THE “serious failures of leadership” of the now former Roman Catholic Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle, the Rt Revd Robert Byrne, put people at risk during his short tenure, a safeguarding review of the ...

Bishop Robert Byrne stepped down from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in December, stating his role had “become too great a burden to bear”. An official investigation by Archbishop Malcolm ...

But media reports that “lewd” lockdown parties were held at Newcastle’s St Mary’s Cathedral were “simply untrue”, according to an inquiry into events leading up to Bishop Robert Byrne ...

Bishop Robert Byrne was heavily criticised for promoting Canon Michael McCoy despite safeguarding concerns. Angie Richardson quit as a safeguarding coordinator for Hexham and Newcastle diocese ...

The installation of the new bishop of Hexham and Newcastle in the northeast of England was very different from the usual ceremonies to inaugurate bishops. It included a moment, without obvious ...

Bishop Robert Byrne CO, the Roman Catholic bishop of Hexham and Newcastle visited the Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. He was there ...

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A bishop ignored warnings about his "inappropriate relationship" with a paedophile friar, a report has found. Bishop Robert Byrne was said to have made a "succession of errors of judgment" before ...

THE Bishop of Newcastle, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, has added her voice to calls for the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign in response to the Makin report on John Smyth, now thought to be the most ...

The Bishop of Newcastle has branded the Archbishop of York's Christmas Day sermon "empty words" after he said the Church of England needs to "kneel in penitence" and "be changed". Responding to ...

Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley has published a letter she received from the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell which she said indicated "a ...