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Ex-governor-general Peter Hollingworth 'fit for ministry' despite misconduct, Anglican Church board finds

Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth was the subject of complaints over his handling of abuse cases in the Anglican Church. (AAP: Dan Peled)

An Anglican Church investigation has found former governor-general Peter Hollingworth committed misconduct by knowingly allowing paedophiles to remain in the church when he was Brisbane archbishop, but is "fit for ministry" if he apologises to two victim-survivors.

The Professional Standards Board of the Anglican Church has been considering whether Dr Hollingworth, who remains a bishop, should be defrocked over his handling of abuse cases while he was archbishop in the 1990s.

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