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Dudley Barr McNeil

Also Bishop Dudley B. McNeil · Bishop Dudley McNeil

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TypePerson
Born1908-05-29
Died1977-08
WithinSaint James
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Born
1908-05-29
Died
1977-08
Work
Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan
Member of
St. James Episcopal Mission
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
religioncommunitymaritime
Within
Saint James

Summary

Dudley Barr McNeil (1908–1977), retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan, officiated at the July 21, 1973 wedding aboard Hutari.

Evidence and limits

The local name and title align with the retired Western Michigan bishop recorded by Episcopal Archives. The published death evidence gives August 1977, not a day; the exact birth date is supplied by a FamilySearch record that cites census and Social Security sources.

The dated record

2 dated events · 1908–1977These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Identifies Bishop Dudley B. McNeil of St. James Episcopal Church as officiant at the July 21 wedding aboard Hutari. The matching full name, episcopal title, and repeat Beaver Island service support the identification with the retired Diocese of Western Michigan bishop.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that Dudley Barr McNeil, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan from 1953 until retirement in 1959, died in August 1977 at age 69. This provides the authoritative office and death-month evidence.
  4. Gives the full name and birth date of May 29, 1908, and cites census and Social Security Death Index records. The exact birth date is retained with this source-level limitation.

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Dudley Barr McNeil”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/dudley-barr-mcneil/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Weddings.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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