Background
MacNeil was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and was ordained a priest on May 23, 1948.
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MacNeil was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and was ordained a priest on May 23, 1948.
Macneil was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick on April 9, 1969 and consecrated on June 24, 1969. MacNeil was appointed bishop of the Archdiocese of Edmonton on July 2, 1973 until his resignation on June 7, 1999.