Ric Thorpe
Ric Thorpe | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Melbourne (Metropolitan of Victoria) | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Province | Victoria |
| Diocese | Diocese of Melbourne |
| Installed | 30 November 2025 |
| Predecessor | Philip Freier |
| Other post | Metropolitan of the Province of Victoria (2025) |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Islington (2015-2025) Bishop of London's Adviser for Church Planting (2012–2015) Rector of St Paul's Church, Shadwell (2005–2015) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1996 (deacon) 1997 (priest) |
| Consecration | 29 September 2015 by Justin Welby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Charles Thorpe 3 February 1965 |
| Spouse | Louie Thorpe |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham Wycliffe Hall, Oxford |
Richard Charles "Ric" Thorpe (born 3 February 1965) is a British Anglican bishop and an expert in church planting. Since November 2025 he has been the Archbishop of Melbourne. From September 2015 until his translation to Melbourne he was the Bishop of Islington, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of London, and the Church of England's "national bishop for church plants". From 2005 to 2015, he led St Paul's Church, Shadwell, first as priest-in-charge and from 2010 as rector. From 2012 to 2015, he was the Bishop of London's Adviser for Church Planting. From 2015 until 2025, he led the Gregory Centre for Church Multiplication. In May 2025, he was elected Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne in the Anglican Church of Australia.