Luke Miller

The Venerable Luke Miller SSC
Archdeacon of London
Diocese	Diocese of London
In office	1 January 2016 – present
Predecessor	Nick Mercer
Other posts	Priest-in-charge, St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe (31 July 2015–present) Archdeacon of Hampstead (2010–2015)
Orders
Ordination	1991 (deacon) 1992 (priest)
Personal details
Birth name	Luke Jonathan Miller
Born	(1966-06-27) 27 June 1966
Spouse	Jacqueline Ann Blunden (m. 1995)
Children	Three
Education	Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Alma mater	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge St Stephen's House, Oxford

Luke Jonathan Miller SSC (born 27 June 1966) is a Church of England priest. Since January 2016, he has been Archdeacon of London.^[1] From 2010 until 2015, he was Archdeacon of Hampstead in the Diocese of London. He is an executive officer of the Society of Mary, an Anglican devotional society.

Early life

Miller was born on 27 June 1966 to Paul and Hilary Miller.^[2] He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, an independent school in Hertfordshire.^[3] He studied history at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1987; as per tradition, this was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Cantab)) degree in 1991.^[3]^[4]

Following graduation, he spent one year as a pastoral assistant at St James's Church, Sussex Gardens, an Anglo-Catholic church in Paddington, London. He then entered St Stephen's House, Oxford, an Anglo-Catholic theological college, to train for the priesthood and to study theology.^[3] He graduated from the University of Oxford, of which St Stephen's House is a Permanent Private Hall, with a BA degree in 1990;^[4] as per tradition, this was promoted to an MA (Oxon) degree in 1993.^[2]

Ordained ministry

Miller was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1991 and as a priest in 1992.^[4] From 1991 to 1994, he served his curacy at St Matthew's Church, Oxhey in the Diocese of St Albans.^[3] In 1994, he was appointed a curate of St Mary the Virgin, Tottenham in the Diocese of London. In 1995, he was appointed vicar of the church.^[4] During his ten years as vicar, he was involved in church planting in the area.^[3] From 2005 to 2010, he was also Area Dean of East Haringey.^[4]

In November 2010, he was appointed Archdeacon of Hampstead.^[3] This meant leaving parish ministry and taking on a leadership role in the Diocese of London.^[5] From 2011 to 2012, he additionally served as priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity Church, Winchmore Hill, London.^[4] On 31 July 2015, he ceased to be Archdeacon of Hampstead upon his appointment as Priest-in-Charge of St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe. He became Archdeacon of London on 1 January 2016.^[6]^[7]

Miller is of the Catholic tradition of the Church of England and is a member of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC).^[8] He is an executive officer of the Society of Mary, an Anglican devotional society, having served at various times as Vice-Chairman and returning officer.^[3]^[8]^[9]

From 1996 to 2011, he served as a governor of Mulberry Primary School, London Borough of Haringey, and was its chair of governors between 2001 and 2011. He has been a member of the council of Haileybury and Imperial Service College, his old school, since 2006, and of St Stephen's House, Oxford, his alma mater, since 2008.^[2]

Personal life

In 1995, Miller married Jacqueline Ann (née Blunden).^[2] She is a teacher and a deacon in the Church of England.^[3]^[10] Together, they have three sons; Thomas, Stephen and Andrew.^[2]^[3]

Selected works

Miller, Luke (2006). "The winds of change: 1914-45". In Davage, William. In this sign conquer: a history of the Society of the Holy Cross 1855 - 2005. London: Continuum. pp. 120–144. ISBN 978-0826491862.
Miller, Luke (2014). The Sorrow of Nature: The Way of the Cross with George Congreve and St Therese of Lisieux. London: The Catholic League. ISBN 978-0992849702.

References

↑ London Anglican
1 2 3 4 5 "MILLER, Ven. Luke Jonathan". Who's Who 2015. Oxford University Press. November 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "The Ven Luke Miller". Clergy directory. Diocese of London. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "L J Miller". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 4 July 2015. (subscription required)
↑ "Bishops and archdeacons". Clergy directory. Diocese of London. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
↑ http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c0cfd2d1338b4da755e570d0f&id=3439b9bcf7]
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1 2 "Officers of the Society of Mary". Society of Mary. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
↑ "The Officers of the Society of Mary". Society of Mary. October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
↑ "J A Miller". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 4 July 2015. (subscription required)

Archdeacons of London

High Medieval	Edward Reinger William de Beaumis Hugh de Mareni Nicholas Peter de Waltham Alard de Burnham Peter of Blois Walter Gilbert de Plesseto William of Sainte-Mère-Eglise Geoffrey de Lucy William de Rising Peter de Newport John Chishull William Passemer Geoffrey de Mortuo Mari Richard Swinefield Robert de Ros Richard de Gravesend

Late Medieval	John de Bedford John de Sancto Claro Peter de Dene Bego de Cavomonte Reginald de Sancto Albano Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord Richard de Aston Pontius de Podio Barzaco Itherius de Concoreto Edmund Howard John of Thoresby Richard Kilvington Peter Cardinal du Cros James de Beaufort John Barnet Fortanerius Vassalli, Patriarch of Grado Adam de Hertington Thomas Baketon Thomas Stowe Reginald Kentwood John Snell Richard Moresby William Fallan Richard Martyn John de Gigliis John Forster Pedro de Ayala William Horsey John Young, suffragan bishop Geoffrey Wharton William Clyff Thomas Bedyll Richard Gwent

Early modern	Edward Moylle John Wymmesley John Harpsfield John Mullins Theophilus Aylmer Thomas Paske John Dolben Thomas Lamplugh Edward Stillingfleet Thomas Tenison William Stanley Robert Tyrwhit Edward Cobden John Jortin Anthony Hamilton Richard Beadon William Bingham Joseph Pott William Hale

Late modern	Piers Claughton Edwin Gifford William Sinclair Ernest Holmes Ernest Sharpe Oswin Gibbs-Smith George Appleton Martin Sullivan Sam Woodhouse Frank Harvey George Cassidy Peter Delaney David Meara Nick Mercer Luke Miller Rosemary Lain-Priestley, Associate Archdeacon

Diocese of London

St Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey (second cathedral, 1550–1556)
The Old Deanery, London
Diocesan House, London
Diocese of Westminster (1540–1550)
Area scheme (1979–present)

Office holders

Diocesan bishop	Richard Chartres, Bishop of London

Area bishops	Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden Adrian Newman, Bishop of Stepney Graham Tomlin, Bishop of Kensington Rob Wickham, Bishop of Edmonton

Other suffragan bishops	AEO: Jonathan Baker, Bishop suffragan of Fulham Ric Thorpe, Bishop of Islington (bishop for church plants)

Deans and senior priests	David Ison, Dean of St Paul's Nick Mercer, Vicar General

Archdeacons	Stephan Welch, Archdeacon of Middlesex Luke Miller, Archdeacon of London Duncan Green, Archdeacon of Northolt John Hawkins, Archdeacon of Hampstead Rosemary Lain-Priestley, Associate Archdeacon Liz Adekunle, Archdeacon of Hackney

Historic offices

Bishop suffragan of Marlborough (1888–1918)
Archdeacon of Colchester; Archdeacon of Essex (both: 12th century–1846; moved to Rochester then St Albans then Chelmsford)
Archdeacon of Charing Cross (lapsed to care of Archdeacon of London)

Historic residences

Fulham Palace (8th century–1975)
London House, Ludgate Hill (?–17th century)
London House, Aldersgate (18th century)
London House, St James's (18th–19th centuries)

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