Joseph Higgins

Australian Latin Catholic bishop (died 1915)
Person human Q11728439
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Joseph Higgins

Summary

Joseph Higgins is a human[1]. He was born on +1838-01-13T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1915-09-16T00:00:00Z[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 (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Joseph Higgins was born on +1838-01-13T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Joseph Higgins was born on +1838-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Joseph Higgins died on +1915-09-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Joseph Higgins worked as a Catholic priest[4].
  • Joseph Higgins's professions included Catholic bishop[5].
  • Joseph Higgins held the position of diocesan bishop[8].
  • Joseph Higgins held the position of diocesan bishop[9].
  • Joseph Higgins held the position of titular bishop[10].
  • Joseph Higgins held the position of auxiliary bishop[11].
  • Joseph Higgins's education included a stint at Maynooth University[12].
  • Joseph Higgins's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • Joseph Higgins's image is recorded as StateLibQld 2 47092 Doctor Higgins, Bishop of Rockhampton.jpg[14].
  • Joseph Higgins is recorded as male[15].
  • Joseph Higgins's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Joseph Higgins's Commons category is recorded as Joseph Higgins[17].
  • Joseph Higgins's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012hsxys[18].
  • Joseph Higgins's family name is recorded as Higgins[19].
  • Joseph Higgins's given name is recorded as Joseph[20].
  • Joseph Higgins's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as higgins[21].
  • Joseph Higgins's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1468036[22].
  • Joseph Higgins's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Joseph Higgins's consecrator is recorded as William Joseph Walsh[24].
  • Joseph Higgins's consecrator is recorded as Thomas Nulty[25].
  • Joseph Higgins's consecrator is recorded as Bernard O'Reilly[26].
  • Joseph Higgins's Australian Dictionary of Biography ID is recorded as higgins-joseph-6664[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1838-01-13T00:00:00Z[2] and +1838-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

Joseph Higgins's education included a stint at Maynooth University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. Positions held include diocesan bishop[8], an ecclesiastical occupation[28]; titular bishop[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[29]; and auxiliary bishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[30].

Personal Life

Joseph Higgins's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

Joseph Higgins died on +1915-09-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Joseph Higgins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Joseph Higgins do for work?

Joseph Higgins worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Where did Joseph Higgins go to school?

Joseph Higgins was educated at Maynooth University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . adb.anu.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . 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.
  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
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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