About Vincent Billington
Lived 1904 – 1976 (aged 72). Vincent Billington was a British and Ugandan catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Vincent Billington, MHM (14 May 1904 - 6 October 1976), was an English Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja, in Uganda, from 13 May 1948 until 3 May 1965.
Background and priesthood Billington was born on 14 May 1904, in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford, in the United Kingdom. Bishop Billington died on 6 October 1976, as Bishop Emeritus of Kampala Diocese (now Diocese of Jinja), at the age of 72 years and 3 months.
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Who was Vincent Billington?
English Roman Catholic bishop
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Vincent Billington was born on 14 May 1904 in Blackburn.
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Vincent Billington died on 6 October 1976.
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Vincent Billington was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Vincent Billington was British and Ugandan.
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