John Neill (archbishop of Dublin)
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This article is about the Irish clergyman. For other persons named John Neill, see John Neill.
John Robert Winder Neill (born 17 December 1945) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin until the end of January 2011.
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The Most Reverend John Neill | |
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Archbishop of Dublin Primate of Ireland | |
Church | Church of Ireland |
Diocese | Dublin and Glendalough |
Elected | 29 August 2002 |
In office | 2002–2011 |
Predecessor | Walton Empey |
Successor | Michael Jackson |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1970 |
Consecration | 25 January 1986 by John Armstrong |
Personal details | |
Born | (1945-12-17) 17 December 1945 (age 78) |
Nationality | Irish |
Denomination | Anglican |
Children | 3 |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry (1986–1997) Bishop of Cashel and Ossory (1997–2002) |
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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 Trinity College Dublin studying Hebrew and oriental languages winning a scholarship in 1965 and graduating in 1966. He subsequently studied at Jesus College and Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He became a deacon in 1969, a priest in 1970, and a bishop in 1986.[1]