Neville Neil | |
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Born | |
Died | 22 May 2009 | (aged 92)
Resting place |
Bethabara Moravian Church 17°57′53″N 77°30′27″W / 17.9647109°N 77.5075686°W |
Nationality | Jamaican |
Occupation | Bishop |
Known for | Jamaican bishop of the Moravian Church (1983). |
Neville Sylvester Neil (17 March 1917 – 22 May 2009) 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 St Andrew Tutorial College. [1] His theological training was at St Colme's (then in Kingston), from where he graduated in 1944. [2]
He served the Moravian Church in Jamaica for more than 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]
He was married with children, one of whom is also a Moravian Church clergyman. [1]
Bishop Neil is buried at Bethabara Moravian Church ( aerial view). [1]