Henry Richter

Catholic bishop (1838–1916)
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Summary

Henry Richter was born on April 9, 1838[1], in Neuenkirchen-Vörden[2]. He died on December 26, 1916[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 (27 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Position held: Roman Catholic Bishop of Grand Rapids[8]
  • Educated at: St. Xavier High School[9], Xavier University[10], St. Joseph's College[11], Athenaeum of Ohio – Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West[12], Pontifical North American College[13]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: Henry Richter (bishop)[16]
  • Archives at: University of Notre Dame Archives[17]
  • Academic degree: high school diploma[18], Doctor of Sacred Theology[19]
  • Family name: Richter[20]
  • Given name: Henry[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • Consecrator: William Henry Elder[23], Caspar Henry Borgess[24], William George McCloskey[25]
  • Different from: Emil Richter[26]

Why It Matters

Henry Richter is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Henry Richter born?

Henry Richter's place of birth was Neuenkirchen-Vörden[2].

What did Henry Richter do for work?

Henry Richter worked as a Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Where did Henry Richter go to school?

Henry Richter was educated at St. Xavier High School[9], Xavier University[10], St. Joseph's College[11], and Athenaeum of Ohio – Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . dioceseofgrandrapids.org. dioceseofgrandrapids.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . dioceseofgrandrapids.org. dioceseofgrandrapids.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'no']
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  3. 24d ago · Hoefler50 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Position held → Roman Catholic Bishop of Grand Rapids
    Given name → Henry
    Country of citizenship → United States
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