Cornelius Sim

Catholic bishop (1951–2021)
Person human Q1133956
Cornelius Sim
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Cornelius Sim was born on September 16, 1951, in Seria . He served as a Catholic priest and bishop within the Catholic Church [1][1]. His education included studies at the University of Dundee and the Franciscan University of Steubenville .

Sim held the position of titular bishop from 2004 to 2020 [1]. During the same period, he also served as vicar apostolic until 2021 [1]. In 2020, he was elevated to cardinal, a role he maintained until his death [1].

He died on May 29, 2021, in Taipei [2].

Cornelius Sim

Summary

Cornelius Sim is a human[1]. He was born in Seria[2]. He was born on +1951-09-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Taipei[4]. He died on +2021-05-29T00:00:00Z[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 (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Cornelius Sim was born in Seria[2].
  • Cornelius Sim died in Taipei[4].
  • Cornelius Sim was born on +1951-09-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Cornelius Sim died on +2021-05-29T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Cornelius Sim held citizenship in Brunei[9].
  • Cornelius Sim worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Cornelius Sim's professions included Catholic bishop[7].
  • Cornelius Sim held the position of titular bishop[10].
  • Cornelius Sim held the position of vicar apostolic[11].
  • Cornelius Sim held the position of cardinal[12].
  • Cornelius Sim was educated at University of Dundee[13].
  • Cornelius Sim's education included a stint at Franciscan University of Steubenville[14].
  • Cornelius Sim's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • Cornelius Sim's image is recorded as CorneliusSim.png[16].
  • Cornelius Sim is recorded as male[17].
  • Cornelius Sim's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Cornelius Sim's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Cornelius Sim (cardinal).svg[19].
  • Cornelius Sim's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9599163335772403270003[20].
  • Cornelius Sim's GND ID is recorded as 1242168389[21].
  • Cornelius Sim's Commons category is recorded as Cornelius Sim[22].
  • Cornelius Sim's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wgj2f[23].
  • Cornelius Sim's family name is recorded as Shim[24].
  • Cornelius Sim's given name is recorded as Cornelius[25].
  • Cornelius Sim's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as simcorn[26].
  • Cornelius Sim's consecrator is recorded as Salvatore Pennacchio[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Cornelius Sim's place of birth was Seria[2]. He was born on +1951-09-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Dundee[13], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1881[30], headquartered in Dundee[31] and Franciscan University of Steubenville[14], a fixed construction[32], in United States[33], founded in 1946[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include titular bishop[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[35]; vicar apostolic[11], an ecclesiastical occupation[36]; and cardinal[12], a title[37].

Personal Life

Cornelius Sim's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].

Death and Burial

Cornelius Sim died on +2021-05-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Taipei[4].

Why It Matters

Cornelius Sim ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was Cornelius Sim born?

Cornelius Sim was born in Seria[2].

Where did Cornelius Sim die?

Cornelius Sim died in Taipei[4].

What did Cornelius Sim do for work?

Cornelius Sim worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did Cornelius Sim go to school?

Cornelius Sim was educated at University of Dundee[13] and Franciscan University of Steubenville[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . licas.news. Retrieved . licas.news. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . licas.news. Retrieved . licas.news. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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