TYLER, Texas — Community members came together to march in downtown Tyler in support of the former Bishop of Tyler Joseph Strickland on Saturday morning.
The march route was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and run through the downtown square.
Bishop Strickland was removed from the Diocese of Tyler by Pope Francis last Saturday.
According to a statement from Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Pope Francis in June directed an Apostolic Visitation of the Diocese of Tyler. After that visit and an extensive inquiry of Strickland's leadership, a recommendation was made to the pope that Strickland continuing to lead pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler "was not feasible."
Organizers at the event said that Strickland will not be in attendance at the march.