Vatican suspends 'bishop of bling' Tebartz-van Elst

October 23, 2013 22:06

The Vatican has suspended a senior German Church leader dubbed the "bishop of bling" by the media over his alleged lavish spending.

Bishop of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst is accused of spending more than 31m euros (26m; $42m) on renovating his official residence.The Vatican said it deemed "appropriate... a period of leave from the diocese" for the bishop.

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