On Sunday, a new Bishop, Dr Dagmar Winter, was elected by the Diocese of Edinburgh.
Bishop Dagmar holds the position of Bishop of Huntingdon, and will take up her new post later in the year. She was elected following the retirement of the Rt Rev Dr John Armes who served the Diocese as Bishop for 13 years.
Bishop Dagmar said: “I am hugely honoured to have been elected as the next Bishop of Edinburgh and would like to thank most warmly all those involved in the thorough process in electing me.
“I rejoice in the diversity and inclusivity of the Diocese of Edinburgh and can’t wait to get to know all the clergy and people in the charges from the Tweed to the Firth of Forth. I firmly believe that the Scottish Episcopal Church has a unique voice to share in today’s world, and I am committed to supporting and encouraging all who contribute to its mission and ministry and to raising its profile further.”
Responding to the result, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Rev Mark Strange said: “I am delighted to welcome Bishop Dagmar as Bishop-Elect into this new season of ministry in the Scottish Episcopal Church, and I am looking forward to welcoming her to the College of Bishops. The gifts she brings will enhance the life and mission of the Church.
“Please keep Bishop Dagmar in your prayers as we plan her installation and new beginnings in Scotland.”
Bishop Dagmar, who is of British and Swiss-German descent, studied at the Universities of Erlangen, Aberdeen and Heidelberg. She was ordained priest in 1997 in the Diocese of Rochester, Church of England, serving there and in the Diocese of Newcastle, and was made a Canon of Newcastle Cathedral in 2011. She was consecrated Bishop of Huntingdon in the Diocese of Ely in 2019. She also served as Acting Bishop of Ely in between 2023 and January 2026.
She is Vice-President of the Conference of European Churches which runs a number of projects, especially Pathways to Peace, a coordinated response of the European church fellowship to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
With a particular interest in New Testament scholarship, she has contributed to a number of English and German books and journals.
