Cardinal Dolan's Final Midnight Mass as Archbishop of New York

Final Midnight Mass for Cardinal Dolan

• 🕯️ Cardinal Timothy Dolan will lead his last midnight mass as Archbishop of New York at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
• 🗓️ This marks a significant moment as he prepares for retirement in February after serving New York's 2.8 million Catholics for over a decade.
• 🏛️ Mayor Eric Adams is also expected to attend, making this his final midnight mass as mayor.

Transition to New Leadership

• 🤝 Bishop Ronald Hicks, currently Bishop of Juliet, Illinois, will succeed Cardinal Dolan as the new Archbishop of New York.
• 📅 Archbishop-designate Hicks will be installed at St. Patrick's Cathedral in February.
• 🌍 Bishop Hicks will also be holding his last midnight mass in Juliet, Illinois, tonight.

Retirement and Future Plans

• 👴 Cardinal Dolan turned 75 this year, the mandatory retirement age, and submitted his retirement request to the Vatican earlier.
• ✍️ He has received offers for writing a book and a documentary on the state of the church in the United States.
• ⏳ Dolan expressed a desire to appreciate the chance to set his own schedule in retirement.

Public Access and Services

• 🎟️ Tickets for the midnight mass were distributed via a lottery system and are no longer available.
• 💻 The cathedral will be streaming the midnight mass on its website for those unable to attend.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Other masses at St. Patrick's Cathedral today, including regular services and a Christmas Eve family mass, are open to the public.