Leo names apostolic administrator after English bishop charged

Archbishop Moth will take caretaker charge of the Diocese of Northampton after Bishop Oakley was charged with rape of a minor.

Pope Leo XIV named an administrator Tuesday to oversee an English diocese after its bishop was charged with the rape of a minor.

The episcopal ordination of Bishop David Oakley, held under COVID-19 restrictions at Northampton Cathedral, England, on March 19, 2020. © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

The pope named Archbishop Richard Moth as apostolic administrator of t…