Alphonse Bilung (5 June 1933 – 11 November 2022) was an Indian Roman Catholic prelate. Bilung was born in India and ordinated to the priesthood in 1961. He served as the Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Rourkela from 1979 to until his retirement in 2009.[1][2][3]
His Excellency Alphonse Bilung | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Rourkela | |
| Archdiocese | Cuttack-Bhubaneswar |
| Appointed | 4 July 1979 |
| Term ended | 2 April 2009 |
| Predecessor | Post created |
| Successor | John Barwa |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 October 1961 |
| Consecration | 3 November 1979 by Henry Sebastian D'Souza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1933 |
| Died | 11 November 2022 (aged 89) Rourkela, Odisha, India |
References
edit- ^ "Bishop Alphonse Bilung". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ "Bishop Alphonse Bilung Passes Away". CCBI. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ "India: First Bishop of Rourkela Dies at the age of 89". RVA News. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
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