"The Chicago-born new archbishop of 2.8 million Catholics in New York was greeted with fanfare and applause both inside and outside the renowned house of worship in Midtown often called by Hicks' predecessor, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, as America's parish church. Midtown was swarmed with members of clergy as nuns and other people of faith passed by yellow cabs and commuters rushing to work to attend the history-making commemoration."
"Dolan handed Hicks his crozier (staff), marking the first change in archdiocese leadership since 2009. Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, represented Leo XIV at Friday's Mass, reading aloud the Pope's official letter announcing the change in command. Standing before hundreds of faithful who packed into the pews, Hicks received the Apostolic Letter, then lifted it above his head and showed it to the masses signaling the transition of power."
Ronald Hicks, Chicago-born, officially became the 11th archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York on Feb. 6, 2026, at St. Patrick's Cathedral. He now leads approximately 2.8 million Catholics across the archdiocese. The installation Mass began just after 2 p.m. and drew clergy, nuns and lay faithful who packed Midtown around the cathedral. The ritual included Hicks knocking three times on the cathedral doors with a golden hammer, a large procession to the altar, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan handing Hicks his crozier. Cardinal Christophe Pierre read the Pope's Apostolic Letter, which Hicks raised to the congregation to signal the transition.
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