Ronald Aldon Hicks

Ronald Aldon Hicks (born August 4, 1967) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Joliet in Illinois since 2020.

After his graduation, Hicks spent a year volunteering for the organization Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (Our Little Brothers) at one of their orphanages in Mexico.

[4] After his ordination in 1994, the archdiocese assigned Hicks as an associate pastor at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Chicago, Illinois, for two years.

[3] In 2005, Hicks moved to El Salvador to serve as regional director for Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos facilities in Latin America.

[2] For the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Hicks is a member of the Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations.