Samuel Tarratt Nevill
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The Most Reverend
Samuel Tarratt Nevill, DD
(13 May 1837, Nottingham
, England
- 29 October 1921, Bishopsgrove, near Dunedin
, New Zealand
) was the first Anglican Bishop
of the Diocese of Dunedin in Dunedin
, New Zealand
.
Samuel Tarratt Nevill was educated in Nottingham and at Magdalene College, Cambridge
. Ordained in 1860, he was Curate
of St Mark, Scarisbrick
then Rector
of Shelton, Staffordshire
where he served until his elevation to the Episcopate. The Nevill Chapel of St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin
is named after him. St Paul's has a carving depicting the Bishop holding a model of the Cathedral's proposed design. He was Primate of the church in New Zealand from 1904 until 1919. Nevill was buried at St Barnabas Church, Warrington
.
Most Reverend
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Samuel Tarratt Nevill, DD
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
(13 May 1837, Nottingham
Nottingham
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, England
England
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- 29 October 1921, Bishopsgrove, near Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
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) was the first Anglican Bishop
Bishop
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of the Diocese of Dunedin in Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Samuel Tarratt Nevill was educated in Nottingham and at Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene...
. Ordained in 1860, he was Curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
of St Mark, Scarisbrick
Scarisbrick
Scarisbrick is a village and civil parish in West Lancashire, England. It is spread out along the A570 so there is no real village centre, though the junction with the A5147 is close to the geographic centre...
then Rector
Rector
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of Shelton, Staffordshire
Shelton, Staffordshire
Shelton is a suburb in the city of Stoke-on-Trent in the English county of Staffordshire.-Profile:Shelton's proximity to Staffordshire University has resulted in it having a large student population. Within the grounds of the University is a film theatre which often shows local and art house films...
where he served until his elevation to the Episcopate. The Nevill Chapel of St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin
St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin
St Paul's Cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, in New Zealand and the seat of the Bishop of Dunedin.-Location:The Cathedral Church of St Paul occupies a site in the heart of The Octagon near the Dunedin Town Hall and hence Dunedin...
is named after him. St Paul's has a carving depicting the Bishop holding a model of the Cathedral's proposed design. He was Primate of the church in New Zealand from 1904 until 1919. Nevill was buried at St Barnabas Church, Warrington
St Barnabas Church, Warrington
St Barnabas Church is a small wooden Anglican church in Warrington, New Zealand. It was built in 1872.-History:Anglicans met at the Pitt residence in Warrington until Mrs Pitt donated of land for a church...
.