Carol Wagner
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Carol Wagner | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Bishop, Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Diocese | Canberra and Goulburn |
| Installed | 22 February 2020[1] |
| Term ended | 2024 |
| Predecessor | Trevor Edwards |
| Successor | Vanessa Bennett |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon for the Coast, Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn (2016–2020) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 22 February 2020[1] by Peter Stuart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 or 1954 (age 70–71)[2] |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Jay[3] |
| Children | 3 sons,[3] 1 daughter (deceased)[2] |
| Alma mater | Australian College of Ministries Sydney College of Divinity[3] |
Carol Wagner (born 1953/1954) is a South-African born Australian bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. She served as an assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn from February 2020 to 2024.
Wagner was born in South Africa.[4] She grew up in a non-religious family, but came to faith after what she describes as "an encounter with God" at age 15.[5]
Until her mid-40s, Wagner was a music teacher,[4] who ran a business with her husband offering music lessons to children in Sydney from a mobile classroom.[2] When she and her husband sold the business they employed 23 staff and taught up to 900 students a week.[5]
Wagner then studied theology. She obtained an Advanced Diploma in Ministry from Australian College of Ministries, Sydney, and a Bachelor of Theology from Sydney College of Divinity, through Australian College of Ministries and St Mark's National Theological Centre.[3]
After becoming a priest, Wagner served in a number of parishes in the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, including Berridale and the Snowy Mountains, Taralga and North Goulburn.[6] She became rector of the Parish of Bodalla-Narooma in 2011, a role which she held until she was consecrated as bishop.[6]
On 27 February 2016, in addition to her parish role, Wagner was collated by Bishop Stuart Robinson as Archdeacon to the Coast, a role in which she assisted in the administration of the diocese and had oversight of Anglican churches stretching from the Victorian border to Batemans Bay.[7]