John Ambrose Watterson

Catholic bishop
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John Ambrose Watterson

Summary

John Ambrose Watterson is a human[1]. He was born in Blairsville[2]. He was born on +1844-05-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Columbus[4]. He died on +1899-04-17T00:00:00Z[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 (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Blairsville[2], John Ambrose Watterson…
  • John Ambrose Watterson died in Columbus[4].
  • John Ambrose Watterson was born on +1844-05-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Ambrose Watterson died on +1899-04-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Ambrose Watterson is buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery[9].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • John Ambrose Watterson worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • John Ambrose Watterson held the position of diocesan bishop[10].
  • John Ambrose Watterson was educated at Georgetown University[11].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's education included a stint at Mount St. Mary's University[12].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's image is recorded as Bishop John Ambrose Watterson.jpg[14].
  • John Ambrose Watterson is recorded as male[15].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's Commons category is recorded as John Ambrose Watterson[17].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07kf2s8[18].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's family name is recorded as Watterson[19].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's given name is recorded as Ambrose[21].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as wattj[22].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's consecrator is recorded as William Henry Elder[23].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's consecrator is recorded as William George McCloskey[24].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's consecrator is recorded as John Tuigg[25].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000012554400736[26].
  • John Ambrose Watterson's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Watterson-478[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Ambrose Watterson's place of birth was Blairsville[2]. He was born on +1844-05-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Georgetown University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1789[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[31] and Mount St. Mary's University[12], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1808[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. John Ambrose Watterson held the position of diocesan bishop[10].

Personal Life

John Ambrose Watterson's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

John Ambrose Watterson died on +1899-04-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Columbus[4]. Burial took place at Mount Calvary Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

John Ambrose Watterson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was John Ambrose Watterson born?

John Ambrose Watterson's place of birth was Blairsville[2].

Where did John Ambrose Watterson die?

John Ambrose Watterson died in Columbus[4].

What did John Ambrose Watterson do for work?

John Ambrose Watterson worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did John Ambrose Watterson go to school?

John Ambrose Watterson was educated at Georgetown University[11] and Mount St. Mary's University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . 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. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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