BISHOP MARK SHORT
INTERIM PRESIDING MEMBER
Director since March 2024
Bishop Mark Short has been the Diocesan Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn since April 2019. In this role he currently serves on a variety of Diocesan Boards and has an integral role in setting the missional direction for the Diocese.
Bishop Mark was ordained in 1996 and awarded a Bachelor of Theology with Honours from Moore Theological College in 1997. Following Ordination he was Deacon Assistant and Assistant Priest in the Parish of Temora, before becoming the Lucas-Tooth Scholar and undertaking a PhD at the University of Durham, UK, on From One Generation to Another: The Passover as Collective Memory. During his time in Durham he was an Honorary Assistant at St Nicholas Church of England.
From 2002-2011 he was Rector of the Parish of Turvey Park and Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of Tarcutta. In 2007 he became Vocations Director Archdeacon, coordinating and overseeing the tri-Diocesan vocations process for new ordinands. From 2009-2011 he was Archdeacon of Wagga Wagga where he shared in the oversight of 20 parishes, Anglicare and School Ministry across that region.
Prior to becoming Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn he was National Director of The Bush Church Aid Society, working in partnership with 17 Anglican Dioceses and other Christian organisations across Australia to support gospel workers in remote and regional areas.
Bishop Mark is married to Monica, who is a lecturer in social work. They have two adult sons.