Church of Ireland bishop to retire after 22 years

Church of Ireland bishop to retire after 22 years

26 June 2019

THE Church of Ireland Bishop of Down and Dromore, the Right Rev Harold Miller, has announced he is to retire after more than 22 years in the post.

He made the announcement during his address to the Diocesan Synod last Thursday.

The bishop will stand down on September 30.

In his address, Bishop Miller looked back with gratitude over his episcopal ministry and spoke warmly of the diocese and its people.

He said: “As I look back over two decades, I truly give thanks for you, followers of Jesus Christ, in the diocese of Down and Dromore, whom I have had the privilege of getting to know and serve alongside.

“We have loved one another as a family and it has been a joy to call this wonderful diocese my home.”

Bishop Miller is 69 years old and celebrates 43 years of ordained ministry this week.

He is the longest serving Bishop of Down and Dromore since Bishop Robert Knox, who retired after 37 years in 1886.

The bishop will give his farewell charge to 

the diocese at the annual Bible Week in Shankill Parish Church, Lurgan, from August 27-30.