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The
Adelaide Archdiocese of the Catholic Church has been on the receiving end of damaging headlines in recent weeks over allegations from the former Catholic priest, now breakaway Anglican Archbishop John Hepworth, that it had failed to properly handle his claims that he had been repeatedly assaulted
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In 1992 Hepworth joined the
Anglican Catholic Church in Australia (ACCA). On 29 June 1996 he was consecrated as a bishop, together with Robert John Friend, in the Pro-Cathedral of the Resurrection, Brisbane, by bishops Albert N. Haley (then diocesan bishop of the ACCA), Robert C. Crawley (Anglican
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for former
Anglicans in the Roman Catholic Church. His personal history complicated the situation. He was not raised Anglican, but had left the Roman Catholic Church and then married twice and had three children. On 1 March 2012, the TAC bishops voted against union with the Roman Catholic Church.
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The
College of Bishops voted unanimously to accept the resignation of John Hepworth as TAC Primate by resolution that states: "it is resolved that he cease to hold the office of Primate immediately". Archbishop John Hepworth vacates the Office he has held since 2003, along with the individual
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sexually as a
Catholic seminarian decades ago. Archbishop Hepworth has, in particular, accused the Catholic Vicar-General in South Australia, Monsignor David Cappo failed to follow due process in the case, a claim Monsignor Cappo has rejected.
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Hepworth's already announced resignation as TAC primate with immediate effect. On 16 May 2012, the TAC College of Bishops suspended Hepworth, meaning that he ceased to be the TAC Bishop Ordinary of Australia.
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Catholic Church in Australia during the 1960s and 1970s. He has alleged that he was raped on numerous occasions by three priests during his seminary studies and that the Catholic Church had failed to follow due process.
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Hepworth died on 1 December 2021 in
Adelaide. Two days before his death he was reconciled to the Roman Catholic Church and also recognised as a priest in good standing. He died of complications arising from motor neuron disease.
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appointments which are the prerogatives of that Office.
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