Sep 26, 2018 / 15:45 pm
Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore has begun an investigation into the alleged misconduct of Bishop Michael Bransfield, who until recently led the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
Lori was appointed apostolic administrator of West Virginia's only diocese Sept. 13, and was charged by Pope Francis with undertaking an investigation in allegations of "sexual harassment of adults" against Bransfield.
Bransfield's resignation as diocesan bishop was accepted by the pope on the same day as Lori's appointment.
In a Sept. 25 letter to clergy of the diocese, Lori reported that he had formed a five-member investigative team "comprised of three men and two women, including one non-Catholic, who bring a breadth of investigative expertise and experience to the their work."