Sophie Jelley

Sophie Rebecca Jelley (née Capitanchik; born 1972) is a British Anglican bishop.

[2] From 1997 to 2000, she undertook her curacy at St Peter's Church, Shipley in the Diocese of Bradford.

Before joining Durham, she ministered in the Dioceses of Bradford, Guildford and Chichester, and in Uganda with the Church Mission Society.

[14] On 4 November 2024, it was announced that Jelley had been appointed as the next Bishop of Coventry, to take up the position in spring 2025.

[15] She duly took up her See in the legal ceremony whereby her election was confirmed, on 14 February 2025 at Lambeth Palace; Sarah Mullally presided in her capacity as Dean of the Province of Canterbury.