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Bishop of Ramsbury (1926–2020)

The Right Reverend John Neale
Bishop of Ramsbury
Diocese	Diocese of Salisbury
In office	1974–1988
Successor	Peter Vaughan
Other post(s)	Honorary assistant bishop in Bristol (1991–2020); in Gloucester (1996–2004); and in Bath & Wells (1991–2008) Area bishop of Ramsbury (1981–1988) Archdeacon of Wilts (1974–1980)
Orders
Ordination	1955 (deacon); 1956 (priest)
Consecration	24 January 1974
Personal details
Born	(1926-09-21)21 September 1926
Died	17 July 2020(2020-07-17) (aged 93)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Geoffrey & Stella Wild
Profession	Writer; army officer
Alma mater	King's College London

John Robert Geoffrey Neale AKC (21 September 1926 – 17 July 2020) was a British Anglican bishop. From 1974 to 1988, he was the first suffragan Bishop of Ramsbury in the Church of England and the first area bishop under that diocese's 1981–2009 area scheme.

Neale was educated at Felsted School and then served in the Royal Artillery during World War II. He completed his studies at King's College London and St Boniface's Warminster, then began his ordained ministry as a curate in St Helier. He was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1955 (5 June) and ordained a priest the following Trinity Sunday (27 May 1956) – both times by Bertram Simpson, Bishop of Southwark, at Southwark Cathedral. He was then, successively, the chaplain of Ardingly College, Secretary of the Advisory Council for Church Ministry, Canon Missioner for the Diocese of Guildford and Rector of St Peter's Hascombe before his consecration to the episcopate on 24 January 1974 by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey. From October that year until 1980, he also served as Archdeacon of Wilts in the same diocese. From 1991 he was an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Bristol, having moved into Corsham, Wiltshire as well as, simultaneously, in the Diocese of Gloucester from 1994.

He died in July 2020, at the age of 93. His papers are housed at the National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives.

References

Salisbury Diocesan Synod minutes – 99th session, 7 November 2009 Archived 24 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine p. 3 (Accessed 23 April 2014)
'NEALE, John Robert Geoffrey', Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 10 July 2012
"Trinity ordinations". Church Times. No. 4818. 10 June 1955. p. 9. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
"Trinity ordinations". Church Times. No. 4870. 15 June 1956. p. 12. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
Crockfords Online- accessed 2 December 2008.
"Dual role for new Bishop of Ramsbury". Church Times. No. 5786. 4 January 1974. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
"Three bishops in two hours". Church Times. No. 5790. 1 February 1974. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
"Salisbury's new archdeacons". Church Times. No. 5827. 18 November 1974. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
"New Archdeacon of Wilts". Church Times. No. 6118. 16 May 1980. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
Wiltshire Times
"John Robert Geoffrey Neale". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
"Bishop John Neale RIP". Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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Church of England titles
New title	Bishop of Ramsbury 1974–1988	Succeeded byPeter Vaughan

v t e Bishops of Ramsbury
for the ancient diocesan bishops, see Bishop of Ramsbury (ancient)
John Neale (became first area bishop) see area bishops Stephen Conway (previously last area bishop) Ed Condry Andrew Rumsey
Modern area bishops	John Neale Peter Vaughan Peter Hullah Stephen Conway

v t e Archdeacons of Wilts
High Medieval	Azo Roger of Ramsbury Reginald Fitz Jocelin William Richard of Wilton Humphrey of Bassingbourn/de Bassingeburn William of Sainte-Mère-Église Richard Grosseteste William de Merston Stephen of Tisbury Roger of Buscot Nicholas of York Roger de la Grene Henry Brandeston Ralph of Leicester Ralph le Waleys of Brightwell William of Abingdon Richard de Sotwell
Late Medieval	Thomas of Savoy William de Chaddleshunt Gerald de Tilheto Iswin de Gandavo Robert de Baldock (senior) Robert de Ayleston Ralph de Querendon John de Whitchurch John Barne John Lineden John Silvestre/Codeford Nicholas Wykeham William Magot John Chitterne John Gaunstede John Symondesburgh John Chadworth Marinus Ursinus Vincent Clement Peter Courtenay Hugh Pavy Christopher Urswick Edward Finch John Pollard
Early modern	John Lawrence Giles Lawrence John Sprint Edmund Lilly Walter Benet Thomas Leche William Creed Thomas Henchman Seth Ward Robert Woodward Thomas Ward Cornelius Yate Thomas Rundle Henry Stebbing Charles Weston Richard Brickenden Arthur Coham William Douglas William Coxe William Macdonald
Late modern	Henry Drury Charles Harris Thomas Stanton Thomas Buchanan Frederic Wallis Eric Bodington Joseph Coulter Cecil Plaxton John Neale John Smith Barney Hopkinson John Wraw Ruth Worsley Sue Groom

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