Francis Hodur

Bishop primate and founder of the Polish National Catholic Church (1866–1953)
Person human Q1442358
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Francis Hodur was born on April 1, 1866[1], in Kraków[2]. He died on February 16, 1953[3], in Scranton[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], poet[6], founder[7], and Old Catholic priest[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Żarki[10]
  • Date of birth: January 1, 1866[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1953[12]
  • Place of burial: Saint Stanislaus Cathedral PNCC Cemetery[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Poland[14]
  • Field of work: Old Catholics[15]
  • Position held: bishop[16]
  • Educated at: Jagiellonian University[17]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[18], Old Catholics[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Family name: Hodur[21]
  • Given name: Franciszek[22]
  • Described by source: Polish Biographical Dictionary[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish[24], English[25]
  • Consecrator: Gerardus Gul[26]
  • P14974: 6691[27]

Why It Matters

Francis Hodur has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Francis Hodur born?

Francis Hodur was born in Kraków[2].

Where did Francis Hodur die?

Francis Hodur died in Scranton[4].

What did Francis Hodur do for work?

Francis Hodur worked as a Catholic priest[5], poet[6], founder[7], and Old Catholic priest[8].

Where did Francis Hodur go to school?

Francis Hodur was educated at Jagiellonian University[17].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Hodur, Francis (1866-1953), founder and first prime bishop of the Polish National Catholic church. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . Hodur, Francis (1866-1953), founder and first prime bishop of the Polish National Catholic church. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . Hodur, Francis (1866-1953), founder and first prime bishop of the Polish National Catholic church. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Francis Hodur. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-hodur
MLA “Francis Hodur.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-hodur.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_francis-hodur_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Francis Hodur}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-hodur}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Francis Hodur — https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-hodur (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-hodur · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 6691
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'it', 'pl', 'vi']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14974: 6691, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290941|batch #290941]]"
  2. 23w ago · Gt59514 · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, poet, founder +1
    Instance of → —
    Field of work → —
    Described by source → Polish Biographical Dictionary
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Place of burial: Saint Stanislaus Cathedral PNCC Cemetery"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.