Geoff Miller (priest)

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. "Miller, Geoffrey Vincent". Who's Who. 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. "Archdeacon of Northumberland". Archdeacons. Diocese of Newcastle. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. "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
Chris Dalliston		 Dean of Newcastle
2018–present		 Incumbent


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