Bernard Petitjean

French missionary to Japan (1829–1884)
Person human Q3435636
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Bernard Petitjean

Summary

Bernard Petitjean is a human[1]. He was born in Blanzy[2]. He was born on +1829-06-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Nagasaki[4]. He died on +1884-10-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a missionary[6], Catholic priest[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Blanzy[2], Bernard Petitjean…
  • Bernard Petitjean passed away in Nagasaki[4].
  • Bernard Petitjean was born on +1829-06-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bernard Petitjean died on +1884-10-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bernard Petitjean held citizenship in France[10].
  • Bernard Petitjean worked as a missionary[6].
  • Bernard Petitjean's professions included Catholic priest[7].
  • Bernard Petitjean's professions included Catholic bishop[8].
  • Bernard Petitjean held the position of titular bishop[11].
  • Bernard Petitjean held the position of vicar apostolic[12].
  • Bernard Petitjean held the position of vicar apostolic[13].
  • Bernard Petitjean was a member of Paris Foreign Missions Society[14].
  • Bernard Petitjean's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • Bernard Petitjean's image is recorded as Mgr Petitjean first Vicar Apostolic of Japan.jpg[16].
  • Bernard Petitjean is recorded as male[17].
  • Bernard Petitjean's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Bernard Petitjean's ISNI is recorded as 0000000005475647[19].
  • Bernard Petitjean's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46751837[20].
  • Bernard Petitjean's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012156741[21].
  • Bernard Petitjean's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 10662570g[22].
  • Bernard Petitjean's IdRef ID is recorded as 223948349[23].
  • Bernard Petitjean's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA12251802[24].
  • Bernard Petitjean's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00472988[25].
  • Bernard Petitjean's Commons category is recorded as Bernard Petitjean[26].
  • Bernard Petitjean's SBN author ID is recorded as LIGV043048[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Bernard Petitjean's place of birth was Blanzy[2]. He was born on +1829-06-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include missionary[6], Catholic priest[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. Positions held include titular bishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28] and vicar apostolic[12], an ecclesiastical occupation[29].

Personal Life

Bernard Petitjean's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].

Death and Burial

Bernard Petitjean died on +1884-10-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Nagasaki[4].

Why It Matters

Bernard Petitjean ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Bernard Petitjean born?

Bernard Petitjean was born in Blanzy[2].

Where did Bernard Petitjean die?

Bernard Petitjean passed away in Nagasaki[4].

What did Bernard Petitjean do for work?

Bernard Petitjean worked as missionary[6], Catholic priest[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Departmental archives of Saône-et-Loire. archives71.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . archives71.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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