Neville Neil
{{Short description|Bishop of Church in Jamaica}}
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Neville Sylvester Neil (17 March 1917 – 22 May 2009) was a bishop of the Moravian Church in Jamaica.Obituary of Neville Neil, Jamaica Weekly Gleaner, p. 32, 27 July 2009 – 2 August 2009.
Biography
Bishop Neil was born in Dunder Hill, a village in St Elizabeth, Jamaica. He attended school first at Lititz Elementary School and then St Andrew Tutorial College. His theological training was at St Colme's (then in Kingston), from where he graduated in 1944.[http://igitur-archive.library.uu.nl/dissertations/01872495/full.pdf Edmund Davis, "The History of Theological Education in Jamaica:] The United Theological College of the West Indies and Its Four Antecedent Colleges (1841–1966)", 1 September 1998.
He served the Moravian Church in Jamaica for more than 50 years, first as a clergy man and from 1983 as a bishop. He retired in 1993. The congregations for which he was responsible during those years include Redeemer and New Beulah.[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090704T190000-0500_154796_OBS_A_HOME_IN_NEED.asp A home in need], Rhoma Tomlinson, Jamaica Observer, 5 July 2009.
He was married with children, one of whom is also a Moravian Church clergyman.
Bishop Neil is buried at Bethabara Moravian Church ([http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=17.9647109&lon=-77.5075686&z=18&l=0&m=b&v=8 aerial view]).
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