Bishop Robert Byrne, was formerly of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle until he stood down ... referred to as Father A as he is facing further court proceedings. Father A socialised with the ...

The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle has paid an undisclosed sum to parents of three boys assaulted by Father Adrian McLeish, the first pay-out of its kind in the North-East. McLeish, 49 ...

A diocese that ignored grooming concerns must acknowledge its mistakes, a whistleblower has said. A review found Bishop Robert Byrne put people at risk in the Hexham and Newcastle diocese to ...

A church spokesman for the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle has issued an apology to the victim after Father Michael Higginbottom was sentenced for the abuse, which happened when he worked at St ...

Gardner was a close associate of Bishop Robert Byrne, who resigned from the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle amid ...

The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency has announced that the Hexham and Newcastle has achieved good practice in all eight of the safeguarding standards Hexham and Newcastle diocese ...