Richmond Hill section of Queens. Retirement On July 19, 2020, Cisneros reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 for bishops and submitted his letter of resignation to Pope Francis. On October 30, 2020, Pope Francis accepted Cisneros' resignation. Cisneros continues to serve as pastor of Holy Child Jesus, as well as vicar of Hispanic concerns for the diocese. On January 20, 2022, Cisneros traveled to Chalatenango, El Salvador to celebrate a mass at the gravesites of Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford. The two nuns from the Archdiocese of New York were murdered on December 2, 1980, by soldiers of the El Salvador Army. See also Catholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops References External links Diocese of Brooklyn 1945 births Living people People from Villa Clara Province Cuban emigrants to the United States Niagara University alumni Bishops of Annaghdown 20th-century American Roman Catholic priests 21st-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops