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 13th Bishop of Newcastle has been announced as Dr Helen-Ann Hartley. Dr Hartley, who grew up in Sunderland, is currently the Bishop of Ripon in the Church of England. The late Queen approved ...

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 ...

The Right Reverend Christine Hardman, who in 2015 became the Diocese of Newcastle's 12th bishop since 1882, will step down on 30 November. The 70-year-old said great progress had been made in ...

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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 ...