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Bishop Robert Byrne, who resigned in December 2022 as bishop of Hexham and Newcastle after only three years in office, put people at risk of being sexually abused, a report by the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency has found.
The former Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle put people at "potential risk" by ignoring safeguarding advice and having a close friendship with a registered sex offender, a review has found.