John Fordham

Bishop of Durham; Bishop of Ely; Lord Privy Seal; Lord High Treasurer
Person human Q6233619
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John Fordham

Summary

John Fordham is a human[1]. He died on +1425-11-19T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Fordham died on +1425-11-19T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Fordham worked as a Catholic priest[3].
  • John Fordham's professions included Catholic bishop[4].
  • John Fordham held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Ely[6].
  • John Fordham held the position of Roman Catholic bishop of Durham[7].
  • John Fordham's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[8].
  • John Fordham is recorded as male[9].
  • John Fordham's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • John Fordham's coat of arms image is recorded as John Fordham personal arms are impaled with those of his bishopric.jpg[11].
  • John Fordham's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9560919[12].
  • John Fordham's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004079943[13].
  • John Fordham's Commons category is recorded as John Fordham (bishop)[14].
  • John Fordham's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0273xyk[15].
  • John Fordham's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John Fordham's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as fordham[17].
  • John Fordham's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 37607[18].
  • John Fordham's consecrator is recorded as Thomas de Brantingham[19].
  • John Fordham's consecrator is recorded as Thomas Brinton[20].
  • John Fordham's consecrator is recorded as John Swafham[21].
  • John Fordham's DLL Catalog author ID is recorded as A3724[22].
  • John Fordham's Records of Early English Drama ID is recorded as 455668[23].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Bishop of Ely[6] and Roman Catholic bishop of Durham[7].

Personal Life

John Fordham's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[8].

Death and Burial

John Fordham died on +1425-11-19T00:00:00Z[2].

Why It Matters

John Fordham ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did John Fordham do for work?

John Fordham worked as Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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