Harold Creeth Miller (born 23 February 1950) is a retired Irish Anglican bishop. He served as

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of the

Diocese of Down and Dromore The Diocese of Down and Dromore (also known as the United Dioceses of Down and Dromore) is a diocese of the Church of Ireland in the south east of Northern Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The geographical remit of the d ...

in the

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. Coming from a

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background, he was elected bishop in 1997 and was considered to represent an

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position within the Church.

Ordained ministry

Miller was

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in the

as a

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in 1976 and as a

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in 1977. From 1976 to 1979, he served his

curacy A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

at Saint Nicholas' Church,

Carrickfergus Carrickfergus ( , meaning " Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,998 at the 2011 Census. It is County Antrim's oldest t ...

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

, in the

Diocese of Connor The Diocese of Connor, Territory of Dalriada, was established in the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111. The diocese itself was erected in 480. Tradition holds that St. Patrick herded sheep on Slemish, in the heart of the Diocese, when first brought ...

. He then moved to England, where he was director of extension studies and

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St John's College, Nottingham St John's College, Nottingham, founded as the London College of Divinity, was an Anglican and interdenominational theological college situated in Bramcote, Nottingham, England. The college stood in the open evangelical tradition and stated that i ...

between 1979 and 1984. He returned to Belfast, and was a chaplain at

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from 1984 to 1989. In 1989, he returned to parish ministry having been appointed

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of the Carrigrohane Union of Parishes in the

Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, also referred to as the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, is a diocese in the Church of Ireland. The diocese is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. It is the see of the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne ...

. He was also a

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Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral ( ga, Ardeaglais Naomh Fionnbarra) is a Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in the city of Cork (city), Cork. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedi ...

(Cork Cathedral) from 1994 to 1997. Miller was elected

Bishop of Down and Dromore The Bishop of Down and Dromore is the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Down and Dromore in the Province of Armagh. The diocese is situated in the north east of Ireland, which includes all of County Down, about half of the city of Be ...

on 18 February 1997. He was consecrated a bishop on 25 April 1997. On 20 June 2019 he announced his decision to retire. He is regarded as theologically conservative and was one of the two bishops of the

, with Ferran Glenfield, to attend GAFCON III, held on 17–22 June 2018, in

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.Bishop Harold reflects on his experience of the recent GAFCON conference, Diocese of Down and Dromore Official Website, 25 June 2018
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Involvements within the Church of Ireland

* Member o
General SynodStanding Committee
and th
Representative Church Body
* Chair of th
Liturgical Advisory Committee
and Chair of the Publications Group, soon to publish a revision o
the Book of Common Prayer 2004
* Member of the ''Hymnal Revision Committee'' which produced the 2000 Hymnal * Words editor of th
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

* President of the
Summer Madness
' Christian youth festival * Board Member of
Tearfund UK
' * Diocesan Links wit
Albany Diocese
in New York State
Maridi Diocese
in Southern Sudan, and th
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

* 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
'' 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 accompanyin
Prayer Book
* Editor:
Thanks & Praise
(Church of Ireland Hymnal Supplement)'' A&M, 2015

References

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