John Wu

Chinese cardinal (1925-2002)
Person human Q717821
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John Wu

Summary

John Wu is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wuhua County[2]. He was born on March 26, 1925[3]. He passed away in Queen Mary Hospital[4]. He died on September 23, 2002[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Wuhua County[2], John Wu…
  • John Wu died in Queen Mary Hospital[4].
  • John Wu was born on March 26, 1925[3].
  • John Wu died on September 23, 2002[5].
  • John Wu held citizenship in People's Republic of China[9].
  • John Wu worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • John Wu worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • John Wu held the position of cardinal[10].
  • John Wu held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong[11].
  • John Wu's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • John Wu is recorded as male[13].
  • John Wu's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Wu's Commons category is recorded as John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung[15].
  • The cause of death was diabetes[16].
  • John Wu's family name is recorded as Hu[17].
  • John Wu's family name is recorded as Wu[18].
  • John Wu's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Wu's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[20].
  • John Wu's consecrator is recorded as Agnelo Rossi[21].
  • John Wu's consecrator is recorded as Peter Tou Pao-Zin[22].
  • John Wu's consecrator is recorded as Frederick Anthony Donaghy[23].

Body

Origins and Family

John Wu was born in Wuhua County[2]. He was born on March 26, 1925[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include cardinal[10], a title[24] and Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong[11].

Personal Life

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

Death and Burial

John Wu died on September 23, 2002[5]. He passed away in Queen Mary Hospital[4]. The cause of death was diabetes[16].

Why It Matters

John Wu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was John Wu born?

Born in Wuhua County[2], John Wu…

Where did John Wu die?

John Wu passed away in Queen Mary Hospital[4].

What did John Wu do for work?

John Wu worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 55736
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31532|batch #31532]]: add P1810 to P12458"
  2. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cause of death diabetes
    Aliases
    Given name John
    Occupation Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12458]]: 567038, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161455764|John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung (#161455764)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Pars"
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