Brazilian bishop resigns following allegation of financial impropriety
October 31, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Carlos Alberto dos Santos, 69, from the governance of the Diocese of Itabuna, Brazil.
In 2023, a prosecutor accused the prelate of receiving a teacher’s salary in another Brazilian state, even though he had not taught there since 2005, when Pope Benedict appointed him bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas.
In 2017, Pope Francis named Santos bishop of Itabuna, a larger diocese.
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