Former Newcastle Anglican Dean Graeme Lawrence and the fall from grace

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated December 27 2019 - 4:21pm, first published November 15 2017 - 6:00am
Arrested: Former Newcastle Anglican Dean Graeme Lawrence in 2008 after announcing his retirement. He was defrocked in 2012 and charged with child sex offences on Tuesday.
Arrested: Former Newcastle Anglican Dean Graeme Lawrence in 2008 after announcing his retirement. He was defrocked in 2012 and charged with child sex offences on Tuesday.

GRAEME Lawrence was the charismatic 13th Anglican Dean of Newcastle who supported the Hunter through the 1989 earthquake, the 2005 Bali bombing and the 2007 floods, and was honoured for his work by a grateful community.

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