Sophie Jelley
Sophie Rebecca Jelley (née Capitanchik; born 1972) is a British Anglican bishop. Since September 2020, she has been Bishop of Doncaster in the Diocese of Sheffield.
Biography[edit]
Jelley was raised in Brighton and studied theology and religious studies at the University of Leeds, before being ordained as a deacon in Bradford Cathedral in 1997.[1]
Previously, she served as Director of Mission, Discipleship and Ministry in the Diocese of Durham and Canon Missioner of Durham Cathedral since 2015. Before joining Durham, she ministered in the Dioceses of Bradford, Guildford and Chichester, and in Uganda with the Church Mission Society.[2][3][4][5]
Episcopal ministry[edit]
In December 2019, it was announced that she would be the next Bishop of Doncaster, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Sheffield.[6] She was due to be consecrated a bishop on Lady Day 2020 (25 March); but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was instead licensed ad interim as "Bishop of Doncaster designate and Principal Commissary of the Bishop of Sheffield" that day.[7] She was consecrated a bishop during a service on 21 September at York Minster:[8] the principal consecrator was Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, who was assisted by Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham and Pete Wilcox, Bishop of Sheffield.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Pantry, Lindsay (19 September 2020). "Bishop sets out mission to those on the margins". The Yorkshire Post. p. 11. ISSN 0963-1496.
- ^ "Jelley Sophie Rebecca". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "The Revd Canon Sophie Jelley Announced as the Next Bishop Of Doncaster". The Diocese of Sheffield. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Governance of Durham Cathedral". Durham Cathedral. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Leeson, Lucy (2 December 2019). "New Yorkshire bishop speaks of 'strong call from God'". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Suffragan Bishop of Doncaster: 2 December 2019". Government of the United Kingdom. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Pete Wilcox [@PeteWilcox1564] (24 March 2020). "Well, it's not quite what I hoped to be doing at 11am tomorrow but I'm still looking forward to this! @DioceseofSheff @revsophiejelley #Bishop-designate #PrincipalCommissary" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 August 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Two new Bishops to be consecrated in two services taking place at York Minster". Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Pantry, Lindsay (3 August 2020). "Consecration date confirmed at last for new Bishop of Doncaster". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 August 2020.