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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Polish Archbishop Andrzej Dziega, known for ignoring victims of sexual abuse
The announcement that Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of Archbishop Andrzej Dziega of Szczecin-Kamien with no explanation in a Feb. 24 statement from the apostolic nunciature caused a...
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland, Maine, names Father...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland, Maine, and appointed as his successor Father James T....
Pope Francis accepts Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville resignation after Vatican-ordered apostolic visitation
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, 65, has resigned from pastoral governance of the diocese. Pope Francis accepted the resignation June...
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, appoints Bishop Richard Henning,...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island, and Coadjutor Bishop Richard G. Henning of...
Pope Francis accepts resignation of German Bishop Franz-Josef Bode for mistakes in reappraisal of...
OSNABRUECK, Germany -- The vice president of the German bishops' conference, Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, has become the first Catholic bishop in Germany to resign...
Paris archbishop Michel Aupetit’s actions were ‘sinful,’ but not among the most serious sins,...
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ROME -- Pope Francis told reporters he accepted the resignation of Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris because the archbishop's...
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Spanish Bishop Xavier Novell Goma, who spoke out in...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a Spanish bishop who had made controversial statements in favor of Catalan independence.
The Vatican announced...
Provocative Wisconsin priest says Bishop Callahan asked for his resignation because he is ‘divisive’...
WASHINGTON -- Father James Altman, pastor of St. James the Less Parish in La Crosse, Wisconsin, told Massgoers May 23 that Bishop William P....
Pope Francis appoints bishop for Duluth Father Daniel J. Felton, accepts resignation of New...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Father Daniel J. Felton, a priest of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and its vicar general, to...
German Archbishop Hesse, Bishop Schwaderlapp offer resignations in wake of abuse report
HAMBURG, Germany -- Hamburg Archbishop Stefan Hesse has offered his resignation to Pope Francis in the wake of a report on the Cologne Archdiocese's...