Controversial cleric dies in Adelaide

By Tim Dornin
Updated January 17 2021 - 9:29pm, first published 9:25pm
Former Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson has died suddenly aged 70.
Former Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson has died suddenly aged 70.

The former Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson, who was convicted but later acquitted on charges of covering up child sex abuse in NSW, has died aged 70.

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