New York Prepares for New Archbishop

At 2:00 pm on Wednesday afternoon, the Most Reverend Timothy Dolan will be installed as the tenth Archbishop for the Archdiocese of New York and Catholics around the world will be watching.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Catholic Online) - In the Octave of Easter, the spotlight for American Catholics is focused on New York City and St. Patrick's Cathedral. On Wednesday April 15 The Most Reverend Timothy Dolan will be installed as the Archbishop of New York, succeeding His Eminence Edward Cardinal Egan at an afternoon Mass. He will become the 13th Bishop and 10th Archbishop in the See of New York.

The events of installation will begin with Vespers on Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm and conclude with the 2:00pm Mass at St. Patrick's on Wednesday. Services will be carried on local television outlets as well as EWTN.

Catholic New Yorkers are expectant, with Archbishop Dolan's reputation as a man of great faith, personal warmth, and faithfulness to the Church's Magisterium preceding him. Many are looking to him as an energetic shepherd who will bring a renewed sense of joy and excitement for the faith to the city.

In a statement issued at the time of his appointment, Archbishop Dolan addressed his new flock, 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."

Archbishop Dolan was born in 1950, the oldest of five children to Robert and Shirley Dolan. His education is a tapestry of Catholic formation, beginning at Holy Infant Grade School in Ballwin, Missouri, followed by St. Louis Preparatory Seminary, Cardinal Glennon College, and the Pontifical North American College, in Rome.He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Louis on June 19, 1976.

The incoming Archbishop's history of service in the church brought him early recognition as a gifted pastor and leader. He 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, and appointed Archbishop of Milwaukee a year later.

A copy of the Mass booklet for the Archbishop Dolan's installation can be found at the archdiocese website, http://www.archny.org/.

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