John Robert Geoffrey Neale AKC (21 September 1926 – 17 July 2020) was a British Anglican bishop. From 1974 to 1988, he was the first suffragan Bishop of Ramsbury in the Church of England and the first area bishop under that diocese's 1981–2009 area scheme.[1]
John Neale | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ramsbury | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Salisbury |
| In office | 1974–1988 |
| Successor | Peter Vaughan |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Bristol (1991–2020); in Gloucester (1996–2004); and in Bath & Wells (1991–2008) Area bishop of Ramsbury (1981–1988) Archdeacon of Wilts (1974–1980) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1955 (deacon); 1956 (priest) |
| Consecration | 24 January 1974 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1926 |
| Died | 17 July 2020 (aged 93) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Geoffrey & Stella Wild |
| Profession | Writer; army officer |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Neale was educated at Felsted School[2] and then served in the Royal Artillery during World War II. He completed his studies at King's College London and St Boniface's Warminster, then began his ordained ministry as a curate in St Helier. He was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1955 (5 June)[3] and ordained a priest the following Trinity Sunday (27 May 1956) – both times by Bertram Simpson, Bishop of Southwark, at Southwark Cathedral.[4] He was then, successively, the chaplain of Ardingly College, Secretary of the Advisory Council for Church Ministry, Canon Missioner for the Diocese of Guildford[5] and Rector of St Peter's Hascombe before his consecration to the episcopate on 24 January 1974[6] by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[7] From October that year[8] until 1980, he also served as Archdeacon of Wilts in the same diocese.[9] From 1991 he was an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Bristol,[10] having moved into Corsham, Wiltshire as well as, simultaneously, in the Diocese of Gloucester from 1994. [11]
He died in July 2020, at the age of 93.[12] His papers are housed at the National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives.[13]
References edit
- ^ Salisbury Diocesan Synod minutes – 99th session, 7 November 2009 Archived 24 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine p. 3 (Accessed 23 April 2014)
- ^ 'NEALE, John Robert Geoffrey', Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [1], accessed 10 July 2012
- ^ "Trinity ordinations". Church Times. No. 4818. 10 June 1955. p. 9. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Trinity ordinations". Church Times. No. 4870. 15 June 1956. p. 12. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Crockfords Online- accessed 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Dual role for new Bishop of Ramsbury". Church Times. No. 5786. 4 January 1974. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Three bishops in two hours". Church Times. No. 5790. 1 February 1974. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Salisbury's new archdeacons". Church Times. No. 5827. 18 November 1974. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "New Archdeacon of Wilts". Church Times. No. 6118. 16 May 1980. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Wiltshire Times
- ^ "John Robert Geoffrey Neale". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Bishop John Neale RIP". Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ NCIDBoMaA[permanent dead link]
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