9 , ▁he ▁was ▁reported ly ▁dis may ed ▁by ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ' s ▁inv itation ▁to ▁welcome ▁groups ▁of ▁dis aff ected ▁Ang lic ans ▁into ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁H ilt z ▁announced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁that ▁he ▁submitted ▁his ▁notice ▁of ▁intention ▁to ▁res ign ▁as ▁prim ate ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁General ▁Syn od ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Res ident ial ▁schools ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Arch bishop ▁H ilt z ▁issued ▁a ▁strongly - word ed ▁re bu ke ▁entitled ▁" There ▁was ▁nothing ▁good : ▁An ▁open ▁letter ▁to ▁Canadian ▁Senator ▁Lyn n ▁Bey ak " ▁who ▁had ▁stated ▁that ▁Canad ians ▁ignore ▁the ▁" ab und ance ▁of ▁good " ▁that ▁happened ▁in ▁resident ial ▁schools . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁H ilt z ▁has ▁described ▁his ▁h obb ies ▁as ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁animals ▁( two ▁Lab r ador ▁retr ie vers ▁and ▁a ▁cat ), ▁reading , ▁garden ing ▁and ▁wood working . ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁years , ▁Lyn ne ▁Sam ways ▁H ilt z . ▁They ▁have ▁one ▁son , ▁Nathan ▁( age ▁ 3 5 ▁), ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁jazz ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁music ▁teacher ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Ang lic an ▁arch b ish ops ▁Category