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Pope removes conservative critic Joseph Strickland as bishop of Tyler, Texas

It is rare for the pope to remove a bishop from office. The Vatican said it asked Strickland to resign Thursday, but he declined, prompting Francis to remove him from office two days later.

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Pope Francis removes conservative Texas bishop who was critical of him

Bishop Joseph Strickland, a vocal critic of Pope Francis, has been removed from the diocese of Tyler, Texas, after he refused to resign.

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Pope Francis removes a leading US conservative critic as bishop of Tyler, Texas

Pope Francis removes a leading US conservative critic as bishop of Tyler, Texas
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Pope forcibly removes a leading US conservative bishop

A one-line statement from the Vatican said Pope Francis had "relieved" Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas of the pastoral governance.

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Pope removes Tyler s Bishop Joseph Strickland after opposition to church reforms | State

Pope Francis has removed the bishop of Tyler, Joseph Strickland, who had been openly critical of the pope’s efforts to reform the Catholic Church to be more inclusive of women

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