Augustine Kandathil

First Indian Archbishop and First Head of the Catholic Church of St. Thomas (1874–1956)
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Augustine Kandathil

Summary

Augustine Kandathil is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chembu[2]. He was born on +1874-08-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Ernakulam[4]. He died on +1956-01-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Augustine Kandathil's place of birth was Chembu[2].
  • Augustine Kandathil passed away in Ernakulam[4].
  • Augustine Kandathil was born on +1874-08-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Augustine Kandathil died on +1956-01-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Augustine Kandathil held citizenship in India[9].
  • Augustine Kandathil held citizenship in British Raj[10].
  • Augustine Kandathil held citizenship in Dominion of India[11].
  • Augustine Kandathil's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • Augustine Kandathil's professions included Catholic bishop[7].
  • Augustine Kandathil held the position of Catholic archbishop[12].
  • Augustine Kandathil held the position of titular bishop[13].
  • Augustine Kandathil held the position of vicar apostolic[14].
  • Augustine Kandathil's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • Augustine Kandathil's image is recorded as Augustine Kandathil.gif[16].
  • Augustine Kandathil is recorded as male[17].
  • Augustine Kandathil's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Augustine Kandathil's ISNI is recorded as 0000000045436837[19].
  • Augustine Kandathil's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 12111450[20].
  • Augustine Kandathil's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008039180[21].
  • Augustine Kandathil's Commons category is recorded as Augustine Kandathil[22].
  • Augustine Kandathil's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 67776269[23].
  • Augustine Kandathil's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c8vmk[24].
  • Augustine Kandathil's family name is recorded as Kandathil[25].
  • Augustine Kandathil's given name is recorded as Augustine[26].
  • Augustine Kandathil's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as kana[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Augustine Kandathil's place of birth was Chembu[2]. He was born on +1874-08-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include Catholic archbishop[12], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28]; titular bishop[13], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[29]; and vicar apostolic[14], an ecclesiastical occupation[30].

Personal Life

Augustine Kandathil's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].

Death and Burial

Augustine Kandathil died on +1956-01-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Ernakulam[4].

Why It Matters

Augustine Kandathil ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Augustine Kandathil born?

Augustine Kandathil's place of birth was Chembu[2].

Where did Augustine Kandathil die?

Augustine Kandathil died in Ernakulam[4].

What did Augustine Kandathil do for work?

Augustine Kandathil worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . gcatholic.org. gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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