Joseph MacNeil

{{Short description|Canadian Catholic prelate (1924–2018)}}

{{Infobox Christian leader

| type = Bishop

| name = Joseph Neil MacNeil

| title = Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton

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| church = Latin Church

| archdiocese = Edmonton

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| term = 1973–1999

| predecessor = Anthony Jordan

| successor = Thomas Christopher Collins

| ordination = May 23, 1948

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|4|15}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|02|11|1924|4|15}}

| death_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Joseph Neil MacNeil (April 15, 1924 – February 11, 2018) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church.{{cite web |title=Archbishop Emeritus Joseph N. MacNeil |url=http://caedm.ca/AboutUs/OurBishops/ArchbishopEmeritusMacNeil.aspx |publisher=The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton |access-date=October 31, 2016}}

MacNeil was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and was ordained a priest on May 23, 1948. MacNeil was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick, on April 9, 1969, and consecrated on June 24, 1969. MacNeil was appointed bishop of the Archdiocese of Edmonton on July 2, 1973, and served in this office until his resignation on June 7, 1999. He died after a stroke on February 11, 2018, at the age of 93.{{Cite web|url=https://caedm.ca/PastoralScene/entryid/668/joseph-macneil-beloved-archbishop-emeritus-of-edmonton-passes-at-93|title=Joseph MacNeil, beloved Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, passes at 93|access-date=2018-02-12|archive-date=2018-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212142205/https://caedm.ca/PastoralScene/entryid/668/joseph-macneil-beloved-archbishop-emeritus-of-edmonton-passes-at-93|url-status=dead}}