His diocese had two bishops resign within 9 months of his changing sees, with his original see being sede vacante for nearly all of that time. When a diocese is sede vacante, the administrator is not supposed to make any decisions, but just keep things running as it was. So, if there were problems in his previous diocese, it is entirely …
His diocese had two bishops resign within 9 months of his changing sees, with his original see being sede vacante for nearly all of that time. When a diocese is sede vacante, the administrator is not supposed to make any decisions, but just keep things running as it was. So, if there were problems in his previous diocese, it is entirely possible that they were due to his decisions or administrative practices. If the problems are serious enough, and it seems to the Pope that he was the cause, keeping him as head of a larger and more important archdiocese would not be a good idea. But this is all speculation, as no reasons are forthcoming.
His diocese had two bishops resign within 9 months of his changing sees, with his original see being sede vacante for nearly all of that time. When a diocese is sede vacante, the administrator is not supposed to make any decisions, but just keep things running as it was. So, if there were problems in his previous diocese, it is entirely possible that they were due to his decisions or administrative practices. If the problems are serious enough, and it seems to the Pope that he was the cause, keeping him as head of a larger and more important archdiocese would not be a good idea. But this is all speculation, as no reasons are forthcoming.