Bishop Paul Etienne will begin his duties at his installation Mass in Anchorage on Nov. 9, and a group of priests in the Cheyenne diocese will name an administrator until the Pope names a new bishop.
After an hour-and-a-half debate Monday night, the Cheyenne City Council voted 6 to 4 to reject the sale of the former police department building to the Diocese of Cheyenne.
Catholic Bishop Paul Etienne wrote the actions of the law enforcement agencies violated the purpose of a church and the dignity is offers to people during a painful time.