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Bernard James Sheil

American Catholic bishop (1888–1969)
Person Human Q822494

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
February 18, 1888
Date of death
September 13, 1969
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Tucson
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Position held
titular bishop, titular archbishop, auxiliary bishop[8][9][10]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[12]
Award received
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11]
Consecrator
George Mundelein, Edward Francis Hoban, Edmund Michael Dunne[17][18][19]
Family name
Shiel[14]
Given name
Bernard, James[15][16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bernard James Sheil
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
000000003720370X
VIAF cluster ID
4014796
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88051457
GND ID
1055639926
American National Biography ID
0801376
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
sheil
FAST ID
227736
Faulhaber edition person ID
12237
Find a Grave memorial ID
6618216
Freebase ID
/m/0285h71
GCatholic person ID
7691
J9U entity ID
987012489471105171
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Munzinger person ID
00000003055
NUKAT ID
n2019153523
Open Library ID
OL5091270A
SNAC ARK ID
w65h82xh
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJt3WMRRTrpFGWpFXqTyh3
Yale LUX ID
person/8c0f1512-03c4-456b-9fe7-8ddd20b35ddd

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Summary

Bernard James Sheil's place of birth was Chicago[1]. He was born on February 18, 1888[2]. He died in Tucson[3]. He died on September 13, 1969[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include titular bishop[8], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[20]; titular archbishop[9], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[21]; and auxiliary bishop[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[22].

FAQs

Where was Bernard James Sheil born?

Bernard James Sheil was born in Chicago[1].

Where did Bernard James Sheil die?

Bernard James Sheil passed away in Tucson[3].

What did Bernard James Sheil do for work?

Bernard James Sheil worked as Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

What awards did Bernard James Sheil receive?

Honors received include Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Find a Grave memorial ID → 6618216
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    GCatholic person ID → 7691
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