About Archbishop Glenn Taylor
Archbishop Glenn Taylor
Archbishop Glenn W Taylor (DD) (F. Dip FSSB) (FCMD) (LCMD) (L Dip A (Aust)) (ANZM) (ANZT) (Hon SCSM) (EOSF)
Vicar General to the Presiding Archbishop of ACoA
The Archbishop of Tasmania (Australian Church of Antioch)
Archbishop Glenn is also known in the Christian Religious order as Brother Paul Francis (eosf) and is the founding Minister General of the Ecumenical Order of St Francis (TOR), a canonical religious order under the protection of The Australian Church of Antioch.
Ministry Timeline:
Archbishop Glenn has served for seven (7) years on the St. John's Parish Council and for twelve (12) years served on the Diocesan Education Committee within the Anglican Church. He also ran the “CEBS the Anglican Boys Society” branch at St John's for seventeen (17) years. On the Diocesan level, he served as the supplies officer and State Secretary. He was also involved in the training of servers to assist the priest in the sanctuary and was also part of the choir.
In 1990, ++Glenn began the formation on the founding of the Ecumenical Order of St. Francis (TOR), which at that stage was under the protection of Bishop Philip Newell, the Anglican Diocesan Bishop of Tasmania and did in 1997 take life profession at the completion of the formation programme.
In 2002, he transferred his Franciscan vows to the Primate, Archbishop Frank R. Bugge, D.D. on the 8th of September 2002 and on the 9th and 10th was ordained Deacon and Priest. He was elected by the Synod to be consecrated into the Episcopacy in the year 2004. He received his Divinity Degree through the St. Michael's Divinity School under the tutelage of the Presiding Archbishop and Primate of The Australian Church of Antioch.
The then Arch Priest Glenn Taylor, was consecrated as the Bishop of Tasmania on the 12th of September 2004, and began to assist the Presiding Archbishop in the establishment of the St. Michael’s Divinity School. He was subsequently appointed as the Dean of the School with the rights and privileges of The Australian Church of Antioch. He enjoys his new responsibilities in the teaching of the School's syllabus and the marking of assignments from the Seminarians.
On the 6th of March 2006, he was elevated by the Synod to the position of the Archbishop of Tasmania. In 2015, the Principal of the Antioch School of Ministry invited Archbishop Glenn to assume the school's executive role as the Honorary Vice-Chancellor. His main field of studies are in the Pastoral Care, Church History, Old and New Testament, and currently undergoing an in-depth research of the esoteric studies in the St Michael's Divinity School archives.
++Glenn is an avid musician and an accomplished music educator in the subject of Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Organ, Harmonium, Classical Guitar, Folk Guitar and Bass Guitar. He achieved outstanding secular academic recognition with a Licentiate in Viola Teacher Diploma and a Fellowship with the Council of Music and Drama. He was awarded with a Licentiate for the 2oth Century Composition from the Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts and was also one of the founding members of the St. Cecilia School of Music in Tasmania. He is an Examiner for the three Australian examination bodies (i.e. CMD, ANZCA, & SCSM) in the subject of Piano, Keyboard, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass, Classical and Modern Guitar, Bass Guitar, Clarinet, Flute and Organ. He was the author of the "preparatory grade book" for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass for the Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts String Syllabus, and also set the first Syllabus for their string examinations.
Vicar General to the Presiding Archbishop of ACoA
The Archbishop of Tasmania (Australian Church of Antioch)
Archbishop Glenn is also known in the Christian Religious order as Brother Paul Francis (eosf) and is the founding Minister General of the Ecumenical Order of St Francis (TOR), a canonical religious order under the protection of The Australian Church of Antioch.
Ministry Timeline:
- 1972 to 1992 - Sacristan at the Anglican Church of St John's Launceston.
- 1975 to 2002 - Authorized to administer the challis.
- 1986 to 1992 - Lay Reader for St. Johns.
- 1989 to 1992 - Lay assistant to the neighbouring Parish of St. George's Anglican Church.
- 1992 to 2002 - Lay assistant to the Parish of Quamby assisting in both the services of the Parish and training of all lay people within the parish to become Lay Readers and to take on various other leadership roles.
- 1986 to 2002 - Taught the Bethel Overview of the Old and New Testaments in both parishes, a course that took forty weeks to cover. He also trained others in Pastoral Ministry, friendship evangelism and church history.
- 1984 to 1992 - Ran 22 mission programmes for children from 5 to 13 years old, during the school holidays for young leaders training to assist in the teaching and mission work of the programme.
Archbishop Glenn has served for seven (7) years on the St. John's Parish Council and for twelve (12) years served on the Diocesan Education Committee within the Anglican Church. He also ran the “CEBS the Anglican Boys Society” branch at St John's for seventeen (17) years. On the Diocesan level, he served as the supplies officer and State Secretary. He was also involved in the training of servers to assist the priest in the sanctuary and was also part of the choir.
In 1990, ++Glenn began the formation on the founding of the Ecumenical Order of St. Francis (TOR), which at that stage was under the protection of Bishop Philip Newell, the Anglican Diocesan Bishop of Tasmania and did in 1997 take life profession at the completion of the formation programme.
In 2002, he transferred his Franciscan vows to the Primate, Archbishop Frank R. Bugge, D.D. on the 8th of September 2002 and on the 9th and 10th was ordained Deacon and Priest. He was elected by the Synod to be consecrated into the Episcopacy in the year 2004. He received his Divinity Degree through the St. Michael's Divinity School under the tutelage of the Presiding Archbishop and Primate of The Australian Church of Antioch.
The then Arch Priest Glenn Taylor, was consecrated as the Bishop of Tasmania on the 12th of September 2004, and began to assist the Presiding Archbishop in the establishment of the St. Michael’s Divinity School. He was subsequently appointed as the Dean of the School with the rights and privileges of The Australian Church of Antioch. He enjoys his new responsibilities in the teaching of the School's syllabus and the marking of assignments from the Seminarians.
On the 6th of March 2006, he was elevated by the Synod to the position of the Archbishop of Tasmania. In 2015, the Principal of the Antioch School of Ministry invited Archbishop Glenn to assume the school's executive role as the Honorary Vice-Chancellor. His main field of studies are in the Pastoral Care, Church History, Old and New Testament, and currently undergoing an in-depth research of the esoteric studies in the St Michael's Divinity School archives.
++Glenn is an avid musician and an accomplished music educator in the subject of Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Organ, Harmonium, Classical Guitar, Folk Guitar and Bass Guitar. He achieved outstanding secular academic recognition with a Licentiate in Viola Teacher Diploma and a Fellowship with the Council of Music and Drama. He was awarded with a Licentiate for the 2oth Century Composition from the Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts and was also one of the founding members of the St. Cecilia School of Music in Tasmania. He is an Examiner for the three Australian examination bodies (i.e. CMD, ANZCA, & SCSM) in the subject of Piano, Keyboard, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass, Classical and Modern Guitar, Bass Guitar, Clarinet, Flute and Organ. He was the author of the "preparatory grade book" for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass for the Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts String Syllabus, and also set the first Syllabus for their string examinations.