Church Catholic Church Name Dennis Hickey | Consecration March 14, 1968 Appointed January 5, 1968 | |
See Titular See of Rusuccuru In office March 14, 1968 - January 16, 1990 Ordination June 7, 1941
by James E. Kearney Died October 6, 1999, Rochester, New York, United States | ||
Dennis Walter Hickey (October 28, 1914 – October 6, 1999) was a Bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rochester from 1968-1990.
Biography
Born in Dansville, New York, Dennis Hickey was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Rochester on June 7, 1941 by Bishop James E. Kearney.
On January 5, 1968 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru and Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester. He was consecrated bishop by Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, the Apostolic Delegate to the United States, on March 14, 1968. The principal co-consecrators were Rochester Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and Bishop Emeritus James E. Kearney.
Hickey served as an auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on January 16, 1990. He died on October 6, 1999 at the age of 84.