Dudley Barr McNeil (May 29, 1908 - August 11, 1977) was an
American
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prelate of the
Episcopal Church who served as
Bishop of Western Michigan between 1953 and 1959.
Biography
McNeil was born on May 29, 1908, in
Evanston, Illinois, the son of Walter William McNeil and Emily Barr. He was educated at the
Elgin Academy. He also graduated from the
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in 1936. He married Charlotte L. Miller on June 12, 1934, and together had two children.
McNeil was ordained deacon in November 1935 and priest in May 1936 by Bishop
George Craig Stewart of Chicago. He initially served as deacon-in-charge of St Lawrence's Church in
Libertyville, Illinois
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, before becoming rector of St Paul's Church in
Evanston, Illinois, and simultaneously priest-in-charge of the churches in
Cokeville, Wyoming
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History
The Shoshone Indians were the first inhabitants of the ...
, and
Big Piney, Wyoming
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History
Big Piney is the oldest settlement in Sublette County. It was founded in 1879, when rancher Daniel B. Budd and his partner Hugh ...
, between 1937 and 1945. Between 1938 and 1945, he also served as priest-in-charge of the missions in
Pinedale, Wyoming, and
La Barge, Wyoming
La Barge is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 551 at the 2010 census. It is approximately 20 miles from Big Piney. The area around La Barge is rich in oil fields, and the town has one bar and four churches.
Hi ...
. Between 1939 and 1945, he also served as priest-in-charge of the missions in
Bondurant, Wyoming
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. In 1945, he was appointed Dean of
St Matthew's Cathedral in
Laramie, Wyoming, where he served till 1949, after which he became rector of
St James' Church in
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Dean of the eastern part of the Diocese of Northern Michigan.
On March 19, 1953, McNeil was elected Bishop of Western Michigan on the second ballot, and was consecrated on July 25, 1953, by Presiding Bishop
Henry Knox Sherrill. During the luncheon that followed his consecration, McNeil collapsed and was taken in hospital. He served as bishop till his resignation in on September 1, 1959, due to ill health. He then served as vicar of Holy Communion Church in
Lake View, New York Lake View is a hamlet in Erie County, New York, United States.
Lake View is in the town of Hamburg.
Geography
Lake View is south of Buffalo along Lake Erie. It is bounded by Eighteen Mile Creek on the south, Pleasant Avenue on the north, ...
. Between 1975 and 1977, he also served as Assistant Bishop in the
Diocese of Western New York
The Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming in western New York. ...
. He died in August 1977.
References
1908 births
1977 deaths
People from Evanston, Illinois
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary alumni
Episcopal bishops of Western Michigan
20th-century American Episcopalians
20th-century American clergy
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