William R. Field
Bishop William Richard Field S.M.A., 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,[1] he was ordained a priest in 1934, he joined the Society of African Missions, Dr Field was appointed Bishop of Ondo, in 1958,[2] succeeding Bishop Thomas Hughes SMA.[3] He was succeeded as Bishop of Ondo in 1976 by Bishop Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge.[citation needed]
He died on 3 February 1988.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Bishop William Field Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ About Us Ondo Diocese
- ^ Bishop Arogundade Ordained Society of African Missions