The Rt Rev John Robert Geoffrey Neale was the inaugural Bishop of Ramsbury from 1974 to 1988. Born on 21 September 1926 he was educated at Felsted School [1] and then served in the Royal Artillery during World War II. He completed his studies at King's College London and St Boniface, Warminster and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy in St Helier. He was then successively Chaplain of Ardingly College, Secretary of the Advisory Council for Church Ministry, Canon Missioner for the Diocese of Guildford [2] and Rector of St. Peter's, Hascombe before his elevation to the Episcopate. Since 1991 he has been an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Bristol.[3] His papers are housed at the National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives.[4]
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| Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Suffragan Bishop of Ramsbury 1974 –1988 |
Succeeded by Peter St George Vaughan |
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