Hilton Forrest Deakin AM (13 November 1932 – 28 September 2022) was an Australian Roman Catholic prelate.


Hilton Deakin

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne
Appointed30 December 1992
Term ended13 November 2007
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Murthlacum (1992–2022)
Orders
Ordination27 July 1958
by Justin Daniel Simonds
Consecration3 March 1993
by Thomas Francis Little
Personal details
Born(1932-11-13)13 November 1932
Died28 September 2022(2022-09-28) (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

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  1. ^ "Witness Statement – Hilton Forrest Deakin" (PDF). Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via Australian Government.
  2. ^ "Bishop Hilton Forrest Deakin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ^ "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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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne
1992–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Murthlacum
1992–2022
Succeeded by
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