SCOTLAND
The Scottish Observer
— Approval given on Bishop of Dunkeld’s wish to retire early on health grounds; administrator to be appointed
Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Vincent Logan of Dunkeld on health grounds with immediate effect. The appointment of Mgr Basil O’Sullivan, parish priest of Holy Family Church, Dunblane, as administrator—chosen by senior priests of the diocese—was made after the SCO went to press.
Bishop Logan, 71, who celebrated 30 years as Bishop of Dunkeld last March, said in December 2010 that he ‘deeply regretted’ having to offer his resignation but felt he had ‘no choice.’
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