Private funeral for Victorian bishop

AUSTRALIA
Bay 93.9

06 April 2016

The funeral for a former Victorian bishop who knew about pedophile priests will be limited to family and close friends.

A former Victorian bishop who moved pedophile priests between parishes will have a small and private funeral.

Bishop Ronald Mulkearns died before completing his evidence to the child abuse royal commission about the Catholic Church’s handling of pedophile priests during his 1971-1997 years in charge of the Ballarat diocese.

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