World May 19, 2026 · 1 min read

Former governor general and Brisbane’s Anglican archbishop Peter Hollingworth dies at 91

Hollingworth, appointed governor general by John Howard in 2001, resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican churchFormer governor general Peter Hollingworth, who resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church, has died.Hollingworth, who devoted much of...

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Former governor general and Brisbane’s Anglican archbishop Peter Hollingworth dies at 91

Hollingworth, appointed governor general by John Howard in 2001, resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church

Former governor general Peter Hollingworth, who resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church, has died.

Hollingworth, who devoted much of his life to fighting poverty, served as the Anglican archbishop of Brisbane for 11 years from 1990, the first Australian-born person to hold the position.

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