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Gardner was a close associate of Bishop Robert Byrne, who resigned from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle ... A report, from the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA), previously ...

The former Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle has been reported to the police following an allegation of abuse, according to the Catholic Herald. Rt Rev Robert Byrne who’s 66, resigned in December citing ...

A priest of the diocese of Hexham and Newcastle for over ... of ICEL for many years. With Bishop David Konstant of Leeds, Mgr Nichols contributed to the writing of the moral section of the new ...