Jean-Pierre Delville

Belgian historian, theologian, academic and Catholic priest
Person human Q13409228
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Jean-Pierre Delville

Summary

Jean-Pierre Delville is a human[1]. He was born in Liège[2]. He was born on April 29, 1951[3]. He worked as a historian[4], theologian[5], Catholic priest[6], university teacher[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jean-Pierre Delville's place of birth was Liège[2].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville was born on April 29, 1951[3].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville held citizenship in Belgium[10].
  • French was Jean-Pierre Delville's native language[11].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville worked as a historian[4].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville worked as a theologian[5].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's professions included Catholic bishop[8].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Liege[12].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville was educated at University of Liège[13].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's education included a stint at UCLouvain[14].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's doctoral advisor was André Ducasse[15].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville is recorded as male[17].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville supervised Eric Delaissé as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's Commons category is recorded as Jean-Pierre Delville[20].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's family name is recorded as Delville[21].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's given name is recorded as Jean-Pierre[22].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[23].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's consecrator is recorded as André-Joseph Léonard[24].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's consecrator is recorded as Aloys Jousten[25].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's consecrator is recorded as Vincenzo Paglia[26].
  • Jean-Pierre Delville's consecrator is recorded as Giacinto Berloco[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jean-Pierre Delville's place of birth was Liège[2]. He was born on April 29, 1951[3]. French was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at University of Liège[13], a public university[28], in Belgium[29], founded in 1817[30] and UCLouvain[14], a Catholic university[31], in Belgium[32], founded in 1970[33], headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve[34]. Jean-Pierre Delville's doctoral advisor was André Ducasse[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], theologian[5], Catholic priest[6], university teacher[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. Jean-Pierre Delville held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Liege[12]. He supervised Eric Delaissé as a doctoral student[19].

Personal Life

Jean-Pierre Delville's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].

Why It Matters

Jean-Pierre Delville ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Pierre Delville born?

Born in Liège[2], Jean-Pierre Delville…

What did Jean-Pierre Delville do for work?

Jean-Pierre Delville worked as historian[4], theologian[5], Catholic priest[6], university teacher[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

Where did Jean-Pierre Delville go to school?

Jean-Pierre Delville was educated at University of Liège[13] and UCLouvain[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . catalogo.pusc.it. catalogo.pusc.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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
  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. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation historian, theologian, Catholic priest +2
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  2. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name Delville
    Religion or worldview Catholic Church
    Educated at
    Languages spoken, written or signed French
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