Claude Miller (bishop)

{{Short description|Canadian Anglican bishop (1944–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox Christian leader

| type = Bishop

| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend

| name = Claude Miller

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| title = Metropolitan of Canada
Archbishop of Fredericton

| image = Claude Miller 03.jpg

| caption = Miller photographed in 2008.

| church = Anglican Church of Canada

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| province = Canada

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| diocese = Fredericton

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| term = 2009–2014

| predecessor = Bruce Stavert

| successor = Percy Coffin

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| other_post = Bishop of Fredericton (2003–2014)

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| consecration = 1988

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| birth_name = Claude Weston Miller

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|06|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|06|27|1944|06|26|df=y}}

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| alma_mater = NB Institute of Technology, Atlantic School of Theology, Bangor Theological Seminary

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{{Portal|Christianity}}

Claude Weston Miller (26 June 1944 – 27 June 2023) was the ninth Anglican bishop (later archbishop) of Fredericton{{Cite web |url=http://gs2004.anglican.ca/atsynod/reports/026.htm |title=Consecration Details |access-date=28 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060724105648/http://gs2004.anglican.ca/atsynod/reports/026.htm |archive-date=24 July 2006 |url-status=bot: unknown }} and Metropolitan of Canada.[http://www.anglican.ca/help/faq/metropolitans-canada/ Metropolitans of Canada] He retired on 26 June 2014 upon reaching his 70th birthday, and accepted the exceptional appointment as Episcopal Administrator until his successor, David Edwards, was consecrated as Bishop on 20 September 2014.{{Cite web | title = 'He kept a steadfast watch over the Diocese of Fredericton' … Primate | last = Watts | first = Ana | work = Diocesan Communications | date = 24 June 2014 | accessdate = 26 February 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006185823/http://anglican.nb.ca/fp_archives/140624/he_kept_steadfast_watch.html/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url=http://anglican.nb.ca/fp_archives/140624/he_kept_steadfast_watch.html/ | language = | quote = }}

Miller was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick and worked in civil engineering until his calling to the priesthood. He was ordained in 1988, rising to the rank of Archdeacon by 2000. He and his wife Sharon have two daughters.[https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Fredericton+elects+(Claude)+Miller+as+bishop.-a030595371 The Free Library]

Milled died on 27 June 2023, at the age of 79.{{cite news |url=https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-claude-miller-remembered-as-friend-and-mentor/ |title=Archbishop Claude Miller remembered as friend and mentor |last=Puddister |first=Matthew |work=Anglican Journal |date=26 July 2023 |access-date=30 September 2023}}

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{{s-bef|before=William Joseph Hockin|before2 = }}

{{s-ttl|title=Bishop of Fredericton|years=2003 – 2014 }}

{{s-aft|after=David Edwards}}

{{s-bef|before=Alexander Bruce Stavert}}

{{s-ttl|title=Metropolitan of Canada|years=2009 – 2014 }}

{{s-aft|after=Percy Coffin}}

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