Frans Wiertz

Catholic bishop
Person human Q379675
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Frans Wiertz

Summary

Frans Wiertz is a human[1]. He was born in Kerkrade[2]. He was born on +1942-12-02T00:00:00Z[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 (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Frans Wiertz was born in Kerkrade[2].
  • Frans Wiertz was born on +1942-12-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Frans Wiertz held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • Frans Wiertz's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • Frans Wiertz's professions included Catholic bishop[5].
  • Frans Wiertz's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[8].
  • Frans Wiertz's image is recorded as Frans Wiertz (cropped).jpg[9].
  • Frans Wiertz is recorded as male[10].
  • Frans Wiertz's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Frans Wiertz's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Frans Wiertz.svg[12].
  • Frans Wiertz's ISNI is recorded as 0000000390340641[13].
  • Frans Wiertz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 283927807[14].
  • Frans Wiertz's Commons category is recorded as Frans Wiertz[15].
  • Frans Wiertz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0swmb2v[16].
  • Frans Wiertz's family name is recorded as Wiertz[17].
  • Frans Wiertz's given name is recorded as Frans[18].
  • Frans Wiertz's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 073456543[19].
  • Frans Wiertz's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as wiertz[20].
  • Frans Wiertz's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz'}[21].
  • Frans Wiertz's consecrator is recorded as Adrianus Johannes Simonis[22].
  • Frans Wiertz's consecrator is recorded as Johannes ter Schure[23].
  • Frans Wiertz's consecrator is recorded as Alphonsus Castermans[24].
  • Frans Wiertz's GTAA ID is recorded as 169940[25].
  • Frans Wiertz's Prabook ID is recorded as 2285856[26].
  • Frans Wiertz's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJkhGHbgWQqrtqHqGvDDv3[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kerkrade[2], Frans Wiertz… he was born on +1942-12-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Personal Life

Frans Wiertz's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[8].

Why It Matters

Frans Wiertz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Frans Wiertz born?

Frans Wiertz was born in Kerkrade[2].

What did Frans Wiertz do for work?

Frans Wiertz worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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