Geoff Miller (priest) explained

Type:Priest
Honorific Prefix:The Very Reverend
Geoff Miller
Dean of Newcastle
Church:Church of England
Diocese:Diocese of Newcastle
Term:2018 to 2022
Predecessor:Chris Dalliston
Other Post:Archdeacon of Northumberland (2005–2018)
Ordination:1983 (deacon)
1984 (priest)
Birth Name:Geoffrey Vincent Miller
Birth Date: 26 January 1956 df=y
Birth Place:Manchester, England
Nationality:British
Religion:Anglicanism
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Alma Mater:University of Durham
St John's College, Nottingham

Geoffrey Vincent Miller (born 26 January 1956) is a British retired Church of England priest and former school teacher. He served as 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] He was educated at Sharston High School, a state school in Sharston, Manchester. He studied at the University of Durham, graduating with a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree in 1977. He then worked as a teacher until he began training for ordained ministry.

Ordained ministry

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

After a curacy in Jarrow he was Team Vicar at St Aidan and St Luke, Billingham[3] from 1986 to 1992; Urban Development Officer for the Diocese of Durham from 1991 to 1996; Vicar of St Cuthbert, Darlington[4] 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,[5] having served as acting dean from 4 February 2018.[6] He retired in November 2022.[7]

In February 2023, Miller was appointed as a deputy lieutenant for Tyne and Wear.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newcastle Anglican . 2013-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023195726/http://www.newcastle.anglican.org/people-and-places/archdeacons.aspx . 2018-10-23 . dead .
  2. Web site: Archdeacon of Northumberland. Archdeacons. Diocese of Newcastle. 26 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20181023195726/http://www.newcastle.anglican.org/people-and-places/archdeacons.aspx. 23 October 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: Communigate . 2013-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030617160453/http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/staidan/ . 2003-06-17 . dead .
  4. http://www.churchindarlington.org.uk/churches/a_st_cuthberts.htm Church in Darlington
  5. Web site: Diocese of Newcastle . 2018-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023195808/http://www.newcastle.anglican.org/news-and-events/news-article.aspx?id=27172 . 2018-10-23 . dead .
  6. Web site: Diocese of Newcastle . 2018-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023195705/http://www.newcastle.anglican.org/news-and-events/news-article.aspx?id=27111 . 2018-10-23 . dead .
  7. Web site: Newcastle Cathedral . Retirement of the Dean of Newcastle, Geoff Miller . 12 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031175026/https://newcastlecathedral.org.uk/dean-retirement/ . 31 October 2022 . 9 December 2022 .