From Illinois to New York: A Look at the Life of Archbishop Ronald Hicks
Ronald Hicks, with extensive pastoral and international leadership experience, will become New York's 11th archbishop, succeeding Cardinal Timothy Dolan after 16 years.
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From Illinois to New York: A Look at the Life of Archbishop Ronald Hicks
(Photos: OSV News) Archbishop Ronald Hicks will take over as the 11th archbishop of New York on Feb. 4, 2026. The timeline that follows is a look at his early and pastoral life to date. Aug. 4, 1967 Ronald Aldon Hicks is born in Harvey, Illinois, to Ronald and Roselee Hicks. He has a younger brother, Rick, and grew up in South Holland, Illinois — one suburb over from Dolton, where Pope Leo XIV grew up. (Photo: Currents News) May 21, 1994 Arch…
Ronald Hicks, the new Archbishop of New York, stands out for his work in Latin America and his closeness to the Pope, marking a significant change in the church.
He was ordained a priest for the Chicago Metropolitan Archdiocese on May 21, 1994
Biography of the Right Reverend Ronald A. Hicks Spanish, Local | 12/18/2025 By: Good News In July 2005, with the permission of Cardinal Francis George, Bishop Hicks moved from Chicago to El Salvador to begin his five-year term as regional director of Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) in Central America. Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois stands across the street from the Joliet Treatment Center, December 25, 2022, where he celebrated…
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