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About our Clergy
The Clergy of The Australian Church of Antioch & Ecumenical order of St Francis, are a dedicated group of people who have undergone the training and schooling to become Priests, Deacons etc, and give of their time freely without charge. I re-iterate OUR CLERGY DO NOT RECEIVE ANY REMUNERATION, BUT DO THIS WORK ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. This does not deter any Church Parish or group under the name of A.C.o.A. giving a stipend to their Clergy if that parish grows to the extent where it needs a full time Priest to handle the work, but any such stipend is a matter for each Parish group governing board.
Our clergy consists of both genders, and no person is exempt from joining our priesthood if they be of good character. Gender, Race, Creed, Sexual Persuasion, Married, Divorced or Single, is not a bar from the priesthood.
We DO insist on a police check when enrolling for Clergy training for the safety of our parishioners, and the reputation of our church. This also assists in the reputation of the Clergy themselves.
N.B. Any predatory behaviour be it to minors or elderly, on the part of any clergy in our church means instant defrocking and dismissal from the clergy, and the police WILL be notified.
To inquire about becoming Clergy, or laity, see St Michael's Divinity School listed in the menu, or contact the
Dean of the School, Archbishop Glenn Taylor
The Clergy of The Australian Church of Antioch & Ecumenical order of St Francis, are a dedicated group of people who have undergone the training and schooling to become Priests, Deacons etc, and give of their time freely without charge. I re-iterate OUR CLERGY DO NOT RECEIVE ANY REMUNERATION, BUT DO THIS WORK ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. This does not deter any Church Parish or group under the name of A.C.o.A. giving a stipend to their Clergy if that parish grows to the extent where it needs a full time Priest to handle the work, but any such stipend is a matter for each Parish group governing board.
Our clergy consists of both genders, and no person is exempt from joining our priesthood if they be of good character. Gender, Race, Creed, Sexual Persuasion, Married, Divorced or Single, is not a bar from the priesthood.
We DO insist on a police check when enrolling for Clergy training for the safety of our parishioners, and the reputation of our church. This also assists in the reputation of the Clergy themselves.
N.B. Any predatory behaviour be it to minors or elderly, on the part of any clergy in our church means instant defrocking and dismissal from the clergy, and the police WILL be notified.
To inquire about becoming Clergy, or laity, see St Michael's Divinity School listed in the menu, or contact the
Dean of the School, Archbishop Glenn Taylor
Some frequently asked Questions.
I am a woman, can I become Clergy?
Yes, male domination of the priesthood is the result of archaic patriarchal bigotry ...... nothing else. The Australian Church of Antioch has outgrown such discrimination, and this Church has strong genuine lines of female Apostolic lineage. See "Principles of Church about Women" & "The Importance of both Genders within the Church".
I am gay, can I still be clergy?
You are still one of God's children, and being gay does NOT bar you from Clergy. You can be accepted as Clergy if you complete the necessary curriculum and are of good character. There are those who believe that there is documented proof of one of the disciples being gay.
I am a reformed jailbird, can I become Clergy?
This must be discussed with the Dean of the school after seeing a police report and other criteria. Special circumstance may prevail here.
I am still in jail, can I become Clergy?
The same criteria would apply as question 3.
I lean toward Buddhism and esoterics, can I become Clergy?
Yes you can still enrol, just because you see the good in another pathway to God does NOT make you unsuitable --- remember Jesus was an Essene ---Essene being a Jew who is a Druid.
I wish to follow the monastic way of life, can I be Clergy?
Yes, we actually have two monastic style orders under the church's protection. A certain monastic style may be the preference of many people and some may even wish to start their own order after being ordained. This would have to be discussed with the Presiding Archbishop, or Dean of St Michael's Divinity School.
Are Clergy in your church able to perform marriages, funerals etc?
Yes, we are fully recognized with the Australian government as a recognized religion.
Does your Clergy take confessions and are they confidential?
If anyone feels they would benefit by this we certainly will hear confessions, but we do not actively encourage the necessity for confessions. A strict rule for Clergy is......NEVER under any circumstance must any confession be divulged by Clergy without the permission of the person concerned. Any Clergy member divulging such information would be viewed as unwanted and undesirable by the Church.
I am gay --- will you marry me to another gay person?
At the present moment we are forbidden by law to marry same sex partners...BUT...we have no qualms about blessings your Union and will happily give you a certificate that your union has been blessed by God. At present the legal position of law is under attack by activists trying to get the law changed to permit gay marriages. If successful each celebrant will have their own opinion about this, but the church itself has NO objection to Gay marriages. Until the 13th century RC, Orthodox and Anglican churches even had written services for gay marriages of homosexual men, lesbian women, and bisexuals. see Recommended Reading & the book titled, "MARRIAGE OF LIKENESS".
I am a woman, can I become Clergy?
Yes, male domination of the priesthood is the result of archaic patriarchal bigotry ...... nothing else. The Australian Church of Antioch has outgrown such discrimination, and this Church has strong genuine lines of female Apostolic lineage. See "Principles of Church about Women" & "The Importance of both Genders within the Church".
I am gay, can I still be clergy?
You are still one of God's children, and being gay does NOT bar you from Clergy. You can be accepted as Clergy if you complete the necessary curriculum and are of good character. There are those who believe that there is documented proof of one of the disciples being gay.
I am a reformed jailbird, can I become Clergy?
This must be discussed with the Dean of the school after seeing a police report and other criteria. Special circumstance may prevail here.
I am still in jail, can I become Clergy?
The same criteria would apply as question 3.
I lean toward Buddhism and esoterics, can I become Clergy?
Yes you can still enrol, just because you see the good in another pathway to God does NOT make you unsuitable --- remember Jesus was an Essene ---Essene being a Jew who is a Druid.
I wish to follow the monastic way of life, can I be Clergy?
Yes, we actually have two monastic style orders under the church's protection. A certain monastic style may be the preference of many people and some may even wish to start their own order after being ordained. This would have to be discussed with the Presiding Archbishop, or Dean of St Michael's Divinity School.
Are Clergy in your church able to perform marriages, funerals etc?
Yes, we are fully recognized with the Australian government as a recognized religion.
Does your Clergy take confessions and are they confidential?
If anyone feels they would benefit by this we certainly will hear confessions, but we do not actively encourage the necessity for confessions. A strict rule for Clergy is......NEVER under any circumstance must any confession be divulged by Clergy without the permission of the person concerned. Any Clergy member divulging such information would be viewed as unwanted and undesirable by the Church.
I am gay --- will you marry me to another gay person?
At the present moment we are forbidden by law to marry same sex partners...BUT...we have no qualms about blessings your Union and will happily give you a certificate that your union has been blessed by God. At present the legal position of law is under attack by activists trying to get the law changed to permit gay marriages. If successful each celebrant will have their own opinion about this, but the church itself has NO objection to Gay marriages. Until the 13th century RC, Orthodox and Anglican churches even had written services for gay marriages of homosexual men, lesbian women, and bisexuals. see Recommended Reading & the book titled, "MARRIAGE OF LIKENESS".
Archbishop Glenn Taylor
Abp Glenn Taylor
Shown left is Archbishop Glenn Taylor who is currently the Dean of St Michael's Divinity School. ++Glenn is the co-founder of the School, and he is also the reigning Archbishop of Tasmania as well as head of the Franciscan order in the Church.
Archbishop Glenn is also a very competent and highly qualified teacher and examiner of Music, and his skills are constantly being called upon to adjudicate for examinations of musical degrees into the music world.
Archbishop Leonie Newman
Archbishop Leonie Newman
Archbishop Leonie Newman was ordained to Priest in March of 2009.
The officiating Bishops were the Presiding Archbishop Frank Bugge, Metropolitan Archbishop Chearle Bugge, Archbishop Louisette Larher and Monsignora Sandra London assisting.
She was raised to the Office of Archpriest in July of 2013.
Then raised to the Episcopate on the 28th September 2014. She was then raised to the office of Archbishop on the 20th January 2019.
Abp Leonie works on documenting information and studies on behalf of the Australian Church of Antioch. In addition she devotes much of her time to counselling using a system of birthdates & numbers, also healings and exorcisms.
Her future in her words..........
"One day I hope to teach others all those things which I have now learned to be the truth"............
The Private Chapel of the Presiding Archbishop
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The picture left shows the private chapel of Archbishop's Frank and Chearle Bugge at their home in Melbourne. This Chapel was built by the two Archbishops with their own hands, and is used on a regular basis, with Mass being performed there every Sunday at 10 am. The Consecration of Archbishop Glenn Clark was celebrated in this chapel. Any who wish to avail themselves of Mass in this venue will be welcome. Click here to email Archbishop Frank Bugge Click here to go to A.C.of.A. Website |