UK bishop’s errors left people at risk, says safeguarding review

Bishop Robert Byrne resigned unexpectedly as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle last December.

A safeguarding review has identified “failures of culture, leadership, and governance” during the tenure of a bishop who resigned unexpectedly as the head of an English diocese last December.

Bishop Robert Byrne, pictured on March 25, 2019, the date of his installation as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle in England. © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

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