Former Anglican Bishop of Grafton Stripped of Title over Handling of Abuse Claims

ABC News
October 15, 2015

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PHOTO: X marks the spot. The cross on the roof of Lismore's Anglican Church overlooks the site of the infamous former North Coast Children's home. (ABC News)

A former bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Grafton has been stripped of any standing within the church over his handling of allegations of abuse at the North Coast Children's Home.

Keith Slater was Bishop of Grafton for 10 years until his resignation in May of 2013.

He quit the post after admitting he put the finances of the church ahead of the interests of 40 victims.

They were men and women who had been sexually, physically and or psychologically abused at the North Coast Children's Home in Lismore between the 1940s and the 1980s.

A compensation battle was settled in 2007 for 38 of the victims.

They received varying amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 after a drawn-out process which some described as traumatic.

Earlier this year a former Registrar of the Diocese, Patrick Comben, was also removed from holy orders over the same issue.