James Joseph Sweeney

American bishop
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James Joseph Sweeney

Summary

James Joseph Sweeney is a human[1]. Born in San Francisco[2], he… he was born on +1913-01-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in San Francisco[4]. He died on +1968-06-20T00:00:00Z[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 (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • James Joseph Sweeney was born in San Francisco[2].
  • James Joseph Sweeney died in San Francisco[4].
  • James Joseph Sweeney was born on +1913-01-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Joseph Sweeney died on +1968-06-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Joseph Sweeney is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery[9].
  • James Joseph Sweeney held citizenship in United States[10].
  • James Joseph Sweeney is identified as part of the Americans ethnic group[11].
  • James Joseph Sweeney worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • James Joseph Sweeney worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • James Joseph Sweeney held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Honolulu[12].
  • James Joseph Sweeney held the position of titular bishop[13].
  • James Joseph Sweeney's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].
  • James Joseph Sweeney is recorded as male[15].
  • James Joseph Sweeney's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • James Joseph Sweeney's Commons category is recorded as James Joseph Sweeney[17].
  • James Joseph Sweeney's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/037hl7[18].
  • James Joseph Sweeney's family name is recorded as Sweeney[19].
  • James Joseph Sweeney's given name is recorded as James[20].
  • James Joseph Sweeney's given name is recorded as Joseph[21].
  • James Joseph Sweeney's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as sweeney[22].
  • James Joseph Sweeney's consecrator is recorded as John Joseph Mitty[23].
  • James Joseph Sweeney's consecrator is recorded as Eugene J. McGuinness[24].
  • James Joseph Sweeney's consecrator is recorded as Thomas Arthur Connolly[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in San Francisco[2], James Joseph Sweeney… he was born on +1913-01-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the Americans ethnic group[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Bishop of Honolulu[12], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[26], in United States[27], founded in 1941[28] and titular bishop[13], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[29].

Personal Life

James Joseph Sweeney's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].

Death and Burial

James Joseph Sweeney died on +1968-06-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in San Francisco[4]. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

James Joseph Sweeney ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was James Joseph Sweeney born?

James Joseph Sweeney's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

Where did James Joseph Sweeney die?

James Joseph Sweeney died in San Francisco[4].

What did James Joseph Sweeney do for work?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [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.

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  1. 4w ago · Hoefler50 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death San Francisco
    Consecrator John Joseph Mitty, Eugene J. McGuinness, Thomas Arthur Connolly
    Family name Sweeney
    Sex or gender male
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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