Timothy Dolan

    • Name: Timothy Michael Dolan
    • Born: February 6, 1950
    • Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
    • Ordained on June 19, 1976
    • Attended St. Louis Preparatory Seminary South in Shrewsbury, Missouri
    • Graduated from Cardinal Glennon College; B.A. in Philosophy
    • Attended the Pontifical North American College in Rome
    • Received a doctorate in American Church History from the Catholic University of America
    • Named Archbishop of Milwaukee by Pope John Paul II on June 25, 2002
    • Appointed Archbishop of New York on February 23, 2009
  • On February 23, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan as the next archbishop of New York. 59-year-old Dolan, who succeeds the retiring Cardinal Edward Egan, was installed on April 15, 2009.

    1,500 people attended the installation, where Dolan asked them, "will we open up in faith, hope and love to the God who gently knocks on the door of our being, asking Him to live with us? Or will fear, self-absorption, and darkness keep us locked up in ourselves?"Breitbart: Timothy Dolan set to become...Archbishop (April 15, 2009)

  • Archbishop Dolan

    The position of Archbishop of New York is considered the "most prominent" position in the U.S. Roman Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI officially named Timothy Dolan as the successor to the retiring 76-year-old Cardinal Edward Egan, in February 2009. Dolan was welcomed at a Mass held at St. Patrick's Cathedral on the morning of Monday, February 23. As Archbishop of New York, Dolan will lead an estimated 2.5 million Roman Catholic parishioners. The New York Archdiocese includes more than 400 churches in three boroughs and seven New York counties.FOX News: Monsignor Timothy Dolan Named N.Y. Archbishop
  • The New York Archdiocese

    The New York Archdiocese includes an estimated 2.5 million Catholics, and is second only to Los Angeles in size.FOX News: Monsignor Timothy Dolan Named N.Y. Archbishop(February 23, 2009)

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