▁the ▁Res urre ction ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁David ▁Hope . ▁Both ▁services ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁St ▁Gabriel ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁P im lic o , ▁in ▁central ▁London ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁non - st ip endi ary ▁priest ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Private ▁life ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Bar nab y ▁Mil n ▁- ▁a ▁hom osex ual ▁activ ist , ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace , ▁and ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁La ity ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Syn od ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁- ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁afternoon ▁tea ▁with ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁London ▁who ▁asked ▁about ▁Sir ▁D erek ' s ▁drink ing ▁problem ▁following ▁reports ▁he ▁had ▁received . ▁They ▁agreed , ▁that ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁Bar nab y ▁Mil n ' s ▁well ▁being , ▁he ▁and ▁Sir ▁D erek ▁should ▁no ▁longer ▁live ▁together . ▁The ▁bishop ▁thank ed ▁Bar nab y ▁Mil n ▁for ▁looking ▁after ▁Sir ▁D erek ▁and ▁assist ed ▁him ▁in ▁finding ▁alternative ▁accommod ation . ▁ ▁The ▁bishop ▁arranged ▁that ▁Bar nab y ▁Mil n ▁take ▁Sir ▁D erek , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁to ▁a ▁consult ant ▁in ▁Har ley ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁expectation ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁clin ic ▁for ▁special ist ▁treatment . ▁The ▁consult ant ▁failed ▁to ▁persu ade ▁Sir ▁D erek