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Josef Clemens

German Roman Catholic archbishop
Person human Q66059

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
June 20, 1947
Place of birth
Siegen, Weidenau[5]
Country of citizenship
Germany[6]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Position held
titular bishop, bishop, secretary, undersecretary[7][8]
Educated at
Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum[9]
Award received
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Italian[14][15]
Consecrator
Benedict XVI, Hans-Josef Becker, Stanisław Ryłko[16][17][18]
Family name
Clemens[12]
Given name
Josef[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Josef Clemens ar جوسيف كليمنس cs Joseph Clemens fa یوزف کلمنس ja ヨーゼフ・クレメンス pt Dom Josef Clemens ru Йозеф Клеменс ru Клеменс, Йозеф
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000450964369
VIAF cluster ID
316740217
GND ID
1073326756
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bischof Josef Clemens.JPG ↗
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
clem
Freebase ID
/m/05n4r2
GCatholic person ID
698
IxTheo authority ID
829069453
JRC Names ID
146261
NL CR AUT ID
ola2015881312
NLP ID
a0000003292928
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810689624005606
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Parsifal cluster ID
590590
Prabook ID
2244945
SBN author ID
CFIV034536
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcR9XjrTfJRBP4jmtdPcP

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🔗 Connections
Consecrator 3
Benedict XVI, Stanisław Ryłko, Hans-Josef Becker
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Italian
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Position held 2
bishop, titular bishop
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum
Given name 1
Josef
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Siegen
Sex or gender 1
male
← Consecrator 1
Carlo Mazza
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Summary

Josef Clemens was born on June 20, 1947[1], in Siegen[2]. He has worked as a Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

FAQs

Where was Josef Clemens born?

Josef Clemens's place of birth was Siegen[2].

What did Josef Clemens do for work?

Josef Clemens worked as a Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

Where did Josef Clemens go to school?

Josef Clemens was educated at Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum[9].

What awards did Josef Clemens receive?

Honors received include Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[10].

Related Entities

Benedict XVI Germany Stanisław Ryłko

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Siegen, Weidenau
    Position held → titular bishop, bishop, secretary +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'it', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 7w ago · Twtw4244 · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → German Roman Catholic archbishop
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Given name: Josef"
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