{"id":124979,"date":"2026-02-06T11:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/124979\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:06:31","slug":"hicks-previews-vision-ahead-of-installation-as-archbishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/124979\/","title":{"rendered":"Hicks previews vision ahead of installation as archbishop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop Ronald Hicks says his installation as the next archbishop of New York will focus on gratitude, mission and collaboration with Pope Leo XIV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTomorrow at the installation Mass, the themes of my homily are going to highlight gratitude and the mission of the church. You\u2019re going to notice that I will reference a number of times Pope Leo XIV. I will strive always to be obedient and respectful to him and also collaborate with his vision,\u201d Hicks said.<\/p>\n<p>Hicks offered a preview ahead of Friday\u2019s installation ceremony, when he will formally <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/02\/04\/cardinal-timothy-dolan-wraps-up-tenure-as-new-york-s-archbishop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">succeed Cardinal Timothy Dolan<\/a> as leader of the Archdiocese of New York.<\/p>\n<p>What You Need To Know<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Ronald Hicks will be installed as the 11th archbishop of New York on Friday at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral<br \/>\n<br \/>He succeeds Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who has led the archdiocese since 2009<br \/>\n<br \/>Hicks says his leadership will focus on gratitude, missionary discipleship and inclusion<\/p>\n<p>Two key events mark the historic transition: <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/religion\/2026\/02\/06\/vespers-service-marks-introduction-of-new-york-s-next-archbishop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a vespers ceremony Thursday evening<\/a> and the installation Mass at 2 p.m. Friday, both at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral. Hicks said the liturgies will be prayerful, holy and joyful \u2014 but not triumphant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to talk just about bringing a church who\u2019s made up of missionary disciples who want to go out and make disciples. And also, to pass our faith on to the next generations,\u201d Hicks said.<\/p>\n<p>Catholics outside St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral on Thursday said that message resonates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need more love, we need more peace,\u201d said Barbara Sullivan, a parishioner. \u201cMore acceptance of other people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hicks <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/religion\/2025\/12\/18\/pope-leo-names-bishop-ronald-hicks-as-new-archbishop-of-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">was appointed by Pope Leo XIV<\/a>, with whom he shares several similarities. Both are natives of suburban Chicago and both speak fluent Spanish, having spent years ministering to the poor \u2014 Hicks in Central America and the pope in South America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I would like to see a more progressive pope. He\u2019s been pretty good so far, so I\u2019ve really liked him,\u201d said Benjamin Magana, a Catholic visiting the cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>Like Pope Leo, Hicks supports the inclusive vision of Catholicism championed by Pope Francis. On Thursday, he reiterated his intention to ensure the church reflects the diversity of New York City and remains welcoming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited and I\u2019m humbled to be installed as the 11th archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York,\u201d Hicks said.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Dolan\u2019s final mass at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral was celebrated Suday. Dolan was named archbishop in 2009, elevated to cardinal in 2012 and led the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2010 to 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bishop Ronald Hicks says his installation as the next archbishop of New York will focus on gratitude, mission&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[25,75,84,83,9,24,12,26,63,7675,27,200],"class_list":["post-124979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-app-top-stories","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-nia-clark","tag-nyc","tag-religion","tag-top-stories","tag-vod"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}