Name Geoff Miller | ||
Role Archdeacon of Northumberland | ||
Archdeacon geoff miller thy kingdom come 2017 diocese of newcastle
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.
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- Archdeacon geoff miller thy kingdom come 2017 diocese of newcastle
- Early life and education
- Ordained ministry
- References
Early life and education
Miller was born on 26 January 1956 in Manchester, England, to Harold and Vera Miller. 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 1987. 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 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 from 1986 to 1992; Urban Development Officer for the Diocese of Durham from 1991 to 1996; Vicar of St Cuthbert, Darlington from 1996 to 1999; and a Residentiary Canon at St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne from 1995 until his Archdeacon's appointment.