Dolan Named New York Archbishop, Tim Townsend, St Louis PostDispatch, February 23, 2009

Dolan Named New York Archbishop

By Tim Townsend
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 23, 2009

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/civil-religion/general/2009/02/dolan-named-new-york-archbishop/

Archbishop Timothy Dolan

Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan was named archbishop of New York by Pope Benedict XVI Monday.

Dolan, the 59-year-old St. Louis native, has been rumored to be Benedict’s pick to head the most prominent diocese in the U.S. for months.

“My brother bishops, priests, religious women and men, seminarians, committed Catholics of this wonderful Church,” Dolan said in a statement, “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.”

The St. Louis Archdiocese’s interim leader, Bishop Robert Hermann, said Dolan “has been a stellar priest…”