Harold Creeth Miller (born 23 February 1950) is a retired Irish Anglican bishop. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Down and Dromore in the Church of Ireland. Coming from a Methodist background, he was elected bishop in 1997 and was considered to represent an evangelical position within the Church.[1]
Harold Miller | |
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.jpg) Miller in 2014 | |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Diocese | Diocese of Down and Dromore |
| Elected | 18 February 1997 |
| Term ended | 2019 |
| Predecessor | Gordon McMullan |
| Successor | David McClay |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1976 (deacon) 1977 (priest) |
| Consecration | 25 April 1997 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Creeth Miller 23 February 1950 |
| Spouse | Liz Harper |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | |
Ordained ministry edit
Miller was ordained in the Church of Ireland as a deacon in 1976 and as a priest in 1977.[2] From 1976 to 1979, he served his curacy at Saint Nicholas' Church, Carrickfergus, Belfast, in the Diocese of Connor.[2] He then moved to England, where he was director of extension studies and chaplain of St John's College, Nottingham between 1979 and 1984.[3] He returned to Belfast, and was a chaplain at Queen's University Belfast from 1984 to 1989.[4] In 1989, he returned to parish ministry having been appointed Rector of the Carrigrohane Union of Parishes in the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.[2][3] He was also a Canon of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral (Cork Cathedral) from 1994 to 1997.[2]
Miller was elected Bishop of Down and Dromore on 18 February 1997.[5] He was consecrated a bishop on 25 April 1997.[6]
On 20 June 2019 he announced his decision to retire.[7]
He is regarded as theologically conservative and was one of the two bishops of the Church of Ireland, with Ferran Glenfield, to attend GAFCON III, held on 17–22 June 2018, in Jerusalem.[8]
Involvements within the Church of Ireland edit
- Member of General Synod, Standing Committee and the Representative Church Body
- Chair of the Liturgical Advisory Committee and Chair of the Publications Group, soon to publish a revision of the Book of Common Prayer 2004
- Member of the Hymnal Revision Committee which produced the 2000 Hymnal
- Words editor of the new hymnal supplement
- Chair of The Covenant Council from its inception until 2008
- Member of the Commission on Episcopal Ministry and Structures
- Member of the Commission for Christian Unity and Dialogue and the Anglicanism Working Group
- Member of group which gave the response to the Oireichtas All–Party Committee on Abortion
- Member of group which produced the Church of Ireland Response to A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland and also the group which produced the Church of Ireland response to Cohesion, Sharing and Integration
Involvements beyond the Church of Ireland edit
- President of the Summer Madness Christian youth festival
- Board Member of Tearfund UK
- Diocesan Links with Albany Diocese in New York State, Maridi Diocese in Southern Sudan, and the Diocese of Northern Argentina, all of which he has visited
- Has attended the two Lambeth Conferences in 1998 and 2008
- Co–chaired AMICUM (The Anglican Methodist International Commission on Unity in Mission) from 2009 to 2015
- Has represented the Church of Ireland at eight of the meetings of The International Anglican Liturgical Commission.
Publications edit
- Co–editor of Anglican Worship Today Collins, 1980
- Whose Office?– Daily Prayer for the People of God Grove, 1982
- Finding a Personal Rule of Life Grove, 1984
- New Ways in Worship CIEF, 1986
- Making an Occasion of it CIP, 1994
- The Desire of our Soul Archived 29 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Columba, 2004
- Build your Church, Lord, D&D, 2005
- The Making of the Church of Ireland Book of Common Prayer 2004: Yale Institute of Sacred Music: Colloquium: Music, worship, arts, 2006
- Week of All Weeks, 2015 (Worship Guide and accompanying Prayer Book)
- Editor: Thanks & Praise (Church of Ireland Hymnal Supplement) A&M, 2015
References edit
- ^ Bishops meet to choose a successor to Eames – Local & National – News – Belfast Telegraph
- ^ a b c d "Harold Creeth Miller". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Down and Dromore, Bishop of". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U14048.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "About Us - Bishop Harold Miller". Diocese of Down and Dromore. July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "New Bishop of Down and Dromore". Church of Ireland. 18 February 1997. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "Ordination and consecration of Bishop of Down and Dromore". Church of Ireland. 17 April 1997. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "Church of Ireland Bishop of Down and Dromore Reverend Harold Miller announces retirement". 20 June 2019.
- ^ Bishop Harold reflects on his experience of the recent GAFCON conference, Diocese of Down and Dromore Official Website, 25 June 2018