Gregory Yong

Archbishop of Singapore (1925–2008)
Person human Q1545426
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Gregory Yong

Summary

Gregory Yong is a human[1]. His place of birth was Perak[2]. He was born on +1925-05-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Jurong East[4]. He died on +2008-06-28T00:00:00Z[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 (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Gregory Yong's place of birth was Perak[2].
  • Gregory Yong passed away in Jurong East[4].
  • Gregory Yong was born on +1925-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gregory Yong died on +2008-06-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Gregory Yong held citizenship in Malaysia[9].
  • Gregory Yong's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • Gregory Yong's professions included Catholic bishop[7].
  • Gregory Yong held the position of Catholic archbishop[10].
  • Gregory Yong held the position of diocesan bishop[11].
  • Gregory Yong's education included a stint at Pontifical Gregorian University[12].
  • Gregory Yong was educated at St. Michael's Institution[13].
  • Gregory Yong's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].
  • Gregory Yong is recorded as male[15].
  • Gregory Yong's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Gregory Yong's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8555160245372852640002[17].
  • Gregory Yong's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cnd57[18].
  • Gregory Yong's family name is recorded as Yong[19].
  • Gregory Yong's given name is recorded as Gregory[20].
  • Gregory Yong's given name is recorded as Ruìyuán[21].
  • Gregory Yong's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as yosn[22].
  • Gregory Yong's consecrator is recorded as Michel Olçomendy[23].
  • Gregory Yong's consecrator is recorded as Michael Kien Samophithak[24].
  • Gregory Yong's consecrator is recorded as Dominic Aloysius Vendargon[25].
  • Gregory Yong's Prabook ID is recorded as 2320870[26].
  • Gregory Yong's National Library Board Singapore ID is recorded as ZzawH9y9aX4[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Gregory Yong's place of birth was Perak[2]. He was born on +1925-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[12], a pontifical university[28], in Italy[29], founded in 1551[30], headquartered in Roman College[31] and St. Michael's Institution[13], a school[32], in Malaysia[33], founded in 1912[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include Catholic archbishop[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[35] and diocesan bishop[11], an ecclesiastical occupation[36].

Personal Life

Gregory Yong's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].

Death and Burial

Gregory Yong died on +2008-06-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Jurong East[4].

Why It Matters

Gregory Yong ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

Where was Gregory Yong born?

Born in Perak[2], Gregory Yong…

Where did Gregory Yong die?

Gregory Yong passed away in Jurong East[4].

What did Gregory Yong do for work?

Gregory Yong worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did Gregory Yong go to school?

Gregory Yong was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[12] and St. Michael's Institution[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . 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. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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