Jan van Cauwelaert

Roman Catholic bishop (1914-2016)
Person human Q371362
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Jan van Cauwelaert

Summary

Jan van Cauwelaert is a human[1]. His place of birth was Antwerp[2]. He was born on +1914-04-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Jette[4]. He died on +2016-08-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6], Scheutist[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Antwerp[2], Jan van Cauwelaert…
  • Jan van Cauwelaert died in Jette[4].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert was born on +1914-04-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert died on +2016-08-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's father was Frans Van Cauwelaert[10].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert held citizenship in Belgium[11].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's professions included Scheutist[7].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert worked as a Catholic bishop[8].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert held the position of titular bishop[12].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert held the position of titular bishop[13].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert held the position of diocesan bishop[14].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert held the position of vicar apostolic[15].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's religion is recorded as Catholicism[16].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert is recorded as male[17].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's family is recorded as Van Cauwelaert[19].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 289437167[20].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's religious order is recorded as Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary[21].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04lf7vq[22].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's given name is recorded as Jan[23].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 073533939[24].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as vcau[25].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's consecrator is recorded as Jozef-Ernest van Roey[26].
  • Jan van Cauwelaert's consecrator is recorded as Louis Morel[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jan van Cauwelaert was born in Antwerp[2]. He was born on +1914-04-12T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Frans Van Cauwelaert[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6], Scheutist[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. Positions held include titular bishop[12], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28]; diocesan bishop[14], an ecclesiastical occupation[29]; and vicar apostolic[15], an ecclesiastical occupation[30].

Personal Life

Jan van Cauwelaert's religion is recorded as Catholicism[16].

Death and Burial

Jan van Cauwelaert died on +2016-08-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Jette[4].

Why It Matters

Jan van Cauwelaert ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Jan van Cauwelaert born?

Born in Antwerp[2], Jan van Cauwelaert…

Where did Jan van Cauwelaert die?

Jan van Cauwelaert died in Jette[4].

Who were Jan van Cauwelaert's parents?

Jan van Cauwelaert's father was Frans Van Cauwelaert[10].

What did Jan van Cauwelaert do for work?

Jan van Cauwelaert worked as Catholic priest[6], Scheutist[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . cathobel.be. cathobel.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . cathobel.be. cathobel.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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