John Neill
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John Robert Winder Neill (born December 17, 1945) was the Church of Ireland
Archbishop of Dublin
until the end of January 2011.
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), Jesus College
and Ridley Hall, Cambridge
. He became a deacon in 1969, a priest in 1970, and a bishop in 1986.
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.
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
Archbishop of Dublin
Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland)
The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland...
until the end of January 2011.
The fourth generation of his family to become a clergyman, John Neill was educated in Dublin at the Avoca School and at Sandford Park
Sandford Park School
Sandford Park School Ltd. is a small private, non-denominational, all-boys secondary school, located in the inner suburb of Ranelagh in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1922.-School principals:* Alfred Le Peton 1922-25* Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack 1925-34...
. He attended the University of Dublin
University of Dublin
The University of Dublin , corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin , located in Dublin, Ireland, was effectively founded when in 1592 Queen Elizabeth I issued a charter for Trinity College, Dublin, as "the mother of a university" – this date making it...
(Trinity College), Jesus College
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
and Ridley Hall, Cambridge
Ridley Hall, Cambridge
Ridley Hall is a theological college located in Sidgwick Avenue in Cambridge in the United Kingdom, which trains intending ministers for the Church of England and other churches. It was founded in 1881 and named in memory of Nicholas Ridley, a leading protestant theologian of the sixteenth century...
. He became a deacon in 1969, a priest in 1970, and a bishop in 1986.
Affiliations
- Member, Governing Body of University College Galway (1986–97)
- Academic Council of the Irish School of Ecumenics
- President, Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland (1990–94)
- President of Churches Together in Britain and IrelandChurches Together in Britain and IrelandChurches Together in Britain and Ireland is an ecumenical organisation. The members include most of the major churches in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. It was formerly known as the Council of Churches of Britain and Ireland...
(1999–2002) - Anglican Chairman of Porvoo Contact Group since 1998
- Member, Central Committee of the World Council of ChurchesWorld Council of ChurchesThe World Council of Churches is a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service. It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland...
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.
Family
John and Betty Neill have three sons:- Reverend Canon Stephen Neill, Rector of CloughjordanCloughjordanCloughjordan, officially Cloghjordan , is a town in North Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the barony of Ormond Lower, and it is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe....
, County TipperaryCounty TipperaryCounty Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local... - Andrew Neill, a member of An Garda Síochána
- Peter Neill, a photographer - www.peterneill.eu
Pastoral career highlights
- 1969–1971: Curate of St Paul's, GlenagearyGlenagearyGlenageary is an area in the suburbs of south County Dublin, Ireland, part of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County.While there is no officially defined boundary, it is surrounded by the areas of Sallynoggin, Dalkey, Dun Laoghaire, Glasthule and Johnstown...
, Dublin - 1971–1974: Bishop's Vicar, Diocesan Registrar and Librarian, St Canice's Cathedral, OssoryOssoryThe Irish geographical name Ossory can refer to:* Kingdom of Osraige* Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory* Church of Ireland diocese of the Bishop of Ossory* A prophet of the Omnian religion in Terry Pratchett's Discworld...
- 1974–1978: Incumbent of Abbeystrewry Union (Ross)
- 1978–1984: St Bartholomew's with Christ Church, Leeson Park (Dublin)St Bartholomew's Church, DublinSt Bartholomew's Church, Dublin is a parish church in the Church of Ireland on the Clyde Road located in Ballsbridge, Dublin.-History:St Bartholomew's Church, Clyde Road, was consecrated in 1867...
- 1984–1986: Archdeacon of WaterfordWaterfordWaterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
- 1986–1997: Bishop of Tuam, Killalla and Achonry
- 1997–2002: Bishop of Cashel and OssoryBishop of Cashel and OssoryThe Bishop of Cashel and Ossory is the Ordinary of the United Diocese of Cashel, Waterford and Lismore with Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in the Church of Ireland...
- 2002–2011: Archbishop of DublinArchbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland)The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland...
, Bishop of Glendalough, Primate of IrelandPrimate of IrelandThe Primacy of Ireland was historically disputed between the Archbishop of Armagh and the Archbishop of Dublin until finally settled by Pope Innocent VI. Primate is a title of honour denoting ceremonial precedence in the Church, and in the Middle Ages there was an intense rivalry between the two...
, and Metropolitan