Sophie Relf-Christopher

The Right Reverend Sophie Relf-Christopher
Bishop Sophie Relf-Christopher
Church	Anglican Church of Australia
Diocese	Adelaide
Installed	15 August 2024
Orders
Ordination	2010 (as deacon) 2011 (as priest )
Consecration	15 August 2024 by  Geoffrey Smith
Personal details
Born	London, United Kingdom
Nationality	Australian
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Paul
Children	2

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, who retired in 2024. ^[2] Her installation was on 15 August 2024, the feast of Mary, mother of our Lord, at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide. ^[3]

Prior to becoming bishop, she was the parish priest of St Jude's Church in Brighton, and Archdeacon of Sturt. ^{[4] [5]} She was previously assistant curate at St Peter's Church in Glenelg, before becoming parish priest of Broadview (St Philip's) and Enfield (St Clement's) from 2012 until 2016. ^[5]

Personal life

Born in London, Relf-Christopher moved to Adelaide as a child. ^[5] She is married to Paul and has two sons. ^{[3] [5]} Before being ordained as a priest, she taught film and television production at the University of South Australia. ^{[3] [6]}

References

1. "Bishop Sophie Relf-Christopher". Adelaide Anglicans. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
2. "Mother-of-two consecrated as bishop in Adelaide". medianet. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
3. "Adelaide welcomes its new Bishop Sophie". Adelaide Guardian. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
4. "Annabel Crabb's recipe for success". InDaily. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
5. "Sophie Relf-Christopher named as new assistant bishop in Adelaide". Adelaide Guardian. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
6. "New Bishop for Adelaide". The Melbourne Anglican. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

External links

• Sophie Relf-Christopher at IMDb