Slovenia's two most senior Catholic clerics
have resigned over a financial scandal said to
have cost the Church up to 800m euros
(£693m; $1m).
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the
Archbishop of Ljubljana, Anton Stres, and the
Archbishop of Maribor, Marjan Turnsek.
They resigned under rules for bishops who "become
unsuited for fulfilment" for their office, the Vatican
said.
The archdiocese of Maribor suffered the losses on
investments in businesses.
When news of the losses broke in 2011, Maribor's
previous Archbishop, Franc Kramberger, resigned.
Both of the current archbishops were involved in
Maribor's finances but face no allegations of criminal
misconduct, the Associated Press news agency
reports.
Pope Francis has preached against waste, financial or
otherwise, since becoming head of the Church earlier
this year.