The Right Reverend Dr Dagmar Winter
College of Bishop's Representative
The Right Revd Dr Dagmar Winter was installed as Bishop of Edinburgh on 30 May 2026. She completed her Doctorate in Theology at Heidelberg University, Germany, in 1996 and was ordained priest at Rochester Cathedral in 1997. Over the years, she has held many different postings in academic institutions and national roles. She has worked as a Vicar, Curate, Priest-in-Charge and Area Dean in various locations in the United Kingdom. She worked as Bishop’s Adviser for Women’s Ministry and a member of Bishop’s Senior Staff from 2012–2019. Before serving as Rector and Lecturer of Hexham (2015–2019), she spent ten years as parish priest for a rural multi-parish benefice in Northumberland and was Rural Adviser to the Diocese of Newcastle. From 2014–2017 she was an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Theology & Religion of Durham University. Her national posts have included Member of General Synod of the Church of England for the Diocese of Newcastle, Member of Mission and Public Affairs Council of the Church of England and Member of the Church of England Faith and Order Commission. She was made Bishop of Huntingdon in the Diocese of Ely on 3 July 2019. She was voted Vice-President of the Conference of European Churches in June 2023.
