Leo has appointed Bishop Saad Sirop Hanna to oversee the Catholic Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle of San Diego as apostolic administrator following the resignation.<\/p>\n
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Bishop Emanuel Shaleta, a Chaldean Catholic bishop arrested in San Diego last week on charges of embezzling Church funds.<\/p>\n
The Vatican also announced March 10 that Leo has appointed Bishop Saad Sirop Hanna, a Chaldean Catholic bishop from Iraq, to oversee the Catholic Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle of San Diego as apostolic administrator following Shaleta\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n
An attempt by EWTN News to contact Bishop Shaleta through the eparchy was not immediately successful.<\/p>\n
The San Diego County Sheriff\u2019s Office said Shaleta was arrested on March 5 at San Diego International Airport as the prelate was \u201cattempting to leave the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office said in a press release that the bishop was charged with multiple counts of embezzlement and money laundering as well as one count of \u201caggravated white collar crime enhancement.\u201d<\/p>\n
Records show Shaleta is being held on $125,000 bail on one of the embezzlement charges. All charges against the bishop are listed as felonies by the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
In remarks at a Feb. 22 Mass, the bishop denied that he has ever misused Church money.<\/p>\n
Shaleta has served as the San Diego Chaldean eparch since 2017. He was born in Iraq.<\/p>\n
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