"I am hopeful that my early advice to you will enable a smooth transition to be made," he wrote to the bishops.

Dr Freier is the third Archbishop of Melbourne to be Primate. His announcement comes only five days after a meeting he convened of the Australian bishops to discuss pressing issues facing the Church.

Tuesday, the results of that investigation were released, revealing that the former rector engaged in sexual misconduct against several young men and abused his authority.

Dudley has since been removed as a priest of the Anglican Church in North America.

According to the report, Dudley his wife, and their three children moved to Florida in 1995 and settled down in Tallahassee where he served as Rector of St. John's Episcopal Church.

Diocesan attorneys focused on our motion to clarify, and argued in detail that no parish expressly agreed to the Dennis Canon, which TEC has asserted creates a trust interest in parish property. Our lawyers also argued persuasively that the Diocese successfully withdrew from TEC with its property interest intact in compliance with South Carolina state law. TEC attorneys addressed the motion to clarify and also their pending motion for enforcement.

Governor Sarwar acknowledged the services of the Christian community in promoting education in Pakistan and said he believed that the colleges and schools founded by foreign missionaries would serve the nation better if the community runs the institutes themselves.