Bishop John Brungardt of Dodge City, Kansas, returns to his seat after receiving Communion during a Mass with U.S. bishops from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome Jan. 14, 2020. (CNS/Paul Haring)
Dodge City, Kansas Denying any wrongdoing, Bishop John Brungardt of Dodge City has stepped away from his duties and pledged to cooperate with authorities investigating an allegation of abuse of a minor made against him.
The diocese said in a statement Feb. 8 that the accusation is being investigated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
The bureau recently notified the diocese of the accusation.