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Reports: Vatican-Ordered Investigation Targets Bishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas

Sarah A. MillerBishop Joseph Strickland of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, leads the Rosary at near Planned Parenthood in Tyler, Texas, Jan. 23, 2017. The Vatican concluded an apostolic visitation of the bishop.

The leader of the eastern Texas diocese since 2012, Bishop Strickland, 64, has faced criticism for what some critics see as intemperate social media posts.