Guilford Young College
School in Glenorchy

As segment of the wider Church and its mission, the College is committed to the ethos of the Catholic Church and to tall standards and innovative methods of teaching. Students are challenged to accomplish their potential in all their endeavors and to become independent, compassionate and effective members of society. Archbishop Young was a man who was arrogant and passionate about his faith, dedicated to serving others and one who saw education as a gift and an opportunity. He loved young people and recognized them as the tomorrow of the country and the Church. He urged them to establish a vision and to live it with purpose and dedication. As one of the Council Fathers (participant in the Second Vatican Council, Rome) he was imbued with a vision and an enthusiasm for the Church in the new world and this was highlighted in his care for social justice. He was particularly vigilant and outspoken on issues of educational justice for Catholic schools. While at Bass, he gave numerous thought and ministerial attention to the local Aborigines. Bass also was often the focus for large gatherings of laity and youth below his leadership. And it was at a school opening in Canberra that he spoke passionately about school funding and the importance of a Christian education topics he would pursue with vigor throughout his life. A strenuous thinker and gifted with intellect, oratory, will and character, he was a forceful persuader. In a Church of diverse needs, he is remembered maximum significantly for his involvement in education’s funding and freedom of finest debates, liturgy, lay involvement, social welfare, ecumenism and imbuing clergy, religious and the laity with the spirit and teachings of the Second Vatican Council (196265). His funeral was held in St Mary’s Cathedral, Hobart, and he was buried in its grounds. Earlier that week, the spirituality and the legacy of Archbishop Young were worn as the focus for a prayer reflection during the Guilford Young College Graduation Ceremony for 2016. As mentioned above, his remains were re interred in the new crypt at St Mary’s Cathedral. Full text of Archbishop’s legacy thrives.