2026

Statement From Archbishop Ronald Hicks on the Health of Pope Leo XIV

I join with the bishops, priests, faithful, and all people of good will of the Archdiocese of New York in praying for our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, as he prepares for his surgery later this week.