Leslie Vining

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Leslie Gordon Vining
Archbishop of West Africa
Church	Anglican
See	Diocese of West Africa
In office	1951 – 1955
Orders
Ordination	1911
Personal details
Born	1885
Previous post	Bishop of Lagos Assistant Bishop

Leslie Gordon Vining (1885–1955) was an Anglican bishop and the first Archbishop of the West African province.

Life

He attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge and completed his studies in 1910. He started out as an assistant curate and later chaplain to British forces during world war 1. After the war, he became the Vicar of St. Alban’s, Westbury Park, Bristol in 1918. He was at the post for the next 20 years. In 1938, he was transferred to Nigeria as an assistant Bishop of the Niger. Two years later, he was appointed the Bishop of Lagos. While in Nigeria, he established a training school for religious teachers. He also tried to be a bridge builder, reaching out to the Lagos Islamic community. He died on his way to England in 1955.^[1]

References

↑ Gerald Harry Anderson. Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1999. p 705. ISBN 0-8028-4680-7

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Persondata
Name	Vining, Leslie
Alternative names
Short description	Anglican archbishop
Date of birth	1885
Place of birth
Date of death	1955
Place of death

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