English bishop’s installation highlights abuse victims
August 09, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Survivors of clerical sexual abuse played a prominent part in the installation of Bishop Stephen Wright, the new bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.
Pope Francis appointed Bishop Wright to the troubled English diocese in June. He succeeds Bishop Robert Byrne, who resigned last December at the age of 68 after only three years in office.
A recent report by the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency found that Bishop Byrne, by promoting a priest with a “clear pattern of grooming behavior,” put others at risk of sexual abuse.
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