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Sophie Relf-Christopher
Australian Anglican bishop From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[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]
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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]
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