Bishop Jan Tyrawa by Krzysztof Mizera -- own work -- CC BY-SA 4.0
Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of Jan Tyrawa, the bishop of Bydgoszcz in northern Poland, following an investigation into allegations of covering up clerical sexual abuse of minors.
In accordance with its usual practice, the Press Office of the Holy See gave no reason for the resignation. A communiqué from the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, noted that Pope Francis had appointed Bishop Wiesław Śmigiel of the neighbouring diocese of Toruń as Apostolic Administrator of Bydgoszcz.
