Earlier on Thursday, Dolan introduced the 58-year-old Hicks at a news conference at St. Patrick's, saying, "St. Nicholas has left us an early Christmas gift in the appointment by Pope Leo XIV of our new archbishop, Ronald Hicks."

In a new interview, Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks spoke about how his upcoming in Chicago was similar to Pope Leo XVI. He told Cardinal Timothy Dolan on “SiriusXM’s The Catholic Channel” the two men grew up in the south side of Chicago.

Pope Leo has appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks to replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a friend of President Donald Trump who has served in the position since 2009, as New York’s newest archbishop, a major shake-up in the country’s Catholic leadership that appears to continue the pontiff’s pushback against Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.

Pope Leo has appointed a new archbishop of New York who has first-hand experience of countries from where millions have emigrated to the United States, signaling the potential for a more outspoken approach from bishops on immigration.

Chicago native Bishop Ronald Hicks, head of the Joliet, Illinois, diocese, has been chosen by fellow Chicago native Pope Leo to lead the Archdiocese of New York that oversees the spiritual lives

Pope Leo XIV named Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet as New York's new archbishop, ending Cardinal Timothy Dolan's 16-year tenure.

Pope Leo has named Bishop Aldon Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York. Bishop Hicks, who - like the pope - is from the Chicago area and served in Latin America, will lead one of the Roman Catholic Church's most populous and important postings in the United States.