AUSTRALIA
The Daily Examiner
A FORMER bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Grafton has been removed from holy orders on the recommendation of an independent Professional Standards Board.
Keith Slater had been Bishop of Grafton for 10 years until his resignation in May, 2013.
The deposition means Mr Slater no longer holds any ordained position, role or status within the Anglican Church of Australia and returns to being a lay member of the church.
The recommendation follows a hearing by the Board, headed by former Supreme Court judge, the Hon. Mr Moreton Rolfe QC.
The hearing related to the diocesan response to allegations of abuse at the North Coast Children’s Home in Lismore during the period 1940-1980 and claims for compensation.
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