Robert Miller (bishop)

Miller on June 22, 1925

Robert Miller (1866–1931) was a Church of Ireland bishop^[1] in the first half of the 20th century.^[2]

Miller was educated at Trinity College, Dublin^[3] and ordained for Christ Church Derry in 1892. He was Rector of Donegal from 1894 to 1900.^[4] After a further incumbency at Raphoe he was Secretary of the Incorporated Society for Promoting Protestant Schools in Ireland until 1916.

The Bishop's funeral in 1931.

He was Dean of Waterford from then until 1919, when he became Bishop of Cashel, Emly, Waterford and Lismore- ^[5] a post he held until his death on 13 March 1931.^[6]

References

1. The Times Monday, Jun 28, 1920; pg. 13; Issue 42448; col C Irish Bishop On Partition”
2. Handbook of British Chronology by Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E; Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996, ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
3. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
4. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
5. "A New History of Ireland” by Theodore William Moody, F. X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
6. The Times, Saturday, Mar 14, 1931; pg. 14; Issue 45771; col C Death Of The Bishop Of Cashel