The Vatican announced today that Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York. Archbishop Dolan will remain as Archbishop of Milwaukee until Wednesday, April 15, when he will be installed as Archbishop of New York during a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

"I am honored by this appointment," Archbishop Dolan said, "as I was honored by my appointment as Archbishop of Milwaukee. I am deeply grateful for the confidence of Pope Benedict XVI. Yet, I must admit sadness in the prospect of leaving the people of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, whom I have come to know, love and deeply appreciate. I am very much at home here. It will be tough to leave."

Archbishop Dolan was appointed Archbishop of Milwaukee on June 25, 2002, and was installed as the tenth Archbishop of Milwaukee on August 28, 2002.

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