Cardinal Francis George OMI, Archbishop of Chicago and principal consecrator, anoints Bishop Malloy’s head with oil as part of the Rite of Ordination Monday, May 14, at the BMO Harris Bank Center. (Photo, courtesy of “The Observer,” by Ron Bergman)

Bishop Thomas G. Doran lays hands on his successor as part of the Rite of Ordination. Bishop David J. Malloy became the ninth bishop of Rockford during a Mass of ordination and installation Monday, May 14. (Photo, courtesy of “The Observer,” by Ron Bergman)

Monday, May 14, was a big day for Rockford as almost 6,000 people gathered at the BMO Harris Bank Center downtown for the ordination and installation of Bishop David J. Malloy as the ninth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Rockford. Leaders of all faiths, civic and national leaders joined to witness the three-hour ceremony. (Photo, courtesy of “The Observer,” by Ron Bergman)