Josafá Menezes da Silva

Brazilian archbishop
Person human Q1704076
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Josafá Menezes da Silva

Summary

Josafá Menezes da Silva is a human[1]. Born in Salinas da Margarida[2], he… he was born on +1959-01-02T00:00:00Z[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 (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Salinas da Margarida[2], Josafá Menezes da Silva…
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva was born on +1959-01-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva held citizenship in Brazil[7].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's professions included Catholic bishop[5].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva held the position of Catholic archbishop[8].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's education included a stint at Pontifical Lateran University[9].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's education included a stint at Pontifical Gregorian University[10].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva is recorded as male[12].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's Commons category is recorded as Josafá Menezes da Silva[14].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's family name is recorded as Menezes[15].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's family name is recorded as da Silva[16].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's given name is recorded as Josafá[17].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[18].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Praedica verbum'}[19].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's consecrator is recorded as Geraldo Majella Agnelo[20].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's consecrator is recorded as Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo[21].
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva's consecrator is recorded as Cleto Bellucci[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in Salinas da Margarida[2], Josafá Menezes da Silva… he was born on +1959-01-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Pontifical Lateran University[9], a pontifical university[23], in Vatican City[24], founded in 1773[25] and Pontifical Gregorian University[10], a pontifical university[26], in Italy[27], founded in 1551[28], headquartered in Roman College[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. Josafá Menezes da Silva held the position of Catholic archbishop[8].

Personal Life

Josafá Menezes da Silva's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].

Why It Matters

Josafá Menezes da Silva ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Josafá Menezes da Silva born?

Born in Salinas da Margarida[2], Josafá Menezes da Silva…

What did Josafá Menezes da Silva do for work?

Josafá Menezes da Silva worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Where did Josafá Menezes da Silva go to school?

Josafá Menezes da Silva was educated at Pontifical Lateran University[9] and Pontifical Gregorian University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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