James Gordon

Scottish Roman Catholic bishop (1665-1746)
Person human Q6134751
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James Gordon

Summary

James Gordon is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1665[2]. He died on January 1, 1746[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 (7 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • James Gordon was born on January 1, 1665[2].
  • James Gordon was born on January 31, 1665[7].
  • James Gordon died on January 1, 1746[3].
  • James Gordon died on March 1, 1746[8].
  • James Gordon's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • James Gordon worked as a Catholic bishop[5].
  • James Gordon held the position of vicar apostolic[9].
  • James Gordon held the position of titular bishop[10].
  • James Gordon's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].
  • James Gordon is recorded as male[12].
  • James Gordon's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • James Gordon's family name is recorded as Gordon[14].
  • James Gordon's given name is recorded as James[15].
  • James Gordon's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[16].
  • James Gordon's consecrator is recorded as Marcantonio Barbarigo[17].
  • James Gordon's consecrator is recorded as Giuseppe Cianti[18].
  • James Gordon's consecrator is recorded as Onofrio Elisei[19].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1665[2] and January 31, 1665[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. Positions held include vicar apostolic[9], an ecclesiastical occupation[20] and titular bishop[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[21].

Personal Life

James Gordon's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1746[3] and March 1, 1746[8].

Why It Matters

James Gordon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did James Gordon do for work?

James Gordon worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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