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Jean Delay

French archbishop (1879-1966)
Person human Q3171633

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
December 19, 1879
Date of death
December 6, 1966, December 6, 1960[7]
Place of birth
Lorette
Place of death
Vernaison
Country of citizenship
France[8]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Position held
Roman Catholic Bishop of Marseille, titular bishop, Archbishop of Marseille, titular archbishop, auxiliary bishop[9][10][11][12][13]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[17]
Award received
Righteous Among the Nations, Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles, Officer of the Legion of Honour[14][15][16]
Sibling
Maurice Delay[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[22]
Birth name
Jean Claude Delay[23]
Consecrator
Louis-Joseph Maurin, Jean-Marie Bourchany, Francisque Marnas[25][26][27]
Family name
Delay[19]
Given name
Jean, Claude[20][21]
Name in native language
Jean Delay[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jean Delay ko 장 들레 ru Жан Деле zh-hant 尚恩·德萊
🔖 Identifiers · 12
ISNI
0000000006908045
VIAF cluster ID
17312778
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jean Delay archevêque de Marseille.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12423973z
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
delay
GCatholic person ID
9418
GeneaStar person ID
delayjean
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120mbrj2
IdRef ID
144604914
Parsifal cluster ID
743289
Righteous Among The Nations ID
10333847
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/291085

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Summary

Jean Delay was born on December 19, 1879[1], in Lorette[2]. He died on December 6, 1966[3], in Vernaison[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

FAQs

Where was Jean Delay born?

Jean Delay was born in Lorette[2].

Where did Jean Delay die?

Jean Delay passed away in Vernaison[4].

What did Jean Delay do for work?

Jean Delay worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

What awards did Jean Delay receive?

Honors received include Righteous Among the Nations[14], Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles[15], and Officer of the Legion of Honour[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . The Righteous Among the Nations Database. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Journal de Monaco. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . The Righteous Among the Nations Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . birth certificate. archives.archinoe.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · OBender12 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Jean, Claude
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Given name: Jean"
  2. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IdRef ID → 144604914
    Image → Jean Delay archevêque de Marseille.jpg
    Catholic Hierarchy person ID → delay
    Country of citizenship → France
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35232|batch #35232]]: add P1810 to P8034"
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