Hilton Forrest Deakin AM (13 November 1932 – 28 September 2022) was an Australian Roman Catholic prelate.
Hilton Deakin | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne | |
| Appointed | 30 December 1992 |
| Term ended | 13 November 2007 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Murthlacum (1992–2022) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 July 1958 by Justin Daniel Simonds |
| Consecration | 3 March 1993 by Thomas Francis Little |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1932 Seymour, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 28 September 2022 (aged 89) Balwyn, Victoria, Australia |
Born in Seymour, Victoria,[1] Deakin was ordained to the priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in 1958. He served as titular bishop of Murthlacum and as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Melbourne from 1993 until his death in 2022.[2]
He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2003 Australia Day Honours "for service to the international community, particularly through the Catholic aid agency, Caritas Australia, and to the people of East Timor."[3]
References edit
- ^ "Witness Statement – Hilton Forrest Deakin" (PDF). Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via Australian Government.
- ^ "Bishop Hilton Forrest Deakin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Australia Day 2003 Honours". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special (National : 1977 - 2012). 26 January 2003. p. 6. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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