John R. McNamara

American bishop and Navy chaplain
Person human Q6253935
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John R. McNamara

Summary

John R. McNamara is a human[1]. His place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on +1927-09-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Brighton[4]. He died on +2001-04-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military officer[6], Catholic priest[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John R. McNamara was born in Boston[2].
  • John R. McNamara died in Brighton[4].
  • John R. McNamara was born on +1927-09-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John R. McNamara died on +2001-04-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John R. McNamara held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John R. McNamara's professions included military officer[6].
  • John R. McNamara's professions included Catholic priest[7].
  • John R. McNamara worked as a Catholic bishop[8].
  • John R. McNamara held the position of titular bishop[11].
  • John R. McNamara held the position of auxiliary bishop[12].
  • John R. McNamara's education included a stint at College of the Holy Cross[13].
  • John R. McNamara was educated at Saint John's Seminary[14].
  • John R. McNamara's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • John R. McNamara's image is recorded as JohnMcNamera.jpg[16].
  • John R. McNamara is recorded as male[17].
  • John R. McNamara's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John R. McNamara's military branch is recorded as United States Navy[19].
  • John R. McNamara's Commons category is recorded as John R. McNamara[20].
  • John R. McNamara's military, police or special rank is recorded as admiral[21].
  • John R. McNamara's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gj8s5x[22].
  • John R. McNamara's family name is recorded as McNamara[23].
  • John R. McNamara's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • John R. McNamara's given name is recorded as Richard[25].
  • John R. McNamara's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as mcnam[26].
  • John R. McNamara's consecrator is recorded as Bernard Francis Law[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John R. McNamara was born in Boston[2]. He was born on +1927-09-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at College of the Holy Cross[13], a liberal arts college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1843[30], headquartered in Worcester[31] and Saint John's Seminary[14], a Catholic seminary[32], in United States[33], founded in 1884[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military officer[6], Catholic priest[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. Positions held include titular bishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[35] and auxiliary bishop[12], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[36].

Personal Life

John R. McNamara's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].

Death and Burial

John R. McNamara died on +2001-04-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Brighton[4].

Why It Matters

John R. McNamara ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John R. McNamara born?

Born in Boston[2], John R. McNamara…

Where did John R. McNamara die?

John R. McNamara passed away in Brighton[4].

What did John R. McNamara do for work?

John R. McNamara worked as military officer[6], Catholic priest[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

Where did John R. McNamara go to school?

John R. McNamara was educated at College of the Holy Cross[13] and Saint John's Seminary[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  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. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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