Joseph MacNeil

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Joseph Neil MacNeil
Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton
ChurchLatin Church
ArchdioceseEdmonton
In office1973–1999
PredecessorAnthony Jordan
SuccessorThomas Christopher Collins
Orders
OrdinationMay 23, 1948
Personal details
Born(1924-04-15)April 15, 1924
DiedFebruary 11, 2018(2018-02-11) (aged 93)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Joseph Neil MacNeil (April 15, 1924 – February 11, 2018) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church.[1]

MacNeil was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and was ordained a priest on May 23, 1948.[1] MacNeil was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick, on April 9, 1969, and consecrated on June 24, 1969. MacNeil was appointed bishop of the Archdiocese of Edmonton on July 2, 1973, and served in this office until his resignation on June 7, 1999. He died after a stroke on February 11, 2018, at the age of 93.[2]

See also

[edit | edit source]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]

Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').

Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).