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Neville Chamberlain (bishop)

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Neville Chamberlain
Bishop of Brechin
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseBrechin
In office1997 – 2005
PredecessorRobert Halliday
SuccessorJohn Mantle
Orders
Ordination1964
Consecration1997
Personal details
Born(1939-10-24)24 October 1939
Died8 October 2018(2018-10-08) (aged 78)
DenominationAnglican
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham

Neville Chamberlain (24 October 1939 – 8 October 2018) was a British Anglican bishop. He served as Bishop of Brechin in the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1997 to 2005.[1]

Biography

He was born on 24 October 1939 and educated at Salford Grammar School and the University of Nottingham.[2]

He was ordained in 1964.[3] He was Assistant Curate at St Paul's, Balsall Heath and then Priest in charge at St Michael's Hall Green. He was a Probation Officer in Grimsby from 1972 to 1974 when he became the Executive Secretary of the Lincoln Diocesan Social Responsibility Committee. In 1982, he became Rector of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh,[4] a post he held for 15 years. He was Bishop of Brechin from 1997 to 2005.

He was the Master of Sexey's Hospital.

Chamberlain died on 8 October 2018.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" p 352 Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
  2. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  3. ^ Crockford's clerical directory London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ^ Church web-site
  5. ^ "The Right Rev Neville Chamberlain obituary". The Times. 1 November 2018.
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Brechin
1997 – 2005
Succeeded by