Boston, Mass., Jun 30, 2023 / 09:54 am
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Neil Tiedemann, who recently turned 75, the mandatory age for bishops to submit a letter offering to step down from their ecclesiastical office.
Tiedemann served as auxiliary bishop in the diocese since 2016, after he was appointed to the position by Pope Benedict XVI.
“I am grateful for Bishop Tiedemann’s many years of dedicated service here in Brooklyn and Queens,” Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan said in a statement released by the diocese on Friday.
“Bishop Tiedemann has had extraordinary experience beyond the boundaries of our diocese and therefore was able to enrich us with his knowledge, passion, and dedication to the Church and its people,” he said.