Neil McNeil
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The Most Reverend Neil McNeil |
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| Archbishop of Vancouver (1910 - 1912) Archbishop of Toronto (1912 - 1934) | |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Vancouver / Archdiocese of Toronto |
| Installed | 1910(Vancouver) / 1912(Toronto) |
| Term ended | 1912(Vancouver) / 1934(Toronto) |
| Predecessor |
(Vancouver) Augustin Dontenwill; (Toronto) Fergus Patrick McEvay |
| Successor |
(Vancouver) Timothy Casey; (Toronto) Cardinal James Charles McGuigan |
| Other posts | Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1879 - Priest |
| Consecration | 1895 - Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Neil McNeil |
| Born |
November 23, 1851 Hillsborough, Canada |
| Died | May 25, 1934 (aged 82) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Buried | St. Augustine's Seminary |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
(Vancouver) Augustin Dontenwill;
(Vancouver) Timothy Casey;
Neil McNeil (November 23, 1851 – May 25, 1934) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver from 1910 to 1912 and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto from 1912 to 1934.
McNeil was born in Hillsborough, Inverness County, Nova Scotia. He attended Propaganda College in Rome.
In 1879, McNeil was ordained as a priest. In 1880 he was appointed vice-rector of College of St. Francis Xavier in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and had risen to rector by the end of his service in 1891. He was pastor in Arichat and D'Escousse, Nova Scotia before becoming Vicar Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George's) and Titular Bishop of Nilopolis in 1895.
In 1904, McNeil was appointed Bishop of St. George's, Newfoundland.
From 1910 to 1912, McNeil was Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia. After only two years, he became Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, where he served from 1912 to 1934.
Shortly after being appointed as Archbishop, NcNeil was charged with completing St. Augustine's Seminary and the Canadian Catholic Church Extension Society created by his predecessor Fergus Patrick McEvay.
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