Pope Leo XIV is expected to accept Timothy Cardinal Dolan\u2019s resignation this week \u2014 and will possibly name a bishop from the pontiff\u2019s Illinois home state to lead the Archdiocese of New York, well-placed sources said.<\/p>\n
Dolan, who has served as archbishop since 2009,\u00a0submitted his resignation<\/a>\u00a0in February after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.<\/p>\n Insiders said the Holy Father is now set to accept the resignation, and that he is considering naming Bishop Ron Hicks, of Joliet, Ill., near the pope\u2019s Windy City hometown, to replace Dolan.<\/p>\n Bishop Ronald Hicks of Illinois is expected to be named the new cardinal at the Archdiocese of New York by Pope Leo. Diocese of Jolliet<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s in the works for this week, I\u2019m told,\u201d said Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive who has long-standing ties to Dolan and the archdiocese. \u201cIt\u2019s going to happen. It\u2019s a question of when.\u201d<\/p>\n Astorino \u2014 who launched \u201cThe Catholic Channel\u201d on Sirius XM, co-hosted a show with Dolan and had his daughter baptized by the cardinal \u2014 also\u00a0posted the report on X this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cStrong rumors that @Pontifex has accepted the resignation of @CardinalDolan and will appoint Bishop Ron Hicks of Joliet, Illinois,\u201d he wrote Monday.<\/p>\n Other sources in the Catholic Church confirmed the coming changing of the guard.<\/p>\n Officials at the Archdiocese of New York\u00a0and the Diocese of Joliet did not return requests for comment.<\/p>\n Hicks, 58, serves in the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois, while Pope Leo,\u00a0born Robert Prevost<\/a>, hails from the South Side of Chicago.<\/p>\n Timothy Dolan has served as cardinal at the Archdiocese of New York since 2009 before reaching retirement age. X\/Cardinal Dolan<\/p>\n Prevost, a Villanova University grad, in May became the first American pontiff in the church\u2019s 2,000-year history, and was selected by the College of Cardinals following the death of Pope Francis.<\/p>\n \u201cHe doesn\u2019t seem like some figure or theory out there,\u201d Hicks\u00a0told\u00a0WGN-TV News<\/a>\u00a0in Chicago after the new pope was announced.\u00a0\u201cBut he\u2019s a normal\u00a0guy from a normal neighborhood we grew up in. For me, it makes him so relatable.\u201d<\/p>\n Hicks grew up in South Holland, Ill., and was named the sixth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Joliet by Pope Francis in July 2020 before being installed at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus two months later, according to his\u00a0Joliet diocese bio page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pope Leo XIV accepted Timothy Cardinal Dolan\u2019s resignation and is expected to replace him with Bishop Ron Hicks. Getty Images<\/p>\n The change in leadership in New York comes as the archdiocese\u00a0is scrambling to raise $300 million<\/a>\u00a0to settle 1,300 claims of child sex abuse by priests and Catholic Church lay staffers.\u00a0<\/p>\n That has forced church officials to tighten their belts and cut costs, including by selling real estate, laying off staff and reducing the operating budget at the archdiocese by 10% to reach the target amount.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n