Neville Neil

Neville Neil
Born	March 17, 1917(1917-03-17) Dunder Hill, St Elizabeth, Jamaica.
Died	May 22, 2009(2009-05-22) (aged 92)
Resting place	Bethabara Moravian Church 17°57′53″N 77°30′27″W / 17.9647109°N 77.5075686°W / 17.9647109; -77.5075686Coordinates: 17°57′53″N 77°30′27″W / 17.9647109°N 77.5075686°W / 17.9647109; -77.5075686
Nationality	Jamaican
Occupation	Bishop
Known for	Jamaican bishop of the Moravian Church (1983).

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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

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Obituary of Neville Neil, Jamaica Weekly Gleaner page 32, 2009-07-27 - 2009-08-02.
2. ^ ^{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.
3. ^ A home in need, Rhoma Tomlinson, Jamaica Observer, 2009-07-05.

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