Who Is Bishop Ronald Hicks? Pope Leo Gives Donald Trump Another Immigration Headache

Pope Leo XIV has chosen Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next Archbishop of New York, a fellow Chicagoan who joined a chorus of Catholic bishops in criticizing the immigration raids by President Donald Trump’s administration earlier this year.

In November, Hicks endorsed a special message from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops condemning the Trump administration’s immigration raids, which have targeted Chicago in particular.

In a statement then urging Catholics to share the message, Hicks said it “affirms our solidarity with all our brothers and sisters as it expresses our concerns, opposition, and hopes with clarity and conviction. It is grounded in the church’s enduring commitment to the Catholic social teaching of human dignity and a call for meaningful immigration reform.”

Hicks is the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois and replaces the retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a prominent conservative figure in the U.S. Catholic hierarchy.

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This article includes reporting by The Associated Press.