Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Brendan J. Cahill of Victoria, Texas, as the new bishop of Joliet, Illinois.
The appointment was publicized in Washington Sept. 17 by Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
The Diocese of Joliet has been administered by apostolic administrator Auxiliary Bishop Dennis E. Spies, named to the post when, in one of the most anticipated U.S. episcopal appointments of his pontificate so far, Pope Leo XIV appointed then-Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet as archbishop of New York on Dec. 18, 2025.
Bishop Cahill has headed the Diocese of Victoria since 2015 and began a three-year term as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration Last November after having served one year as chairman-elect.
The Joliet Diocese said Bishop Cahill’s installation Mass will be scheduled for November. Additional details regarding the installation will be announced as they become available.
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