John Gordon

Irish Catholic archbishop and diplomat
Person human Q16009578
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John Gordon

Summary

John Gordon is a human[1]. He was born in Clare Castle[2]. He was born on +1912-07-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Rome[4]. He died on +1981-01-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6], diplomat[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Gordon's place of birth was Clare Castle[2].
  • John Gordon passed away in Rome[4].
  • John Gordon was born on +1912-07-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Gordon died on +1981-01-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Gordon worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • John Gordon worked as a diplomat[7].
  • John Gordon worked as a Catholic bishop[8].
  • John Gordon held the position of Catholic archbishop[10].
  • John Gordon held the position of titular archbishop[11].
  • John Gordon's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • John Gordon is recorded as male[13].
  • John Gordon's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Gordon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 193828646[15].
  • John Gordon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50035005[16].
  • John Gordon's IdRef ID is recorded as 071021728[17].
  • John Gordon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0br0jhb[18].
  • John Gordon's family name is recorded as Gordon[19].
  • John Gordon's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Gordon's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 160357063[21].
  • John Gordon's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as gordonj[22].
  • John Gordon's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2016045194[23].
  • John Gordon's consecrator is recorded as Amleto Giovanni Cicognani[24].
  • John Gordon's consecrator is recorded as Leone Giovanni Battista Nigris[25].
  • John Gordon's consecrator is recorded as Patrick Joseph Dunne[26].
  • John Gordon's FAST ID is recorded as 11871[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Gordon was born in Clare Castle[2]. He was born on +1912-07-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6], diplomat[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. Positions held include Catholic archbishop[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28] and titular archbishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[29].

Personal Life

John Gordon's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].

Death and Burial

John Gordon died on +1981-01-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Rome[4].

Why It Matters

John Gordon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was John Gordon born?

Born in Clare Castle[2], John Gordon…

Where did John Gordon die?

John Gordon passed away in Rome[4].

What did John Gordon do for work?

John Gordon worked as Catholic priest[6], diplomat[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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