John Rooney

Irish-born Roman Catholic bishop in South Africa
Person human Q28131312
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Summary

John Rooney was born on January 1, 1844[1], in Edenderry[2]. He died on February 26, 1927[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 (9 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 26, 1844[7]
  • Position held: titular bishop[8], vicar apostolic[9]
  • Educated at: All Hallows College[10]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Family name: Rooney[13]
  • Given name: John[14]
  • Consecrator: John Leonard[15], James David Ricards[16], Charles-Constant Jolivet[17]

FAQs

Where was John Rooney born?

John Rooney was born in Edenderry[2].

What did John Rooney do for work?

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

Where did John Rooney go to school?

John Rooney was educated at All Hallows College[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1844-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1844-01-26T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en']
    Place of birth → Edenderry
    Sitelink count → 3
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56926|batch #56926]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  3. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Irish-born Roman Catholic bishop in South Africa
    Sex or gender → male
    Position held → titular bishop, vicar apostolic
    Given name → John
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53268|batch #53268]]: add P1810 to P1047"
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