Peter Hollingworth
The Right Reverend The Honourable Peter Hollingworth | |
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| 23rd Governor-General of Australia | |
| In office 29 June 2001 – 29 May 2003 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Sir William Deane |
| Succeeded by | Michael Jeffery |
| Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane | |
| In office 1989–2001 | |
| Preceded by | John Grindrod |
| Succeeded by | Phillip Aspinall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter John Hollingworth 10 April 1935 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | 19 May 2026 (aged 91) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Spouse(s) |
Ann Turner (m. 1960) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Bishop |
Peter John Hollingworth AC OBE (10 April 1935 – 19 May 2026) was an Australian Anglican bishop. He served as the Archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane in Brisbane, Queensland from 1989 to 2001. He then served as the 23rd Governor-General of Australia from June 2001 until May 2003. He resigned as Governor-General after reports he did not deal with sexual abuse claims properly when he was Archbishop during the 1990s. There was also an unproven rape incident from the 1960s.[1]
In 1991, Hollingworth was named Australian of the Year. In 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal.
Hollingworth was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He grew up in Melbourne, Victoria. He married the late Kathleen Ann Turner in 1960. The couple have three daughters.[2]
Hollingworth died on 19 May 2026 in Melbourne, Australia from a long-illness at the age of 91.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Hollingworth quits". The Age. 26 May 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Dr Hollingworth & Mrs Hollingworth". Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Breaking: Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth dies aged 91". ABC News. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ Darling, Alexander (19 May 2026). "Peter Hollingworth, former governor-general and Anglican archbishop, dies at 91". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2026.