Augustus John Schwertner

American Roman Catholic bishop
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Augustus John Schwertner

Summary

Augustus John Schwertner is a human[1]. His place of birth was Canton[2]. He was born on December 23, 1870[3]. He died in Wichita[4]. He died on October 2, 1939[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 (47 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Augustus John Schwertner's place of birth was Canton[2].
  • Augustus John Schwertner died in Wichita[4].
  • Augustus John Schwertner was born on December 23, 1870[3].
  • Augustus John Schwertner died on October 2, 1939[5].
  • Augustus John Schwertner held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Augustus John Schwertner worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Augustus John Schwertner's professions included Catholic bishop[7].
  • Augustus John Schwertner held the position of diocesan bishop[10].
  • Augustus John Schwertner's education included a stint at Canisius University[11].
  • Augustus John Schwertner was educated at St. Mary's Seminary and University[12].
  • Augustus John Schwertner's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • Augustus John Schwertner is recorded as male[14].
  • Augustus John Schwertner's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Augustus John Schwertner's family name is recorded as Schwertner[16].
  • Augustus John Schwertner's given name is recorded as Augustus[17].
  • Augustus John Schwertner's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • Augustus John Schwertner's consecrator is recorded as Joseph Schrembs[19].
  • Augustus John Schwertner's consecrator is recorded as Michael Gallagher[20].
  • Augustus John Schwertner's consecrator is recorded as John Henry Tihen[21].
  • Augustus John Schwertner's sibling is recorded as Thomas Schwertner[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in Canton[2], Augustus John Schwertner… he was born on December 23, 1870[3].

Education

Educated at Canisius University[11], a university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1870[25], headquartered in Buffalo[26] and St. Mary's Seminary and University[12], a Catholic seminary[27], in United States[28], founded in 1805[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Augustus John Schwertner held the position of diocesan bishop[10].

Personal Life

Augustus John Schwertner's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

Augustus John Schwertner died on October 2, 1939[5]. He died in Wichita[4].

Why It Matters

Augustus John Schwertner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Augustus John Schwertner born?

Augustus John Schwertner was born in Canton[2].

Where did Augustus John Schwertner die?

Augustus John Schwertner died in Wichita[4].

What did Augustus John Schwertner do for work?

Augustus John Schwertner worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did Augustus John Schwertner go to school?

Augustus John Schwertner was educated at Canisius University[11] and St. Mary's Seminary and University[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . books.google.it. Retrieved . books.google.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Wichita
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en']
    Sitelink count → 3
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 22d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American Roman Catholic bishop
    Position held → diocesan bishop
    Given name → Augustus, John
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    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53268|batch #53268]]: add P1810 to P1047"
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