Geoff Miller (priest)

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Geoffrey Vincent Miller (born 26 January 1956) is a British Church of England priest and former school teacher. He is the Dean of Newcastle, before which he had been the Archdeacon of Northumberland since 2005.[1]

Early life and education[]

Miller was born on 26 January 1956 in Manchester, England, to Harold and Vera Miller.[2][3] He was educated at Sharston High School, a state school in Sharston, Manchester.[2] He studied at the University of Durham, graduating with a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree in 1977.[2] He then worked as a teacher until he began training for ordained ministry.[3]

Ordained ministry[]

In 1981, Miller entered St John's College, Nottingham, an Anglican theological college to be trained for ordained ministry.[4] There, he completed a Diploma in Pastoral Studies (DPS) in 1983.[2] He was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1983 and as a priest in 1984.[4]

After a curacy in Jarrow he was Team Vicar at St Aidan and St Luke, Billingham[5] from 1986 to 1992; Urban Development Officer for the Diocese of Durham from 1991 to 1996; Vicar of St Cuthbert, Darlington[6] from 1996 to 1999; and a residentiary canon at Newcastle Cathedral from 1995 until his archdeacon's appointment. He was installed as Dean of Newcastle on 20 October 2018,[7] having served as acting dean from 4 February 2018.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Newcastle Anglican". Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  2. ^ a b c d "Miller, Geoffrey Vincent". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2019 (1 December 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 28 January 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ a b "Archdeacon of Northumberland". Archdeacons. Diocese of Newcastle. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Geoffrey Vincent Miller". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Communigate". Archived from the original on 2003-06-17. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  6. ^ Church in Darlington
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-10-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-10-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Peter Elliott
 Archdeacon of Northumberland
2005–2018 		TBA
Acting: Mark Wroe
Preceded by Dean of Newcastle
2018–present 		Incumbent


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