John Charles Wester

Catholic archbishop
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John Charles Wester

Summary

John Charles Wester is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on +1950-11-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Charles Wester's place of birth was San Francisco[2].
  • John Charles Wester was born on +1950-11-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Charles Wester held citizenship in United States[7].
  • John Charles Wester worked as a Catholic priest[4].
  • John Charles Wester's professions included Catholic bishop[5].
  • John Charles Wester held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake City[8].
  • John Charles Wester held the position of titular bishop[9].
  • John Charles Wester held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Santa Fe[10].
  • John Charles Wester held the position of auxiliary bishop[11].
  • John Charles Wester's education included a stint at Holy Names University[12].
  • John Charles Wester's education included a stint at University of San Francisco[13].
  • John Charles Wester's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].
  • John Charles Wester is recorded as male[15].
  • John Charles Wester's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Charles Wester's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of John Charles Wester.svg[17].
  • John Charles Wester's signature is recorded as John Charles Wester signature.svg[18].
  • John Charles Wester's Commons category is recorded as John Charles Wester[19].
  • John Charles Wester's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027l75j[20].
  • John Charles Wester's family name is recorded as Wester[21].
  • John Charles Wester's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Charles Wester's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as wester[23].
  • John Charles Wester's Commons Creator page is recorded as John Charles Wester[24].
  • John Charles Wester's consecrator is recorded as William Levada[25].
  • John Charles Wester's consecrator is recorded as John R. Quinn[26].
  • John Charles Wester's consecrator is recorded as Patrick Joseph McGrath[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Charles Wester was born in San Francisco[2]. He was born on +1950-11-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Holy Names University[12], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30] and University of San Francisco[13], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1855[33], headquartered in San Francisco[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake City[8]; titular bishop[9], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[35]; Roman Catholic Archbishop of Santa Fe[10]; and auxiliary bishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[36].

Personal Life

John Charles Wester's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].

Why It Matters

John Charles Wester ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

Where was John Charles Wester born?

John Charles Wester was born in San Francisco[2].

What did John Charles Wester do for work?

John Charles Wester worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Where did John Charles Wester go to school?

John Charles Wester was educated at Holy Names University[12] and University of San Francisco[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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