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Church 'shocked' after vicar admits to harassing bishop
Lancashire Evening Post
|April 26, 2025
A spokesperson for the Church of England has spoken of its shock after a vicar was convicted of sending 'harassing' phone messages to a Lancashire bishop.
Father Matthew McMurray was vicar at St James' Church, Lostock Hall and St Paul's in Farington Moss, near Leyland, before his resignation on March 31.
Court records show that the 46-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing money from his employer to the value of just under £6,000 belonging to the Blackburn Diocesan Board, between August 23, 2021 and December 19, 2023.
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