Nick Dill
Bermudian Anglican bishop From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicholas Bayard Botolf Dill (born 1963) is a Bermudian Anglican bishop.
Nick Dill | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Bermuda | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Bermuda |
| Province | extra-provincial |
| In office | 2013 to present |
| Predecessor | Patrick White |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1997 |
| Consecration | 29 May 2013 by Nick Baines |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Toronto Queen Mary University of London Wycliffe Hall, Oxford |
Background
Dill, one of three siblings, was born in 1963 to Nicholas Bayard Dill Jr. and his wife, Bitten (née Birgitte Brodtkorb). His mother is of Norwegian ancestry.[1]
The Dill family has resided in Bermuda since the 1630s, and through his ancestor, Ruth Rapilje Neilson, he is a descendant of American Revolutionary War hero John Neilson as well as the Bayard and Schuyler families of New York and New Jersey. Dill is a cousin of the Academy Award-winning actor and producer Michael Douglas.[2]
Dill was educated at Saltus Grammar School in Bermuda and then at Oundle School in the England, both independent schools.[3] In 1986, Dill graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in history and politics from Trinity College of the University of Toronto.[4][3] He went on to earn a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Queen Mary College in London in 1990.[4][3]
After graduating with his law degree, he undertook a pupillage at the chambers of Roger Henderson, after which he qualified as a barrister.[3] He then worked at Conyers Dill & Pearman, the law firm cofounded by his grandfather Bayard Dill.[5]
Faith and ordained ministry
Dill became a committed Christian after being inspired by the faith of his older sister Karin.[6]
Dill went to the UK for theological training and studied at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.[5] He was by was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon by Bishop Ewen Ratteray in 1998 and as a priest in 1999.[4][3] From 1998 to 2005, he served his curacy and then as an associate minister at All Saints Church, Lindfield in the Diocese of Chichester.[4][3] In 2005, he returned to Bermuda to become priest in charge of the Parish of Pembroke.[5] During his seven years leading the parish of three churches, attendance rose from 350 to 500 people each week.[7]
On 2 February 2013, Dill was elected as the next Bishop of Bermuda.[8] He was consecrated as a bishop on 29 May 2013 by Nicholas Baines, the Bishop of Bradford, on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury.[9] He was then installed as the 12th, and youngest, Anglican Bishop of Bermuda at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Hamilton, Bermuda.[10]
Personal life
Dill married Fiona Campbell in 1990 and has six children.[11]
References
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