Ken Short

Ministry Short was ordained in 1952, and served the Parish of Pittwater before going with the Church Missionary Society to Tanzania. He and his family remained there until 1964, founding the Msalato Bible School in Dodoma, where he was principal from 1961.

Returning to Australia, Short was appointed general secretary to the Church Missionary Society in New South Wales. He stepped down in 1971 and served as rector of St Michael's Vaucluse for four years.

Short was consecrated a bishop on 1 April 1975, During that time, he was Army Chaplain General (1979–1981) holding the rank of major general. In 1989, Short was made Dean of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.

In 1988, the year of Australia's bicentenary, Short was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to "Religion, particularly as Anglican Bishop of the Australian Defence Force." In 1989 he was made a chaplain of the Order of St John.

Retirement After retiring in 1992, Short filled various roles, at St. John's Shaughnessy in Vancouver, as Bishop of Wollongong, and in parish ministry in Hobart, Geraldton, Berry and Kangaroo Valley. He also was acting state secretary of the Church Missionary Society in Victoria and then New South Wales. He also pursued his interests in carpentry, fishing, photography and bird watching.

Death Short died on 19 October 2014 in Wollongong. He was survived by his wife Gloria, three children (Kathy, David and Marion), eight grandchildren and one great-grandson.