The Roman Catholic bishop of Hexham and Newcastle has left his post, saying the role is “too great a burden”. Bishop Robert Byrne took on the position in 2019, becoming the 14th person to take ...

A Roman Catholic bishop tried to find work for a priest ... Bishop Robert Byrne, was formerly of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle until he stood down in December. He also ignored safeguarding ...

Bishop Robert Byrne undermined safety in the Hexham and Newcastle diocese, the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) said, external. He was bishop from 2019 to 2022 but stepped down amid ...

who resigned from the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle amid serious concerns over his friendship with the priest in ...

Angie Richardson quit as a safeguarding coordinator for Hexham and Newcastle diocese over the bishop's behaviour. A review by the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) concluded that he ...

The Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle has led tributes alongside ... following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. Credit: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales The Archbishop ...

English Bishop Robert Byrne of Hexham and Newcastle from 2019 until December 2022, when resigned. (Credit: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.) Listen LEICESTER, United Kingdom ...

Byrne's troubled tenure in Hexham and Newcastle has been the subject of four inquiries, including one from the Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops. The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency of ...

Gardner was previously a religious education adviser to the Catholic ... after bishops first learnt of his abuse. Both Gardner and Quigley have been laicised. The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle ...

A Roman Catholic bishop tried to find work at an overseas ... Bishop Robert Byrne, formerly of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle until he stood down in December, also ignored safeguarding ...