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'''Sophie Relf-Christopher''' is an Australian [[bishop]] in the [[Anglican Church of Australia]]. She has been an [[assistant bishop]] in the [[Anglican Diocese of Adelaide]] since August 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bishop Sophie Relf-Christopher|url=https://adelaideanglicans.com/leadership/bishop-sophie-relf-christopher|accessdate=11 November 2024 |publisher=Adelaide Anglicans}}</ref> She is the second woman Anglican Bishop in Adelaide, after [[Denise Ferguson]]. She was installed as bishop on 15 August 2024, the feast of Mary, mother of our Lord, at [[St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide]].<ref name = "Bishop Installed">{{cite news |title=Adelaide welcomes its new Bishop Sophie|url=https://adelaideguardian.com/2024/08/16/adelaide-welcomes-its-new-bishop-sophie|accessdate=11 November 2024|publisher=Adelaide Guardian|date=16 August 2024}}</ref> Prior to becoming bishop, she was the parish priest of St Jude's Church in [[Brighton, South Australia|Brighton]], and Archdeacon of Sturt.<ref name="New Female Bishop">{{cite news |title=Sophie Relf-Christopher named as new assistant bishop in Adelaide|url=https://adelaideguardian.com/2024/05/11/sophie-relf-christopher-named-as-new-assistant-bishop-in-adelaide|accessdate=11 November 2024|publisher=Adelaide Guardian|date=11 May 2024}}</ref>
'''Sophie Relf-Christopher''' is an Australian [[bishop]] in the [[Anglican Church of Australia]]. She has been an [[assistant bishop]] in the [[Anglican Diocese of Adelaide]] since August 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bishop Sophie Relf-Christopher|url=https://adelaideanglicans.com/leadership/bishop-sophie-relf-christopher|accessdate=11 November 2024 |publisher=Adelaide Anglicans}}</ref> She is the second woman Anglican Bishop in Adelaide, after [[Denise Ferguson]]. She was installed as bishop on 15 August 2024, the feast of Mary, mother of our Lord, at [[St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide]].<ref name = "Bishop Installed">{{cite news |title=Adelaide welcomes its new Bishop Sophie|url=https://adelaideguardian.com/2024/08/16/adelaide-welcomes-its-new-bishop-sophie|accessdate=11 November 2024|publisher=Adelaide Guardian|date=16 August 2024}}</ref> Prior to becoming bishop, she was the parish priest of St Jude's Church in [[Brighton, South Australia|Brighton]], and Archdeacon of Sturt.<ref name="New Female Bishop">{{cite news |title=Sophie Relf-Christopher named as new assistant bishop in Adelaide|url=https://adelaideguardian.com/2024/05/11/sophie-relf-christopher-named-as-new-assistant-bishop-in-adelaide|accessdate=11 November 2024|publisher=Adelaide Guardian|date=11 May 2024}}</ref>


Born in [[London]], Relph-Christopher moved to [[Adelaide]] as a child<ref name="New Female Bishop" />. She is married to Paul and has two sons.<ref name="Bishop Installed" /> Before being ordained as a priest, she taught film and television production at [[University of South Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New Bishop for Adelaide|url=https://tma.melbourneanglican.org.au/2024/08/new-bishop-for-adelaide/|accessdate=11 November 2024|publisher=The Melbourne Anglican}}</ref>
Born in [[London]], Relph-Christopher moved to [[Adelaide]] as a child<ref name="New Female Bishop" />. She is married to Paul and has two sons.<ref name="Bishop Installed" /> Before being ordained as a priest, she taught film and television production at [[University of South Australia]].<ref name="Bishop Installed" /><ref>{{cite news |title=New Bishop for Adelaide|url=https://tma.melbourneanglican.org.au/2024/08/new-bishop-for-adelaide/|accessdate=11 November 2024|publisher=The Melbourne Anglican}}</ref>





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Sophie Relph-Christopher
Assistant bishop, Anglican Diocese of Adelaide
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
DioceseAdelaide
Installed15 August 2024
Orders
Ordination2010 (as deacon)
2011 (as priest )
Consecration15 August 2024
by Geoffrey Smith
Personal details
Born
NationalityAustralian
DenominationAnglican
SpousePaul
Children2

Sophie Relf-Christopher is an Australian bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. She has been an assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide since August 2024.[1] She is the second woman Anglican Bishop in Adelaide, after Denise Ferguson. She was installed as bishop on 15 August 2024, the feast of Mary, mother of our Lord, at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide.[2] Prior to becoming bishop, she was the parish priest of St Jude's Church in Brighton, and Archdeacon of Sturt.[3]

Born in London, Relph-Christopher moved to Adelaide as a child[3]. She is married to Paul and has two sons.[2] Before being ordained as a priest, she taught film and television production at University of South Australia.[2][4]


References

  1. ^ "Bishop Sophie Relf-Christopher". Adelaide Anglicans. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Adelaide welcomes its new Bishop Sophie". Adelaide Guardian. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Sophie Relf-Christopher named as new assistant bishop in Adelaide". Adelaide Guardian. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ^ "New Bishop for Adelaide". The Melbourne Anglican. Retrieved 11 November 2024.





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