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Hans-Josef Becker

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Hans-Josef Becker

Summary

Hans-Josef Becker is a human[1]. His place of birth was Belecke[2]. He was born on June 18, 1948[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], philosopher[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Hans-Josef Becker's place of birth was Belecke[2].
  • Hans-Josef Becker was born on June 18, 1948[3].
  • Hans-Josef Becker held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Hans-Josef Becker worked as a Catholic priest[4].
  • Hans-Josef Becker worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's professions included writer[6].
  • Hans-Josef Becker worked as a philosopher[7].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's professions included Catholic bishop[8].
  • Hans-Josef Becker worked as a Catholic priest[11].
  • Hans-Josef Becker was a member of German Bishops' Conference[12].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • Hans-Josef Becker is recorded as male[14].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's Commons category is recorded as Hans-Josef Becker[16].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's family name is recorded as Becker[17].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's given name is recorded as Hans-Josef[18].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[19].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's motto text is recorded as in verbo autem tuo[20].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's name in native language is recorded as Hans-Josef Becker[21].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's consecrator is recorded as Johannes Joachim Degenhardt[22].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's consecrator is recorded as Heinz Josef Algermissen[23].
  • Hans-Josef Becker's consecrator is recorded as Reinhard Marx[24].

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Origins and Family

Hans-Josef Becker was born in Belecke[2]. He was born on June 18, 1948[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], philosopher[7], Catholic bishop[8], and archbishop[25].

Personal Life

Hans-Josef Becker's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Why It Matters

Hans-Josef Becker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Hans-Josef Becker born?

Hans-Josef Becker's place of birth was Belecke[2].

What did Hans-Josef Becker do for work?

Hans-Josef Becker worked as Catholic priest[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], philosopher[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

Related Entities

Germany Reinhard Marx

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, university teacher, writer +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51085|batch #51085]]: more precise P106 value for Catholic priest"
  2. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → Catholic priest, university teacher, writer +6
    Member of → German Bishops' Conference
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q1234713]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258351|batch #258351]]"
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