MISSISSIPPI
Washington Times
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A retired Roman Catholic bishop in Jackson has died.
Current Bishop Joseph Kopacz says Bishop William Houck died early Wednesday at St. Dominic’s Hospital of complications following heart surgery.
Houck, 89, led the diocese covering 65 counties in central and northern Mississippi from 1984 to 2003. …
His tenure was marred by lawsuits against the diocese over sexual abuse by priests.
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