About William R. Field
Lived 1907 – 1988 (aged 80). William R. Field was an Irish catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Bishop William Richard Field, S.M.A. (6 July 1907 – 3 February 1988) was an Irish born priest who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo in Nigeria. Born in Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland in 1907, he was ordained a priest in 1934, he joined the Society of African Missions, Dr Field was appointed Bishop of Ondo, in 1958, succeeding Bishop Thomas Hughes SMA. He was succeeded as Bishop of Ondo in 1976 by Bishop Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge.
He died on 3 February 1988.
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Who was William R. Field?
Irish bishop
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William R. Field was born on 6 July 1907.
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William R. Field died on 3 February 1988 in Cork.
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William R. Field was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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William R. Field was Irish.
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