MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Marino Eccher
meccher@pioneerpress.com
Former St. Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop Harry Flynn has stepped down as chairman of the University of St. Thomas’ Board of Trustees.
Flynn, archbishop from 1995 to 2008 and chairman of the St. Thomas board since 1995, retired at the board meeting Thursday, the university said in a statement Saturday. The university did not give a reason for Flynn’s departure, and he was not available for comment.
Flynn is the second high-ranking board member to step down this month. His retirement follows a series of reports on how the archdiocese handled the investigation of sexual misconduct accusations against a St. Thomas professor and priest.
The Rev. Kevin McDonough, the former vicar general of the archdiocese, resigned as vice chairman of the St. Thomas board earlier this month.
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