A relatively unknown Illinois bishop has been selected to replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan as the archbishop of the most high-profile diocese in the United States.

Bishop Ronald Hicks will replace Dolan as the Catholic Church‘s spiritual authority in the Archdiocese of New York, among the most preeminent pastoral offices in the country — and one currently entangled in financial crisis.

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