Posted on 12/17/2025 3:42:39 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Pope Leo XIV is expected to name Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to succeed retiring 75 year old Timothy Cardinal Dolan as archbishop of New York, sources briefed on the transition say.
Pope Leo is from Illinois, and he has tapped a fellow Illinois native to lead the archdiocese of New York.
Hicks, 58, and Pope Leo have much in common. They were both born and raised in suburban Chicago, with Hicks being born in Harvey and raised in South Holland. Both men also speak fluent Spanish after spending years ministering to the poor in South America and Central America.
Hicks graduated from seminary in 1985 and went on to study philosophy at Loyola University Chicago before getting his master's degree in divinity at the University of St. Mary of the Lake. He was ordained in 1994.
In 2005, Hicks moved from Chicago to El Salvador, where he served for five years as regional director of an organization dedicated to caring for thousands of orphaned and abandoned children.
In 2020, Hicks was named as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois.
Dolan turned 75 in February, and was required to submit his resignation to the Vatican. At the time, Dolan estimated he would remain in his post for about six to eight months while the Holy See appoints his successor.
Popes sometimes allow bishops to remain in their post until the mandatory retirement age of 80. By replacing Dolan before his 76th birthday, Pope Leo is exercising his prerogative to shape the leadership of a key archdiocese with his preferred candidate.
Dolan has served as archbishop of New York since 2009, leading approximately 2.8 million Catholics.
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Did the pope run that by commissioner Reagan.
Seriously, anything this pope does is not a positive.
Any Illinois Freepers near Joliet that can fill us in on this guy??
Another commie.
The Catholic “Joliet Jake” Blues passed away.
Pope had to delve deeper into the Joliet bench.
Ronald Hicks was ordained a priest by Joseph Cardinal Bernadin. He's one of "Bernadin's Boys".
In the movies Joliet is where the Big House is.
The Catholic Bishops have long been acting as an organized criminal activity—covering for molesting clerics and taking American taxpayer dollars to support criminal aliens being settled into the USA—so I view it as an irony that the Bishop of the Big House will be elevated to the Archbishipric of New York.
I’m not surprised at all.
Tight lips gone and moving corrupt priests who were committing sexual abuse got the bishops on the road to Hell. Repent you, f***ing f***ts who are Judas Priests.
Expect demonic activity to increase in New York.
Seems Leo has picked up where Francis left off in destroying the Church.
Who is commissioner Reagan and why should the Pope “run this” by him?
And, “anything he does is not a positive” - that’s more than an exaggeration.
Dolan I liked..he was funny.
The church doesn’t need any help destroying it. It’s doing a fine job on its own.
I expect the next Pope will be a furry.
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/cardinal-dolan-joyful-herald
As you know ebby, Cardinal Dolan was, and will continue to be, a Blessed Catholic leader.
And he'll lead you sodomites straight into Hell.
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