US EditionPope Names Fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as New Archbishop of New York
Ronald Hicks, named by Pope Leo, highlights Chicago ties and discusses a $300 million abuse survivor compensation plan as he prepares to lead the New York archdiocese.
- On Thursday, Pope Leo named Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York, and Hicks spoke about the appointment at a New York news conference on Dec. 18, 2025, replacing Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
- Raised in South Holland, Illinois, Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks lived about 14 blocks from Pope Leo's Dalton, Illinois, home and met him only after a recent visit to neighboring parishes.
- Hicks has served as bishop of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, leading around 520,000 Catholics since 2020, and worked at Mundelein Seminary before Cardinal Blase Cupich named him vicar general of Chicago.
- A first task for Hicks will be managing the $300 million fund finalized by Cardinal Timothy Dolan to cover roughly 1,300 outstanding abuse claims while supporting survivors and the Archdiocese of New York.
- Observers say the handover marks a significant new chapter with Chicago-born Pope Leo as the first American pope, and Hicks is seen as a Leo-style bishop willing to challenge the Trump administration on immigration.
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