Kris Gosse, whom Bishop of Western Newfoundland John Organ appointed as dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Corner Brook after the bishop fired former dean Catherine Short—actions by which the provincial metropolitan found Organ violated misconduct policies—has resigned as dean. Organ announced at the end of a Sept. 14 worship service that Gosse had withdrawn as dean after three weeks. However, in a Sept. 17 farewell letter to St. John the Evangelist’s congregation, Gosse said he made the decision to resign after much prayer, discernment and counsel. The bishop referred to personal conflicts with Short and made other allegations, including that she had made “threatening” social media posts. Protests followed calling for Organ to reinstate Short and to resign as bishop.