Steven Miller (bishop)

Steven Andrew Miller (born September 30, 1957) was the eleventh Bishop of Milwaukee.

The Right Reverend

Steven Andrew Miller

D.D.
Bishop of Milwaukee
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseMilwaukee
ElectedMay 31, 2003
In office2003-December 31, 2020
PredecessorRoger J. White
Orders
Ordination1984
ConsecrationOctober 18, 2003
by Wendell Gibbs
Personal details
Born (1957-09-30) September 30, 1957
Detroit, Michigan, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
SpouseCindy
Children2

Biography

Miller was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 30, 1957. He studied at Michigan State University, graduating in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts, and then at the General Theological Seminary, graduating in 1984 with a Master of Divinity.

He was ordained deacon and priest in 1984, and served as curate at Christ Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. In 1986 he became vicar of Christ Church in Boonville, Missouri and St Mary's Church in Fayette, Missouri. Subsequently, he also served as chaplain at the residential alcohol and drug treatment center. In 1990, he became rector of Christ Church in Gordonsville, Virginia, and in 1996 rector of St Alban's Church in Annandale, Virginia. He also served as regional dean in the Diocese of Virginia and as president of the diocesan Standing Committee. [1]

On the third ballot, Miller was elected the eleventh Bishop of the Diocese of Milwaukee on May 31, 2003,[2] and was consecrated on October 18, 2003 at the Mater Christi Chapel of the Archbishop Cousins Catholic Center in Milwaukee. [3]

See also

References

  1. "The Rt. Rev. Steven A. Miller", The Episcopal Church. Retrieved on 16 October 2020.
  2. "Virginia Rector Elected Bishop of Milwaukee". The Living Church. 226 (22 June 2003): 7. 1985.
  3. "STEVEN ANDREW MILLER (991)". The Episcopal Church Annual: 443. 2004.
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