Neville Neil
Neville Sylvester Neil (1917-03-17 - 2009-05-22) was a bishop of the Moravian Church in Jamaica.[1]
Bishop Neil was born in Dunder Hill a village in St Elizabeth, Jamaica.[1] He attended school first at Lititz Elementary School and then at St Andrew Tutorial College.[1] His theological training was at St Colme's (then in Kingston) from which he graduated in 1944.[2]
He served the Moravian Church in Jamaica for over 50 years first as a clergy man and from 1983 as a bishop.[1] He retired in 1993.[2] The congregations for which he was responsible during those years include Redeemer and New Beulah.[3]
Bishop Neil was married with children, one of whom is also a Moravian Church clergyman.[1]
He is buried at Bethabara Moravian Church (aerial view).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Obituary of Neville Neil, Jamaica Weekly Gleaner page 32, 2009-07-27 - 2009-08-02.
- ^ a b The History of Theological Education in Jamaica: The United Theological College of the West Indies and It's Four Antecedent Colleges (1841-1966), Edmund Davis, 1998-09-01.
- ^ A home in need, Rhoma Tomlinson, Jamaica Observer, 2009-07-05.
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{{Persondata |NAME= Neil, Neville |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Bishop of the [[Jamaica Province of the Moravian Church|Moravian Church in Jamaica |DATE OF BIRTH= 1917-3-17 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Dunder Hill, St Elizabeth, Jamaica. |DATE OF DEATH= 2009-5-22 |PLACE OF DEATH= }}