Nicholas Dill (born 1963) is a Bermudian

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bishop.

Background

Dill, one of three siblings, was born in 1963 to Nicholas Bayard Dill Jr. and his wife, Bitten ( Birgitte Brodtkorb). His mother is of Norwegian ancestry. The Dill family has resided in Bermuda since the 1630s, and through his ancestor, Ruth Rapilje Neilson, he is a descendant of

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hero John Neilson as well as the Bayard and

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families of New York and New Jersey. Dill is a cousin of the Academy Award-winning actor and producer

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. Dill studied at Saltus Grammar School and graduated from

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in the UK in 1981. Dill earned a BA in history and politics from

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of the

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. He earned a law degree from

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in 1990.

Faith and religious service

Dill became a committed Christian after being inspired by the faith of his older sister Karin. After working at

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, the law firm cofounded by his grandfather Bayard Dill, Dill went to the UK for theological training and was ordained as a deacon by Bishop

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in 1997. On 29 May 2013, Dill was installed as the 12th, and youngest,

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at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in

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. He was ordained after studying at

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Personal life

Dill married Fiona Campbell in 1990 and has six children.Bishop's wife helps young mom's
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References

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