John Yanta

American Roman Catholic bishop (1931–2022)
Person human Q1702100
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John Yanta

Summary

John Yanta is a human[1]. Born in Runge[2], he… he was born on +1931-10-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2022-08-06T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Yanta was born in Runge[2].
  • John Yanta was born on +1931-10-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Yanta died on +2022-08-06T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John Yanta held citizenship in United States[8].
  • John Yanta worked as a Catholic priest[5].
  • John Yanta worked as a Catholic bishop[6].
  • John Yanta held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Amarillo[9].
  • John Yanta held the position of titular bishop[10].
  • John Yanta held the position of auxiliary bishop[11].
  • John Yanta's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • John Yanta's image is recorded as John Yanta.png[13].
  • John Yanta is recorded as male[14].
  • John Yanta's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Yanta's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19060643[16].
  • John Yanta's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2003090793[17].
  • John Yanta's Commons category is recorded as John Yanta[18].
  • John Yanta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04y7hkh[19].
  • John Yanta's family name is recorded as Yanta[20].
  • John Yanta's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John Yanta's given name is recorded as Walter[22].
  • John Yanta's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as yanta[23].
  • John Yanta's consecrator is recorded as Patrick Flores[24].
  • John Yanta's consecrator is recorded as Alfons Nossol[25].
  • John Yanta's consecrator is recorded as Charles Victor Grahmann[26].
  • John Yanta's FAST ID is recorded as 1585202[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Runge[2], John Yanta… he was born on +1931-10-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Bishop of Amarillo[9]; titular bishop[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28]; and auxiliary bishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[29].

Personal Life

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

Death and Burial

John Yanta died on +2022-08-06T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

John Yanta ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was John Yanta born?

Born in Runge[2], John Yanta…

What did John Yanta do for work?

John Yanta worked as Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.

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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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