Pope Sacks Bishop Of Memphis Following Investigation

Pope Francis forced the resignation of the bishop of Memphis Wednesday after an investigation into his alleged church law violations and mishandling of diocesan finances.

WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 11: Catholicos Karekin II (2nd L), Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians meets with religious leaders of other faiths during a brief tour of the Jefferson Memorial October 11, 2007 in Washington, DC. During the final day of his tour to the United States, Catholicos Karekin II delivered a speech in front of the memorial on religious freedoms. Also pictured are Rabbi David Saperstein (2nd R) of the Religious Action Center and Bishop Martin Holley of the Archdiocese of Washington (C). (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Tuesday reports from WMC5 and Church Militant also broke the news of Holleys then-impending firing before the Vatican announced it and claimed that a source within the church confirmed that Francis planned to fire Holley for reasons of “pastoral governance” and that Holley had in fact refused to resign.

The Vatican sent two archbishops to the diocese to investigate Holleys tenure as bishop. Holley served as an auxiliary bishop in Washington, D.C. for 12 years and was appointed as bishop of Memphis, Tennessee in 2016. Upon assuming his role as Bishop of Memphis, he reportedly transferred 40 priests loyal to himself from D.C. to Memphis, sparking the initial complaints from parishioners.

The Vatican has not publicized the results of the archbishops investigation.

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