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Joseph MacNeil

Joseph MacNeil

Canadian Catholic prelate (1924–2018)

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

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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 until his resignation on June 7, 1999. He died after a stroke on February 11, 2018, at the age of 93.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "Archbishop Emeritus Joseph N. MacNeil". The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Joseph MacNeil, beloved Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, passes at 93". Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-12.


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