Overview
- Archbishop Ronald Hicks led his first Sunday Mass on Feb. 8 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, opening in Spanish and calling for a “missionary church” that evangelizes, serves the poor and protects children.
- He was formally installed on Feb. 6 as the 11th archbishop of New York, succeeding Cardinal Timothy Dolan in a ceremony at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not attend the installation, a departure from long-standing custom that drew criticism from some Catholic leaders and a New York Daily News editorial.
- Mamdani said he looks forward to working with Hicks, and the archdiocese confirmed the two have not yet spoken but expect to do so very soon.
- Hicks assumes major administrative duties that include implementing an approximately $300 million clergy sex‑abuse settlement, drawing on experience that includes Spanish fluency and years of missionary work in El Salvador.