Mark Short is an Australian bishop in the
Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia, formerly known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania, is a Christian church in Australia and an autonomous church of the Anglican Communion. It is the second largest church in Australia after the ...
. He has served as the 11th bishop of the
Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn
The Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn is one of the 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese has 60 parishes covering most of south-east New South Wales, the eastern Riverina and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It st ...
since April 2019.
Early life and parish ministry
Prior to becoming a priest, Short worked as a Graduate Economist for the
Department of Industrial Relations and as a journalist for the
Sydney Morning Herald.
In 1996 he was ordained as deacon and in 1997 as priest, both in
St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn
The St Saviour's Cathedral is the heritage-listed cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn in Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. The cathedral is dedicated to Jesus, in his title of Saviour. ...
. He served in the parish of
Temora before moving to the United Kingdom to undertake a PhD at the
University of Durham
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on "the Passover as collective memory".
Upon his return to Australia, between 2002 and 2011, Short served as Rector of the parishes of
Turvey Park and
Tarcutta
Tarcutta is a town in south-western New South Wales, Australia. The town is south-west of Sydney, east of the Hume Highway, It was proclaimed as a village on 28 October 1890. As of 2016, the town had a population of 446.
It serves a local far ...
, during which he was appointed Vocations Director Archdeacon for the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn in 2007, followed by the Archdeacon of Wagga Wagga in 2009.
In 2011, Short became the National Director of the Bush Church Aid Society, a position which he held until his election as bishop.
Episcopal ministry
On 10 November 2018, Short was elected as bishop of the Canberra and Goulburn Diocese after a vote (where Short was one of five candidates) of 124 clergy and 175 lay representatives, succeeding
Stuart Robinson
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.
Short was consecrated bishop and enthroned as Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn in St Saviour's Cathedral on 6 April 2019 by Archbishop of Sydney
Glenn Davies
Glenn Naunton Davies (born 1950) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. Since August 2022 he has served as bishop of the Diocese of the Southern Cross, an Anglican diocese set up outside of the Anglican Church of Australia. He previously se ...
.
As bishop, Short has called on Christians to engage with their neighbourhoods and communities rather than retreating from them.
Short was one of several bishops who sent pastoral letters to parishes affected by the
2019–20 Australian bushfire season
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which heavily affected the diocese, expressing his shared grief.
Personal life
Short is married to Monica, a lecturer in social work, and has two sons. One named Matthew and the other Andrew.
References
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Anglican bishops of Canberra and Goulburn
21st-century Anglican bishops in Australia
Living people
1960s births
Date of birth missing (living people)
Alumni of Durham University
Moore Theological College alumni