Short Biography of Fr. Michael I. Miller, MSC, US Provincial

I am Fr. Michael I. Miller, MSC, the newly elected Provincial of the MSC-USA Province. As of September 1, I begin this new ministry to serve the members of the province and other members of the Church.

I professed religious vows in 1978 and was ordained a priest in 1985. My first assignment was as parochial vicar in Holy Family parish, Nazareth, PA. In 1989 I accepted the assignment to be a missionary in Colombia, South America. While there I was pastor at two parishes, worked as a formation director for our theology students, served our MSC community as Sectional treasurer and volunteered as a chaplain at Kennedy Hospital in Bogota’.  I also supervised the construction and completion of building the “new” (begun in 1986) church at St. Margaret Mary parish in Bogota’. When I was the formation director of our theology students in Colombia, many of them were recipients of scholarships from the Foundation.

In 2005 the provincial assigned me to be pastor of St. Therese of the Child Jesus parish, Aurora, IL, where I served for 13 years. Then Father General, Mario Abzalón Alvarado Tovar, appointed me as the Secretary General in Rome where I ministered until this current appointment.

My term as provincial is for three years. By the grace of God, I hope to be worthy to serve those I meet. Please pray for me as I will for you.