Pope names Ottawa-born Vatican official as coadjutor of Vancouver

Published: 2007-06-01

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI has named Archbishop J. Michael Miller as coadjutor archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, the Vatican announced. Archbishop Miller, a 60-year-old native of Canada, will leave his post as secretary of the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education, where he has served since 2004. A member of the Basilian religious order, Archbishop Miller will take up his first pastoral assignment in an archdiocese of about 410,000 Catholics. He is expected to arrive in Vancouver in September. As coadjutor, Archbishop Miller will become head of the archdiocese upon the retirement or death of Archbishop Raymond Roussin, the current archbishop. Archbishop Roussin, 67, received treatment for clinical depression after he was named to Vancouver in 2004. Archbishop Miller told Catholic News Service that he thought he would enjoy returning to a more public role after three years behind the Vatican walls. He is a former teacher and university president and said teachers "like a bit of the stage."

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