Archbishop Wilson's time in the church

AUSTRALIAN ARCHBISHOP IS WORLD'S MOST SENIOR CATHOLIC OFFICIAL CONVICTED OF CONCEALING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

* Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Edward Wilson, 67

* Appointed archbishop in December 2001. Stood down after his conviction in May this year before resigning in July. He remains a bishop.

* Ordained as a priest in 1975 in Diocese of Maitland (now Maitland-Newcastle) in NSW

* Conviction relates to his time as an assistant priest in the Maitland diocese - two altar boys told him in 1976 they were abused by pedophile priest James Fletcher

* Was bishop of Wollongong 1996-2000.