Joseph MacNeil

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

Joseph Neil MacNeil
Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton
Church	Latin Church
Archdiocese	Edmonton
In office	1973–1999
Predecessor	Anthony Jordan
Successor	Thomas Christopher Collins
Orders
Ordination	May 23, 1948
Personal details
Born	(1924-04-15)April 15, 1924 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	February 11, 2018(2018-02-11) (aged 93) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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

• Robert Jacobson