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FILE - This Feb. 21, 2005, file photo, shows incoming bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston diocese, W.Va, Michael Bransfield in his new office, in Wheeling, W.Va. West Virginia's Roman Catholic Diocese has released a financial audit showing its net assets dropped by $4.8 million during a fiscal year that coincided with the resignation of Bransfield amid allegations of sexual and financial misconduct. Current Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Bishop Mark E. Brennan released the audit last week. (AP Photo/Dale Sparks, File)

Bishop shakeup: West Virginia Catholic diocese issues audit

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FILE - A 2015 file photo shows West Virginia Bishop Michael J. Bransfield, then-bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. In a news conference scheduled for Tuesday, July 23, 2019, West Virginia's Roman Catholic Diocese says it's set to discuss its &quot;future leadership,&quot; 10 months after the resignation of Bransfield. (Scott McCloskey/The Intelligencer via AP, File)

The Latest: Leader of West Virginia Catholics ‘full of hope’

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