Some of you may not know that even though we host a show on Sirius/XM Satellite radio, The Catholic Channel (Sirius 159/XM 117) is actually run by the Archdiocese of New York for Sirius/XM. So we work closely with both the Archdiocese as well as Sirius/XM. It’s hard to explain, but it seems to work quite well.
Anyway, this morning the following press release was sent to us from our bosses at the Archdiocese. This is big news not only for New York, but also for listeners of The Catholic Channel and Catholics around the world. Congrats to New York, and a hearty welcome to Archbishop Dolan!
From the Archdiocese of New York’s Communications Office:
ARCHBISHOP DOLAN APPOINTED ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK
RETIREMENT OF CARDINAL EGAN ACCEPTED
His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, has appointed His Excellency, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of Milwaukee, to the Archdiocese of New York. Archbishop Dolan has served as the Archbishop of Milwaukee since 2002. He will be the 13th Bishop and 10th Archbishop of the See of New York. He succeeds His Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan, who submitted his letter of retirement upon reaching the age of 75 on April 2, 2007.
Cardinal Egan has been named Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of New York until the Installation of Archbishop Dolan. The Archbishop will be installed by His Excellency, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral on April 15, 2009.
In a statement, Archbishop Dolan addressed New Yorkers, saying, “My brother bishops, priests, religious women and men, seminarians, committed Catholics of this wonderful Church, I pledge to you my love, my life, my heart, and I can tell you already that I love you, I need so much your prayers and support, I am so honored, humbled, and happy to serve as your pastor.”
Born in 1950, the oldest of five children to Robert and Shirley Dolan, Archbishop Dolan’s education began at Holy Infant Grade School in Ballwin, Missouri, and continued at St. Louis Preparatory Seminary, Cardinal Glennon College, and the Pontifical North American College, in Rome.
Ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Louis on June 19, 1976, Father Dolan then served as a parish priest, earned his doctorate in Church History at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D. C., worked at the Apostolic Nunciature (Vatican Embassy) in Washington, D.C., served on the faculty at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, and returned to Rome as rector of the Pontifical North American College.
He came back to the Archdiocese of St. Louis as auxiliary bishop in June 2001, to be appointed Archbishop of Milwaukee a year later.
You are getting a great Archbishop!! I’m in the Milwaukee Archdiocese and met him when he came to our town to close one of our parishes. It was a very moving Mass, and he was very compassionate. After the closing Mass I gave him a knotted rosary, so your Archbishop comes complete with an all-twine knotted rosary. If you meet him remind him that he received one in Beaver Dam and tell him that you guys are part of the reason why he got it.
Actually he just closed one of the church buildings in our merged parish, not a parish. Sorry for the mistake.
I too want to give props to Archbishop Dolan. He is a great Bishop and there is a part of me that is a bit jealous. Well at least I can still hear him weekly on XM. You guys are getting a great boss.
You are so lucky to be getting Archbishop Dolan. I am in Milwaukee and love the work he has done here. I have attended many masses with him presiding and it has been a great pleasure to have him here. I am very sad that we are losing him, but hopefully we get someone just as great.