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 , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills ( Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_ch ...

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 Stuart Robinson (born 20 June 1979) is a Northern Ireland broadcaster with Cool FM, Downtown Radio and Downtown Country. He previously launched and became the longest running presenter to date on rival station Belfast CityBeat from 1996 before h ...

. 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 The 201920 Australian bushfire season (Black Summer), was a period of bushfires in many parts of Australia, which, due to its unusual intensity, size, duration, and uncontrollable dimension, is considered a megafire. The Australian National ...

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Short, Mark 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