John McAreavey

Irish Roman Catholic bishop
Person human Q1185616
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John McAreavey

Summary

John McAreavey is a human[1]. He was born in Banbridge[2]. He was born on +1949-02-02T00:00:00Z[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 (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John McAreavey's place of birth was Banbridge[2].
  • John McAreavey was born on +1949-02-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John McAreavey held citizenship in Ireland[7].
  • John McAreavey's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • John McAreavey worked as a Catholic bishop[5].
  • John McAreavey was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[8].
  • John McAreavey's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].
  • John McAreavey is recorded as male[10].
  • John McAreavey's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John McAreavey's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of John McAreavey.svg[12].
  • John McAreavey's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082098945[13].
  • John McAreavey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 26560793[14].
  • John McAreavey's GND ID is recorded as 173841767[15].
  • John McAreavey's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb99057694[16].
  • John McAreavey's Commons category is recorded as John McAreavey[17].
  • John McAreavey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027fd7y[18].
  • John McAreavey's family name is recorded as McAreavey[19].
  • John McAreavey's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John McAreavey's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as mcar[21].
  • John McAreavey's consecrator is recorded as Seán Brady[22].
  • John McAreavey's consecrator is recorded as John Magee[23].
  • John McAreavey's consecrator is recorded as Francis Gerard Brooks[24].
  • John McAreavey's Prabook ID is recorded as 2232423[25].
  • John McAreavey's Angelicum ID is recorded as 28215[26].
  • John McAreavey's Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID is recorded as 52112[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John McAreavey's place of birth was Banbridge[2]. He was born on +1949-02-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John McAreavey was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Personal Life

John McAreavey's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].

Why It Matters

John McAreavey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was John McAreavey born?

Born in Banbridge[2], John McAreavey…

What did John McAreavey do for work?

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

Where did John McAreavey go to school?

John McAreavey was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consecrator Seán Brady, John Magee, Francis Gerard Brooks
    Occupation
    Position held diocesan bishop
    Instance of human
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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