Robert Finn (bishop)

Robert Finn (bishop)

Robert William Finn (born April 2, 1953, St. Louis, Missouri) is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, having succeeded Raymond James Boland on May 24, 2005. Finn is the first and only U.S. bishop to be convicted of the misdemeanor crime of failure to report a priest suspected of child sex abuse to government authorities.

Read more about Robert Finn (bishop):  Early Life and Ordination, Pastoral Work, Bishop, Criminal Conviction For Failure To Report Suspected Child Abuse

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