Geoff Miller (priest)
Geoffrey Vincent Miller (born 26 January 1956) is a British Church of England priest and former school teacher. He has 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.[4] He studied at the University of Durham, graduating with a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree in 1987.[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 trained for ordained ministry.[5] 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.[5]
After a curacy in Jarrow he was Team Vicar at St Aidan and St Luke, Billingham[6] from 1986 to 1992; Urban Development Officer for the Diocese of Durham from 1991 to 1996; Vicar of St Cuthbert, Darlington[7] from 1996 to 1999; and a Residentiary Canon at St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne from 1995 until his Archdeacon's appointment.
References
- ↑ Newcastle Anglican
- 1 2 3 "MILLER, Ven. Geoffrey Vincent". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Archdeacon of Northumberland". Archdeacons. Diocese of Newcastle. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ ‘MILLER, Ven. Geoffrey Vincent’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 1 April 2013
- 1 2 "Geoffrey Vincent Miller". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 26 January 2016. (subscription required)
- ↑ Communigate
- ↑ Church in Darlington
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| Preceded by Peter Elliott |
Archdeacon of Northumberland 2005– |
Succeeded by Current incumbent |