Rev. Luke Travers Replaced at 4:30

[Rev. Luke Travers] has been succeeded as Administrator by Fr. Adrian Harmenning, OSB, the Prior of Mary Mother of the Church Abbey.

Rev. Luke Travers was replaced today as the non-residential canonical administrator of Mary Mother of the Church Abbey in Richmond, Virginia. He had been working at the abbey since mid-April of 2010.

A letter sent to the Bishop DiLorenzo of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, Virginia on January 10, 2012 outlined allegations of misconduct by Rev. Travers and disclosed he was “on temporary restrictions pending investigation of other allegations.”

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