N.B. Money-quote:
“Pro-Life, TLM-Friendly
“At the same time, several sources in Chicago and Joliet emphasized that Bishop Hicks is decidedly his own man — and has views and priorities that clearly depart from Cardinal Cupich’s.
“For instance, while Cardinal Cupich is known as one of the American episcopacy’s most forceful opponents of the traditional Latin Mass, TLM attendees in the Diocese of Joliet say Bishop Hicks has been anything but hostile.
“‘I have and continue to have a great sense of gratitude to Bishop Hicks for his pastoral wisdom in shielding his flock from the draconian measures issued in Traditionis Custodes,’ said Trevor Alcorn, who attends the TLM at St. John Paul II in Kankakee, Illinois. ‘He knew that the TLM communities had and would continue to bear fruit in his diocese, and he went out of his way to preserve them.’
“Alcorn, who is the co-owner of Tridentine Brewing, described Bishop Hicks’ protection of the TLM in Joliet as ‘silently effective’ because it avoided unnecessary fanfare. He also said it was an instance of synodal leadership because it involved Bishop Hicks ‘listening to the faithful and taking their needs into consideration.’
“Bishop Hicks’ liturgical style appears to exhibit simple reverence and love for the Eucharist. For instance, a video accompanying his pastoral letter features the bishop distributing Communion on the tongue, a posture many associate with Eucharistic piety. Bishop Hicks also promoted the National Eucharistic Revival heavily in Joliet, including serving as the first diocese to welcome this past year’s procession from Indianapolis to Los Angeles.”
The news item:
Bishop Hicks has a diverse and impressive skillset. But how will his Midwestern sensibilities fare in the Big Apple?
In his most significant U.S. episcopal appointment to date, Pope Leo XIV is going back to his Chicago roots, tapping a young prelate with a remarkably similar background to his own as the next archbishop of New York.
The Pope’s pick for the Big Apple is Bishop Ronald Hicks, 58, the current ordinary of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, and a fellow native of Chicago’s south suburbs. Bishop Hicks’ impending appointment was first reported by Spanish outlet Religión Digital on Dec. 15, and EWTN News has confirmed it with two independent sources with direct knowledge. An official announcement from the Vatican is expected tomorrow.
Born in 1967, just 12 years after Pope Leo, Bishop Hicks grew up in South Holland, Illinois, adjacent to the Pope’s hometown of Dolton.
“I recognize a lot of similarities between him and me,” Bishop Hicks told Chicago mediaabout Pope Leo in the wake of the American’s May 8 election to the papacy. “So we grew up literally in the same radius, in the same neighborhood together. We played in the same parks, went swimming in the same pools, liked the same pizza places. … I mean, it’s that real.”
More: https://www.ncregister.com/news/bishop-ronald-hicks-profile
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