Neil McNeil
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Neil McNeil (23 November 1851 – 25 May 1934) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver from 1910 to 1912 and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto from 1912 to 1934.
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[edit] Early years
Born Hillsborough, Nova Scotia and attended Propaganda College in Rome. He was ordained as a priest of Arichat, Nova Scotia and became Vicar Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George's) and Titular Bishop of Nilopolis. In 1904 McNeil was appointed Bishop of Saint George's, Newfoundland and moved in 1910 as Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia.
[edit] Later years
Shortly after being appointed as Archbishop, NcNeil was charged with completing St. Augustine's Seminary and the Canadian Catholic Church Extension Society created by his predessor Fergus Patrick McEvay.
Under McNeil, thirty more parishes were established, including those with non-English speaking immigrants in Toronto. He lobbied for fair taxation for Catholic schools and promoted good relations between Catholics and Protestants via the Federation of Catholic Charities.
He died as Archbishop of Toronto in 1934 and buried at St. Augustine Seminary.
[edit] Legacy
Under his leadership, the China Mission Seminary (later renamed as Scarborough Foreign Missionary Society) and the Newman Club was established.
Neil McNeil Catholic High School in Toronto was named in his honour.
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| Preceded by Fergus Patrick McEvay |
Archbishop of Toronto 1912–1934 |
Succeeded by James Charles McGuigan |
