Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Bishop Bill Wright apologised to the community in September, and now he's acting

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated January 24 2017 - 12:21pm, first published 11:38am
Appointments: Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Bishop Bill Wright and Zimmerman Services manager Sean Tynan leave the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse hearing in Newcastle in August.
Appointments: Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Bishop Bill Wright and Zimmerman Services manager Sean Tynan leave the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse hearing in Newcastle in August.

HUNTER Catholic Bishop Bill Wright has appointed a new body to advise him on protecting children and vulnerable adults after a public apology in September for the diocese’s “particularly troubled history” of failing to protect children from sexual abuse.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Muswellbrook news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.