Timothy Dolan
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Timothy Michael Dolan is an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 2009 to 2025. Dolan served as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2010 to
Dolan in 2019, during the entrance procession of Mass at the University of St. Thomas
Cardinal Dolan in his liturgical vestments (2009)
Cardinal Dolan at the 2016 Saint Patrick's Day Parade in New York City
Pontifical Irish College, Rome, Italy (2009)
2025 conclave
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A conclave was held on 7 and 8 May 2025 to elect a new pope to succeed Francis, who had died on 21 April 2025. Of the 135 eligible cardinal electors, all but two attended. On the fourth ballot, the co
Timothy Dolan
…acting as a consensus-builder among American and Latin American cardinals. According to several reports, Cardinal Dolan acted as a kingmaker in the 2025 papal conclave, gathering strong support for Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was eventually elected pope as Leo XIV. Analysts noted that Dolan used his influence to steer…
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Cardinals participating in the conclave stayed at Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Cardinals and bishops in the New Synod Hall (pictured in 2014), one of the venues for the general congregations
The doors of the Sistine Chapel (pictured in 2014) were shut at 5:46 p.m. on 7 May.