J. Michael Miller

John Michael Miller, CSB (born July 9, 1946) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently Archbishop of Vancouver and its 475,000 Catholics. Miller succeeded to this post in January 2009, after serving as Coadjutor Archbishop from June 1, 2007. He was previously Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, and thus a senior official of the Roman Curia.

His Grace, The Most Reverend John Michael Miller, CSB
Archbishop of Vancouver
Archdiocese	Vancouver
Installed	January 2, 2009
Predecessor	Raymond Roussin
Orders
Ordination	June 29, 1975 by Pope Paul VI
Consecration	January 12, 2004 by Zenon Grocholewski
Personal details
Birth name	John Michael Miller
Born	July 9, 1946 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	American, Canadian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (2003–2007) Titular Archbishop of Vertara (2003–2007) Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver (2007–2009)
Alma mater	St. Michael's College, Toronto University of Wisconsin–Madison Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Veritati Servire (To Serve the Truth)
Coat of arms

Ordination history of J. Michael Miller
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Pope Paul VI Date June 29, 1975 Place St. Peter's Square, Vatican City Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Zenon Grocholewski (Pref. Cong. de Inst. Cath.) Co-consecrators Joseph Fiorenza (Galveston–Houston) Ronald Peter Fabbro (London) Date January 12, 2004 Place St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by J. Michael Miller as principal consecrator Stephen Jensen April 2, 2013[1] Joseph Phuong Nguyen August 25, 2016[2]
Source(s):[3][4][5]

Styles of J. Michael Miller
Reference style	His Grace[6] The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Early life

Miller was born on July 9, 1946, in Ottawa, Ontario, the capital city of Canada. He studied at St. Joseph’s High School in his hometown, where he was classmates with Mary Lou Finlay. Since childhood, he has had polio, which affects him to this day.[4] He became a naturalized American citizen on March 28, 2003.

Presbyteral ministry

Miller joined the Congregation of St. Basil in 1966 and was ordained a priest by Pope Paul VI on June 29, 1975. He received the degree of bachelor of arts from the University of Toronto in 1969, a bachelor's degree in theology from University of St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto in 1974, a licentiate in dogmatic theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1976, and a doctoral degree from the Gregorian in 1979. In 1972, Miller spent a year teaching a political science course to grade 13 students at St. Joseph's High School in Ottawa's west end. From there he spent eight years at the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, Texas. From 1992 to 1997, Miller served in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See. In 1997, Miller returned to the University of Saint Thomas, where he served as President until November 25, 2003 when he was appointed by the Pope to preside as Secretary of the Congregation of Catholic Education.

Episcopal ministry

On November 25, 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Vertara, in addition to his aforementioned work with the Congregation for Catholic Education. Miller received his episcopal consecration on January 12, 2004 from Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski, with Bishops Joseph Fiorenza and Ronald Peter Fabbro serving as co-consecrators.

Legacy

• J. Michael Miller has published seven books on topics ranging from the Holy See’s teaching on Catholic schools, to the development of the papacy and the encyclicals of Pope John Paul II. His works include The Shepherd and the Rock: Origins, Development, and Mission of the Papacy (1995) and the Encyclicals of John Paul II (2nd ed., 2001).[7][8][9]

His book The Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic Schools is currently in use in the 45 schools of the Catholic Independent Schools Vancouver Archdiocese.[7]

Notes

• Until his appointment as Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver, he served as Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education for the Roman Curia.
• He is among three bishops appointed to a committee of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith preparing for the implementation of Anglican ordinariates in Canada.
• Archbishop Miller is also vice-president of the Pontifical Work of Priestly Vocations, a member of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses and the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples (2004–2008), and a consultor to the Congregation for Bishops (2004–2007).
• Currently Grand Prior of the Western Canadian Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre and a member of the Knights of Columbus.[7]
• Since his arrival in Vancouver, he has implemented the Apostolate of Catholic Education for Teachers, established a First Nations Ministry office, opened an official communications office, and overseen the launch of a new archdiocesan website www.rcav.org.[7]
• He has started the first permanent diaconate program in the Archdiocese, and in the fall of 2011 opened an Archdiocesan development office that will oversee Project Advance and develop a comprehensive plan to implement new fundraising activities.[7]

The Archbishop was given the honorary degree, Doctorate of Letters and Laws from the University of Dallas in 2006, where he gave the commencement speech.

References

1. Burns, Alistair (May 2013). "Bishop to build 'northern gateway' to God's kingdom" (PDF). Northern Catholic News. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
2. "Ordination of new Bishop of Kamloops". Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. August 15, 2016. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
3. "The Archbishop". RCAV.org. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
4. Sylvester, Cam (May 1, 2010). "Grace Under Pressure". Vancouver Magazine. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
5. Todd, Douglas (April 20, 2014). "Vancouver archbishop on love, ethnicity, justice and his favorite food". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
6. "Antique painting of O.L. of Guadalupe has come to the Cathedral". Holy Rosary Cathedral. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
7. Archdiocese of Vancouver - background Archived 2011-08-28 at the Wayback Machine - Updated November 2011
8. Best Book Buys - J. Michael Miller
9. Booktopia - J. Michael Miller

External links

• Archdiocese of Vancouver
• The Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortations of John Paul II by J. Michael Miller (Google Books)
• The Holy See’s Teaching On Catholic Schools, Sept. 14, 2005, address at the Catholic University of America