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An association of Carmelite nuns will now direct day to day operations of the Arlington monastery where nuns rejected the bishop’s authority last summer over his investigation into reports their ...
The Vatican informed the nuns on April 18 that the association would direct day to day operations of the monastery while Olson would oversee other matters, including the election of the leadership.
Now Arlington police are investigating the allegations coming from both sides in the dispute between a cloistered nun and Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson. Fort Worth diocese alleges drugs in ...
Byrne grew up in the Washington suburb of McLean, Virginia, in a devout Catholic family as one of eight siblings. [2] She is the older sister of Bishop William Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield who is known for taking over the western Massachusetts diocese as it was still dealing with the aftermath of allegations of sexual abuse and cover-ups.
Michael Francis Burbidge (born June 16, 1957) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the bishop of the Diocese of Arlington in Virginia since 2016. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2006 and as bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh in North Carolina from 2006 to 2016.
Pope Paul VI erected the Diocese of Arlington on May 28, 1974, removing its territory from the Diocese of Richmond. [8] [1] The pope appointed Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Welsh of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as the first bishop of Arlington. [9] During his tenure, Welsh established six new parishes and dedicated eleven new churches in the diocese.
The Tarrant County Court stated the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth has jurisdiction in the case of a nun accused of breaking her chastity vow. Tarrant judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Arlington ...