Ronald James Milner (born 16 May 1927) is an English Anglican clergyman who was the Bishop of Burnley from 1988 to 1993.

Biography

Milner was born on 16 May 1927. He was educated at

Hull Grammar School Hull Grammar School was a secondary school in Hull, England, founded around 1330 and endowed in 1479 by the prelate John Alcock. In 1988, as part of a restructure by the Local Education Authority, the site was renamed William Gee School. Meanw ...

and

Pembroke College, Cambridge Pembroke College (officially "The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College or Hall of Valence-Mary") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college is the third-oldest college of the university and has over 700 ...

before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with the post of Succentor at Sheffield Cathedral, after which he was Vicar of Westwood . He then became Vicar of St James Fletchampstead. Following this he was

Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

of St Mary's, Southampton and then (his final appointment before ordination to the episcopate)

Archdeacon of Lincoln The Archdeacon of Lincoln is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Lincoln – he or she has responsibilities within his archdeaconry (the ancient Archdeaconry of Lincoln) including oversight of church buildings and some supervision, d ...

. In retirement he continues to serve as an

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within the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.

References

1927 births Living people Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge People educated at Hull Grammar School Bishops of Burnley 20th-century Church of England bishops {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub