Pope replaces Santiago accused bishop

By By Nicole Winfield and Patricia Luna
Updated March 24 2019 - 9:33am, first published 9:30am
The Pope has replaced Ricardo Ezzati, the archbishop of Santiago, Chile.
The Pope has replaced Ricardo Ezzati, the archbishop of Santiago, Chile.

Pope Francis has replaced Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati as archbishop of Santiago, Chile, after he was placed under criminal investigation in the country's spiralling church sex abuse and cover-up scandal.

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