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June 7, 2016

Pope Francis puts Guam archbishop accused of sex abuse on leave

While not removing Archbishop Anthony Apuron of Agana, Guam, pictured in a 2012 photo at the Vatican, Pope Francis named Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples to serve as apostolic administrator of the archdiocese.

Mounting accusations of sexual abuse against the archbishop of Guam have prompted Pope Francis to name a Vatican official to oversee the Catholic Church on the Pacific island territory while the charges are investigated.

Published in International