Education
He attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge and completed his studies in 1910.
He attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge and completed his studies in 1910.
He started out as an assistant curate at Saint Gabriel"s, Bishopwearmouth and later chaplain to British forces during World War I. After the war, he became the Vicar of Saint 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 succeeding Bishop Gelsthorpe.
Vining was appointed the Bishop of Lagos in 1940 after the resignation of Field-Marshal Jones.
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 at sea on his way to England on 4 March 1955. He was buried in Freetown, Sierra Leone.