"I'm going to talk just about being a church who's made up of missionary disciples who want to go out and make disciples, and also to pass our faith on to the next generations," he said. "I'm going to talk about a church that builds bridges, goes out to the peripheries, engages the world and lives her mission a missionary church."
"In other words, who's going to be there? Everyone. Everyone," he said. "This is good because New York is a place where the whole world lives and calls home, and the Catholic Church is universal, gathering and engaging everyone. I'm excited and I'm humbled to be installed as the 11th archbishop of the archdiocese of New York."
Ronald Hicks will be installed Friday as the 11th archbishop of New York at St. Patrick's Cathedral. The archdiocese serves roughly 2.5 million Catholics across Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island and seven counties to the north. Hicks, 58 and formerly bishop of Joliet, Illinois, plans to speak about missionary discipleship, passing the faith to future generations, building bridges, reaching the peripheries and engaging the world, with frequent references to Pope Leo XI and themes of gratitude. Attendees will include Catholic leaders and laity, representatives from other faiths, government, business, labor, education, the arts and first responders. The appointment replaces Cardinal Timothy Dolan and signals a new chapter for the U.S. Catholic Church.
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