Bishop Robert C. Morlino of the Diocese of Madison issued the following statement February 23 on the appointment of Archbishop Timothy Dolan as archbishop of New York:
“While the State of Wisconsin is loosing an excellent pastor, I cannot react to the news of today’s appointment with anything but joy! Archbishop Timothy Dolan, who I’ve been blessed to know for many years — as rector of the North American College, Auxiliary-Bishop of Saint Louis, and as my own metropolitan archbishop — is a man dedicated, without question, to the service of Christ and His Church.
“While he comes to the Archdiocese of New York equipped with a tremendous understanding of the history of our Church and a profound love of the priesthood, Archbishop Dolan is also a man particularly endowed with gifts of charity and zeal, and is truly dedicated to the New Evangelization proclaimed by Pope John Paul the Great.
“Building on the great work already accomplished by the faithful of the Archdiocese of New York, including his most recent predecessors Edward Cardinal Egan and John Cardinal O’Connor, I am certain that Archbishop Dolan will be an outstanding pastor and father, guiding his new flock to ever deeper faith, hope, and charity.”