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'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishop Alphonse Bilung |website=Catholic-Hierarchy |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbilung.html |access-date=2024-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-11 |title=Bishop Alphonse Bilung Passes Away |url=https://ccbi.in/bishop-alphonse-bilung-passes-away/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=CCBI |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |work=RVA News |date=2022-11-12 |title=India: First Bishop of Rourkela Dies at the age of 89 |url=https://www.rvasia.org/church-asia/india-first-bishop-rourkela-dies-age-89 |access-date=2024-08-09 |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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