Neville Neil Explained

Neville Neil
Birth Date:1917 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Dunder Hill, St Elizabeth, Jamaica, British Empire
Resting Place:Bethabara Moravian Church
Nationality:Jamaican
Known For:Jamaican bishop of the Moravian Church (1983).
Occupation:Bishop

Neville Sylvester Neil (17 March 1917 – 22 May 2009) was a bishop of the Moravian Church in Jamaica.[1]

Biography

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]

References

  1. Obituary of Neville Neil, Jamaica Weekly Gleaner, p. 32, 27 July 2009 – 2 August 2009.
  2. http://igitur-archive.library.uu.nl/dissertations/01872495/full.pdf Edmund Davis, "The History of Theological Education in Jamaica:
  3. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090704T190000-0500_154796_OBS_A_HOME_IN_NEED.asp A home in need