John Neill (archbishop of Dublin)

John Robert Winder Neill (born 17 December 1945) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin until the end of January 2011.

The fourth generation of his family to become a clergyman, John Neill was educated in Dublin at the Avoca School and at Sandford Park.

He attended Trinity College Dublin studying Hebrew and oriental languages winning a scholarship in 1965 and graduating in 1966.

He subsequently studied at Jesus College and Ridley Hall, Cambridge.

He has served on many central committees of the Church of Ireland covering issues such as liturgical reform, education, communications, ministry, Christian unity and synodical structures.