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Cardinal Timothy Dolan turned 75 on Thursday. Amid celebrations, he also submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, though there’s no telling when – or even whether – Francis will accept it.
All Catholic bishops are required to submit a letter of resignation when they reach 75 years of age, but recently Francis has left senior leaders to serve for several months and even several years in some major sees.
“You have to submit your letter of resignation,” Dolan told The Catholic Channel on New York’s Sirius XM channel this week, “and you don’t know exactly,” how long it will be before a resignation is accepted.
“sually,” Dolan said, “the Holy See would ask you to stay until your successor is appointed, and you don’t know when that will be.”
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All Catholic bishops are required to submit a letter of resignation when they reach 75 years of age, but recently Francis has left senior leaders to serve for several months and even several years in some major sees.
“You have to submit your letter of resignation,” Dolan told The Catholic Channel on New York’s Sirius XM channel this week, “and you don’t know exactly,” how long it will be before a resignation is accepted.
“sually,” Dolan said, “the Holy See would ask you to stay until your successor is appointed, and you don’t know when that will be.”
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Cardinal Dolan turns 75 – and joins a growing group of senior US churchmen
All Catholic bishops are required to submit a letter of resignation when they reach 75 years of age, but recently Francis has left senior leaders to serve for several months and even several years in some major sees.
