Neville Chamberlain (bishop)

Neville Chamberlain (bishop)

The Rt. Rev. Neville Chamberlain , MA, BA was an eminent Anglican priest in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.[1]

He was born on 24 October 1939 and educated at Salford Grammar School and the University of Nottingham [2] and 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 is now the Master of Sexey's Hospital.

References

  1. ^ ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” p 352 Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0567087468
  2. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
  3. ^ Crockford's clerical directory London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0108153674
  4. ^ Church web-site
Religious titles
Preceded by
Robert Taylor Halliday
Bishop of Brechin
1997 – 2005
Succeeded by
John Mantle