Reverend Gerald Kicanas, 77, now a bishop emeritus of Tucson, appointed to the Diocese of Las Cruces.

Tucson Bishop Emeritus Gerald Kicanas has come out of retirement to serve as apostolic administrator at the request of Pope Leo XIV. Kicanas and Leo have been longtime friends since their time as ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Like Pope Leo XIV, Bishop Emeritus Gerald Kicanas of the Diocese of Tucson was born and raised in Chicago. The two men have known each other for more than 30 years.

Bishop Gerald Kicanas spoke with the new pope just after he was selected, sending him congratulations and prayers.

That vice president, Tuscon Bishop Gerald Kicanas, once served as rector of a Chicago archdiocese seminary in northwest suburban Mundelein.

Pope Francis dismissed Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland, an outspoken conservative one of his fiercest critics, on Saturday.

The visit was ordered by the Pope and conducted by Bishop Dennis Sullivan of Camden, and Bishop Emeritus Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, according to the statement.

On Saturday, DiNardo described how Bishop Dennis Sullivan of New Jersey and the retired Bishop Emeritus Gerald Kicanas of Arizona conducted "an exhaustive inquiry into all aspects of the ...

The visitation was carried out by Bishop Dennis Sullivan of Camden, New Jersey, and Bishop Emeritus Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Arizona.

LAS CRUCES - Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas will celebrate Holy Week observances this week. He's slated to celebrate the Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7 p.m. Thursday ...

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson greets men at the “comedor,” the kitchen and dining hall of the Aid Center for Deported Migrants in Nogales, Mexico, Dec. 20. Bishop Kicanas and Nogales ...

Bishop Emeritus Gerald Kicanas of Tucson has replaced Bishop Oscar Cantu for the time being. Cantu was recently reassigned to the Diocese of San Jose, California.