Basil Meeking

7th Roman Catholic bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand (1929–2020)
Person human Q1229608
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Basil Meeking

Summary

Basil Meeking is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ashburton[2]. He was born on +1929-11-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Christchurch[4]. He died on +2020-06-11T00:00:00Z[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 (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ashburton[2], Basil Meeking…
  • Basil Meeking passed away in Christchurch[4].
  • Basil Meeking was born on +1929-11-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Basil Meeking died on +2020-06-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Basil Meeking held citizenship in New Zealand[9].
  • Basil Meeking worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Basil Meeking worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • Basil Meeking held the position of diocesan bishop[10].
  • Basil Meeking's education included a stint at Holy Cross College[11].
  • Basil Meeking's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • Basil Meeking's image is recorded as Bishop-Meeking.jpg[13].
  • Basil Meeking is recorded as male[14].
  • Basil Meeking's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Basil Meeking's ISNI is recorded as 0000000025544697[16].
  • Basil Meeking's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67900992[17].
  • Basil Meeking's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85146501[18].
  • Basil Meeking's IdRef ID is recorded as 244949166[19].
  • Basil Meeking's Commons category is recorded as Basil Meeking[20].
  • Basil Meeking's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g9xg2j[21].
  • Basil Meeking's family name is recorded as Meeking[22].
  • Basil Meeking's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • Basil Meeking's given name is recorded as Basil[24].
  • Basil Meeking's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 072247649[25].
  • Basil Meeking's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as meeking[26].
  • Basil Meeking's consecrator is recorded as Tom Williams[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Ashburton[2], Basil Meeking… he was born on +1929-11-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Basil Meeking was educated at Holy Cross College[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Basil Meeking held the position of diocesan bishop[10].

Personal Life

Basil Meeking's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].

Death and Burial

Basil Meeking died on +2020-06-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Christchurch[4].

Why It Matters

Basil Meeking ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Basil Meeking born?

Basil Meeking's place of birth was Ashburton[2].

Where did Basil Meeking die?

Basil Meeking died in Christchurch[4].

What did Basil Meeking do for work?

Basil Meeking worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did Basil Meeking go to school?

Basil Meeking was educated at Holy Cross College[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . stuff.co.nz. stuff.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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