Jean Marie Balland

Catholic cardinal (1934-1998)
Person human Q542273
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Jean Marie Balland

Summary

Jean Marie Balland is a human[1]. He was born in Bué[2]. He was born on +1934-07-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in 4th arrondissement of Lyon[4]. He died on +1998-03-01T00:00:00Z[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 (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bué[2], Jean Marie Balland…
  • Jean Marie Balland died in 4th arrondissement of Lyon[4].
  • Jean Marie Balland was born on +1934-07-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jean Marie Balland died on +1998-03-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jean Marie Balland is buried at Lyon Cathedral[9].
  • Jean Marie Balland held citizenship in France[10].
  • Jean Marie Balland worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Jean Marie Balland worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • Jean Marie Balland held the position of cardinal[11].
  • Jean Marie Balland held the position of Bishop of Dijon[12].
  • Jean Marie Balland held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Reims[13].
  • Jean Marie Balland held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lyon[14].
  • Jean Marie Balland was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[15].
  • Jean Marie Balland's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].
  • Jean Marie Balland is recorded as male[17].
  • Jean Marie Balland's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jean Marie Balland's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Mgr Jean Balland.svg[19].
  • Jean Marie Balland's ISNI is recorded as 0000000000655155[20].
  • Jean Marie Balland's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76394680[21].
  • Jean Marie Balland's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12365260t[22].
  • Jean Marie Balland's IdRef ID is recorded as 032666535[23].
  • Jean Marie Balland's Commons category is recorded as Jean Marie Balland[24].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[25].
  • Jean Marie Balland's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 27128432[26].
  • Jean Marie Balland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qsrdt[27].

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Origins and Family

Jean Marie Balland was born in Bué[2]. He was born on +1934-07-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jean Marie Balland was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include cardinal[11], a title[28]; Bishop of Dijon[12], a historical episcopal title[29]; Roman Catholic Archbishop of Reims[13], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[30], in France[31]; and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lyon[14], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[32], in France[33], founded in 0816[34].

Personal Life

Jean Marie Balland's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].

Death and Burial

Jean Marie Balland died on +1998-03-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in 4th arrondissement of Lyon[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[25]. He is buried at Lyon Cathedral[9].

Why It Matters

Jean Marie Balland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Jean Marie Balland born?

Born in Bué[2], Jean Marie Balland…

Where did Jean Marie Balland die?

Jean Marie Balland died in 4th arrondissement of Lyon[4].

What did Jean Marie Balland do for work?

Jean Marie Balland worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did Jean Marie Balland go to school?

Jean Marie Balland was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . 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] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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