Neville Neil

Neville Neil
Born	(1917-03-17)17 March 1917 Dunder Hill, St Elizabeth, Jamaica, British Empire
Died	22 May 2009(2009-05-22) (aged 92)
Resting place	Bethabara Moravian Church 17.9647109°N 77.5075686°W / 17.9647109; -77.5075686
Nationality	Jamaican
Occupation	Bishop
Known for	Jamaican bishop of the Moravian Church (1983).

Neville Sylvester Neil (17 March 1917 – 22 May 2009) was a bishop of the Moravian Church in Jamaica.[1]

Biography

Bishop Neil was born in Dunder Hill, a village in St Elizabeth, Jamaica.[1] He attended school first at Lititz Elementary School and then St Andrew Tutorial College.[1] His theological training was at St Colme's (then in Kingston), from where he graduated in 1944.[2]

He served the Moravian Church in Jamaica for more than 50 years, first as a clergy man and from 1983 as a bishop.[1] He retired in 1993.[2] The congregations for which he was responsible during those years include Redeemer and New Beulah.[3]

He was married with children, one of whom is also a Moravian Church clergyman.[1]

Bishop Neil is buried at Bethabara Moravian Church (aerial view).[1]

References

1. Obituary of Neville Neil, Jamaica Weekly Gleaner, p. 32, 27 July 2009 – 2 August 2009.
2. 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.
3. A home in need, Rhoma Tomlinson, Jamaica Observer, 5 July 2009.