Longtime friend of the Daughters of Divine Charity, Bishop Whalen was installed as Bishop in December 2019. The ceremony took place at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Many loyal friends and religious from his hometown of Staten Island were invited to attend. Shortly after the event, Bishop Whalen visited his friends at St. Joseph Hill Convent to celebrate Christmas Mass in the chapel.We wish well in his role and pray that God give him the strength and fortitude to continue his efforts as Vicar of Clergy in the Archdioceses of New York.