Leo XIV Appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks as Archbishop of New York
Monsignor Hicks was ordained as a priest in 1994 by likely homosexual Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. He was ordained as an auxiliary bishop by pro-homosexual Cardinal Blase Cupich, whom he owes his entire carreer.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who has led the Archdiocese of New York since 2009, will be remembered for permitting a transvestite show funeral for homosexual activist Cecilia Gentili at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in February 2024.
In all likelihood, substantively, Bishop Hicks will not differ significantly from Cardinal Dolan.
First Generation-X Prelate at Major US Archdiocese
Bishop Hicks will be the first Generation-X prelate (born roughly between 1965 and 1980) to hold a major U.S. see. He comes from a very different era of seminary formation.
The Archbishop of New York is traditionally appointed a cardinal.
From 2005 to 2010, Bishop Hicks spent five years on missionary assignment in El Salvador.
The article's picture shows Rev Hicks bearing relics of Archbishop Óscar Romero at a 2015 beatification event in San Salvador. Romero was a left-wing political activist.
In 2010, Monsignor Hicks became Dean of Seminary Formation for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Cardinal Cupich's Ally
Cardinal Blase Cupich elevated him to the post of Vicar General in 2015.
In 2018, Hicks was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Chicago, and in 2020 he was named Bishop of Joliet, Illinois, a suburban Chicago diocese.
Monsignor Hicks is closely associated with the Cupich and Pope Francis ecclesial style. His public record includes high praise for both figures.
He is widely regarded as a disciplined administrator.
His record in the Diocese of Joliet suggests a restrained and even friendly approach to existing Traditional Latin Mass communities. However, as a loyalist, he may act differently under pressure from New York and the Vatican.
New York Archdiocese Faces Major Challenges
Cardinal Dolan’s final years have been marked by severe financial strain on the archdiocese.
The leadership transition comes as the Archdiocese of New York works to raise $300 million to settle roughly 1,300 sexual abuse claims. To meet that goal, the archdiocese has cut costs, reduced its operating budget by 10 percent, laid off staff, and sold major real-estate assets.
These include plans to sell the land beneath the Lotte New York Palace hotel for approximately $490 million—partly to repay loans taken out for earlier settlements—as well as an expected $100 million from the sale of the former archdiocesan headquarters on First Avenue.
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