In Rome he earned the Doctorate of Canon Law at Pontifical Lateran University and the Doctorate of Sacred Theology at the Angelicum University. In his early career In the church. Bishop Hickey worked closely with Spanishspeaking migrants. He retains a strong identification with that culture. and a determined commitment to end the kind of deprivation and poverty he fought against there. Bishop Hickey himself expressed this commitment eloquently during his installation by quoting from a letter he received from a Catholic lay group. who wrote: We cannot effectively serve the needs of the poor unless we have your example and your leadership.
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