Archbishop Dolan elected head of bishops' group in surprise

In an upset, the archbishop of New York has been elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Archbishop Timothy Dolan handed a surprise defeat to Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz. Kicanas is the sitting vice president of the conference.

It is the first time since the 1960s that a vice presidential candidate was on the ballot for president and lost.

Dolan received 54 percent of the vote Tuesday, while Kicanas won 46 percent, on the third round of balloting.