Sandy Millar

Who is Sandy Millar?

John Alexander Kirkpatrick "Sandy" Millar is a retired Anglican bishop who, on 27 November 2005, was consecrated in Kampala as an assistant bishop in the Province of Uganda, in a joint initiative of the Archbishop of Uganda, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London. He was subsequently licensed at St Paul's Cathedral, London on 9 February 2006 to act as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of London. He thereafter served as priest-in-charge at St Mark’s Tollington Park in North London until 2 February 2011 when he retired.

Millar was born into an upper class Scottish family and was educated at Lambrook preparatory school, Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1962 with the degree of Master of Arts. He practised as a barrister for 10 years. After that, he gained a diploma in theology from the University of Durham. He was ordained deacon in 1976 and priest in 1977 at the age of 37.

Millar was Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton from 1985 to 2005 and is the principal person responsible for the Alpha course.