John Neill (archbishop of Dublin)

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The Most Reverend

John Neill
Archbishop of Dublin
Primate of Ireland
Church Church of Ireland
Diocese Dublin and Glendalough
Elected29 August 2002
In office2002–2011
Predecessor Walton Empey
Successor Michael Jackson
Orders
Ordination1970
Consecration25 January 1986
by  John Armstrong
Personal details
Born (1945-12-17) 17 December 1945 (age 76)
Nationality Irish
Denomination Anglican
Children3
Previous post(s) Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry (1986–1997)
Bishop of Cashel and Ossory (1997–2002)

John Robert Winder Neill (born 17 December 1945) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin until the end of January 2011.

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The fourth generation of his family to become a clergyman, John Neill was educated in Dublin at the Avoca School and at Sandford Park. He attended the University of Dublin (Trinity College) studying Hebrew and oriental languages winning a scholarship in 1965 and graduating in 1966. He subsequently studied at Jesus College and Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He became a deacon in 1969, a priest in 1970, and a bishop in 1986. [1]

Affiliations

At the Lambeth Conference in 1988 he proposed all the approved resolutions in respect of Women in the Episcopate and was chairman of the Church of Ireland General Synod Committee on Ordination of Women (1988–91). He has served on many central committees of the Church of Ireland covering issues such as liturgical reform, education, communications, ministry, Christian unity and synodical structures. He was co-founder and chairman of the Church of Ireland/Methodist Church Joint Theological Working Party. [ citation needed ]

Family

Neill and his wife Betty have three sons:

Pastoral ministry positions

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References

  1. See his entry at Crockford, the clerical directory of the United Kingdom & Ireland.
  2. www.peterneill.eu Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Profile of the Most Revd Dr John Neill, Archbishop of Dublin Archived 2009-12-03 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 8 January 2008.
Church of Ireland titles
Preceded by Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry
1986–1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Cashel and Ossory
1997–2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Dublin
2002–2011
Succeeded by