"The Holy Father has removed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Tyler," the Vatican announced. Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin was tapped to temporarily ...

Pope Francis has fired the Texan bishop Joseph Strickland, a fierce critic who has questioned the Pope's leadership of the Catholic church. The Vatican said the bishop would be "relieved" of his ...

Bishop Joseph Strickland was a vocal critic of the pope. “I believe Pope Francis is the Pope, but it is time for me to say that I reject his program of undermining the Deposit of Faith.