Benjamin Petre

English Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of the London District
Person human Q15439246
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Benjamin Petre

Summary

Benjamin Petre is a human[1]. He was born on +1672-08-10T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1758-12-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Benjamin Petre was born on +1672-08-10T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Benjamin Petre died on +1758-12-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Benjamin Petre held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Benjamin Petre is identified as part of the English people ethnic group[8].
  • Benjamin Petre's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • Benjamin Petre worked as a Catholic bishop[5].
  • Benjamin Petre held the position of titular bishop[9].
  • Benjamin Petre held the position of Vicar Apostolic of London District[10].
  • Benjamin Petre's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].
  • Benjamin Petre is recorded as male[12].
  • Benjamin Petre's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Benjamin Petre's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 239570000[14].
  • Benjamin Petre's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no91000702[15].
  • Benjamin Petre's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[16].
  • Benjamin Petre's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09k4cmh[17].
  • Benjamin Petre's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5133119A[18].
  • Benjamin Petre's family name is recorded as Petre[19].
  • Benjamin Petre's given name is recorded as Benjamin[20].
  • Benjamin Petre's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as petre[21].
  • Benjamin Petre's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[22].
  • Benjamin Petre's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Benjamin Petre's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 22045[24].
  • Benjamin Petre's consecrator is recorded as Bonaventure Giffard[25].
  • Benjamin Petre's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10009606[26].
  • Benjamin Petre's UK National Archives ID is recorded as F64322[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Benjamin Petre was born on +1672-08-10T00:00:00Z[2]. He is identified as part of the English people ethnic group[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. Positions held include titular bishop[9], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28] and Vicar Apostolic of London District[10], a historical episcopal title[29], founded in 1688[30].

Personal Life

Benjamin Petre's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].

Death and Burial

Benjamin Petre died on +1758-12-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Benjamin Petre ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Benjamin Petre do for work?

Benjamin Petre worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . catholic-hierarchy.org. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 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. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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