Peter Hollingworth
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The Right Reverend and Honourable Peter Hollingworth AC, OBE |
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| 23rd Governor-General of Australia | |
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In office 29 June 2001 – 28 May 2003 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | William Deane |
| Succeeded by | Michael Jeffery |
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In office 1989–2001 |
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| Preceded by | John Grindrod |
| Succeeded by | Phillip Aspinall |
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Peter John Hollingworth 10 April 1935 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Hollingworth |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Bishop |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
Peter John Hollingworth AC, OBE (born 10 April 1935) is an Australian retired Anglican bishop. Engaged in social work for several decades, he served as the Archbishop of Brisbane for 11 years from 1989 and was the 1991 Australian of the Year. He served as the 23rd Governor-General of Australia from 2001 until 2003. He is also an author and recipient of various civil and ecclesiastical honours. In 2003 he became only the third governor-general to resign, after criticisms were aired over his conduct as Archbishop of Brisbane in the 1990s.
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Hollingworth moved to Melbourne, Victoria in 1940. After attending Lloyd Street and Murrumbeena primary schools he received his secondary-school education at Scotch College, Melbourne, then began a cadetship with BHP, an Australian mining company.
Hollingworth was conscripted for National Service in 1953 and, after basic training at the RAAF base at Point Cook, he began working in the chaplain's office and discerned a vocation to ordained ministry. After matriculating in 1954 he enrolled at the University of Melbourne, residing at Trinity College as a member of its school of theology. He graduated in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Licentiate of Theology.
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