Bishop resigns saying he brought "shame" on the diocese

The Bishop of Arundel and Brighton has resigned after admitting that he's broken his vows as a Catholic priest. Kieran Conry issued a statement apologising for what he called the shame that he has brought on the diocese and the church. The sixty-three year old said he'd been "unfaithful", leading to speculation that he's had a sexual relationship. Malcolm Shaw reports.

A Catholic bishop has apologised to churchgoers after he resigned from his post, claiming to have brought "shame" on his diocese and the church. The Rt Rev Kieran Conry, who is Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, covering Surrey and Sussex, issued a statement which said he had "been unfaithful to his promises as a Catholic priest".

The statement, which was being read in all churches of the diocese this weekend, said: "I am sorry to confess that, going back some years, I have been unfaithful to my promises as a Catholic priest."