Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan's name is among those most mentioned as a possible successor to Cardinal Edward Egan as the head of the New York Roman Catholic Archdiocese. Egan handed in his retirement papers a year ago, as required for all archbishops at the age of 75. But they still have been accepted by Pope Benedict the 16th before taking effect.
Dolan is an expert in seminary education, a plus in New York, where few men are being ordained.
David Gibson, author of the papal biography "The Rule of Benedict," also says, and we quote: "If you were doing an Identi-Kit for a New York archbishop, the first thing would be, 'Is he Irish?' Dolan fits the bill."
Chester Gillis, author of "Roman Catholicism in America" and a professor at Georgetown, also notes that Dolan was rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome for seven years.
Gillis says it helps if you're known in Rome.
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