Melbourne, Australia, Aug 20, 2007 / 08:00 am
The Australian Catholic priest, Monsignor Geoff Baron, who was caught on video insulting and verbally abusing a group of skateboarders, has resigned from his post as the Dean of Melbourne’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Parishioners at St Patrick's were informed yesterday of Monsignor Geoff Baron's resignation in the parish newsletter, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
Msgr. Baron voluntarily tendered his resignation to the Archbishop of Melbourne, the Most Reverend Denis Hart, on August 15.
"Monsignor Baron freely and spontaneously offered his resignation as Dean of St Patrick's and parish administrator of St John's parish, East Melbourne, and it was accepted by the archbishop," Catholic church spokesman Jim O'Farrell said.