James Blenk

American Roman Catholic archbishop (1856–1917)
Person human Q1679106
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James Blenk

Summary

James Blenk is a human[1]. He was born in Edenkoben[2]. He was born on +1856-08-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in New Orleans[4]. He died on +1917-04-20T00:00:00Z[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 (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • James Blenk was born in Edenkoben[2].
  • James Blenk died in New Orleans[4].
  • James Blenk was born on +1856-08-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Blenk was born on +1856-07-28T00:00:00Z[9].
  • James Blenk died on +1917-04-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Blenk is buried at St. Louis Cathedral[10].
  • James Blenk held citizenship in Kingdom of Bavaria[11].
  • James Blenk held citizenship in United States[12].
  • James Blenk worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • James Blenk worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • James Blenk held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of New Orleans[13].
  • James Blenk held the position of Roman Catholic bishop of Puerto Rico[14].
  • James Blenk's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • James Blenk's image is recorded as Erzbischof Blenk 1JS.jpg[16].
  • James Blenk is recorded as male[17].
  • James Blenk's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • James Blenk's Commons category is recorded as Jakob Hubert Blenk[19].
  • James Blenk's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 62689860[20].
  • James Blenk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076wxzb[21].
  • James Blenk's family name is recorded as Blenk[22].
  • James Blenk's given name is recorded as Jakob[23].
  • James Blenk's given name is recorded as James[24].
  • James Blenk's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as blenk[25].
  • James Blenk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[26].
  • James Blenk's consecrator is recorded as Placide Louis Chapelle[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Blenk's place of birth was Edenkoben[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1856-08-06T00:00:00Z[3] and +1856-07-28T00:00:00Z[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Archbishop of New Orleans[13] and Roman Catholic bishop of Puerto Rico[14], a historical episcopal title[28], founded in 1511[29].

Personal Life

James Blenk's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].

Death and Burial

James Blenk died on +1917-04-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in New Orleans[4]. He is buried at St. Louis Cathedral[10].

Why It Matters

James Blenk ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was James Blenk born?

James Blenk was born in Edenkoben[2].

Where did James Blenk die?

James Blenk passed away in New Orleans[4].

What did James Blenk do for work?

James Blenk worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . 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. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . 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. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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