I've seen this before. A local parish temporarily lost its assigned priest. The Parish Council took over the Church. When a new priest was later permanently assigned, a huge conflict ensued over whose parish it was. Those "in charge", left.
We - the sin of pride at work.
I may be mistaken, but it was my understanding that the Bishop removed the old priest, and never assigned a new one. The new priest is one that they found on their own.