Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide.
In May an Australian court convicted Archbishop Wilson, 67, of covering up the sexual abuse of minors in the 1970s. Archbishop Wilson, who is suffering from the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, told the court he couldn’t remember being told about the abuse.
He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, with a non-parole period of six months, on July 3.
Archbishop Wilson had previously said he would not resign unless his appeal against conviction failed.
