Pope Leo fires San Diego bishop accused of stealing $250,000

Pope accepts resignation of U.S. bishop charged with embezzlement and money laundering

Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges during his arraignment in court in California.

Pope announces resignation of US bishop accused of embezzling $270K from California parish

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area has resigned amid charges that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish, Pope Leo XIV announced Tuesday. Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges, including money laundering, during a hearing attended by many of his supporters. Shaleta, 69, is accused of embezzling from the St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, east of San D…

Who is Emanuel Shaleta? Pope Leo accepts resignation of California bishop

Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty to embezzlement and money laundering charges during his arraignment.

Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of high-ranking local bishop

The resignation came a day after Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty to felony counts of embezzlement and money laundering.

Leo accepts resignations of Chaldean patriarch and bishop amid corruption scandal

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignations of both the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church and a bishop arrested last week on charges of financial crimes.Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.The Vatican announced March 10 that the pope had accepted the resignations of Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako and Bishop Emanuel Shaleta one day after the bishop entered an initial plea of “not guilty” on …

Pope Leo fires San Diego bishop accused of stealing US$250,000

Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of a Catholic bishop in San Diego who was arrested by local authorities on suspicion of stealing US$250,000 from his congregation, the Vatican announced on Tuesday.