Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph

Pope appoints new bishop in Kansas City, Mo.

By Reuters — September 15, 2015
Bishop James Johnston Jr. will be installed on Nov. 4.

Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Robert Finn for failing to report abuse

By Jane Onyanga-Omara — April 21, 2015
The resignation was offered under the code of canon law that allows a bishop "who has become less able to fulfill his office because of ill health or some other grave cause" to resign.

Troubled Missouri diocese to pay $600,000 abuse settlement

By David Gibson — May 16, 2013
(RNS) The Catholic diocese in Missouri led by Bishop Robert Finn, who was convicted last year of failing to report a priest who was taking pornographic pictures of children, will pay a $600,000 settlement to the family of one of the priest’s victims.
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