The former Archbishop of Adelaide has been acquitted of covering up abuse.
Archbishop Philip Wilson, 68, who resigned from his post as Adelaide archbishop after his conviction in May, has had his appeal upheld.
Newcastle district court judge Roy Ellis concluded there was a reasonable doubt of Archbishop Wilson's guilt.
The archbishop has already served four months of a year-long sentence. He has been allowed to serve it out at his sister's home rather than a prison.
He was forced to resign in July, two months after the end of his trial, after an outcry that he was still in his post. He initially said he wanted to wait until his appeal had been heard.
