Mark Short
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- 2025–present (as primate)
- 2019–present (as bishop)
Mark Short | |
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| Primate of Australia Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Province | New South Wales |
| Diocese | Canberra and Goulburn |
| In office |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1996 (as deacon) 1997 (as priest) |
| Consecration | 6 April 2019[1] by Glenn Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 or 1967 (age 58–59)[2] |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Monica[2] |
| Children | 2[2] |
| Alma mater | Moore Theological College (BTh [Hons]) University of Durham (PhD)[2] |
Mark Short (born 1966) is an Australian bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. He has served as the 11th bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn since April 2019 and since November 2025 has been the Anglican Primate of Australia.[3]
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.[4]
In 1996 he was ordained as deacon and in 1997 as priest, both in St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn. He served in the parish of Temora before moving to the United Kingdom to undertake a PhD at the University of Durham on "the Passover as collective memory".[2]
Upon his return to Australia, between 2002 and 2011, Short served as Rector of the parishes of Turvey Park and Tarcutta, 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.[2]
In 2011, Short became the National Director of the Bush Church Aid Society, a position which he held until his election as bishop.[4]