Geoff Miller (priest)

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Geoff Miller

DL
Dean of Newcastle
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Newcastle
In office2018 to 2022
Predecessor Chris Dalliston
Other post(s) Archdeacon of Northumberland (2005–2018)
Orders
Ordination1983 (deacon)
1984 (priest)
Personal details
Born
Geoffrey Vincent Miller

(1956-01-26) 26 January 1956 (age 68)
Manchester, England
NationalityBritish
Denomination Anglicanism
Alma mater University of Durham
St John's College, Nottingham

Geoffrey Vincent Miller DL (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]

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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] He retired in November 2022. [9]

In February 2023, Miller was appointed as a deputy lieutenant for Tyne and Wear. [10]

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References

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  4. 1 2 "Geoffrey Vincent Miller" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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  6. Church in Darlington
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  8. "Diocese of Newcastle". Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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  10. "No. 64474". The London Gazette . 31 July 2024. p. 14726.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Northumberland
20052018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Dean of Newcastle
2018–2022
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