Joseph Mees

Belgian nuncio
Person human Q14123438
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Joseph Mees

Summary

Joseph Mees is a human[1]. Born in Q724025[2], he… he was born on +1923-11-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2001-12-09T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Q724025[2], Joseph Mees…
  • Joseph Mees was born on +1923-11-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Joseph Mees was born on +1923-04-18T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Joseph Mees died on +2001-12-09T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Joseph Mees died on +2001-12-08T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Joseph Mees held citizenship in Belgium[9].
  • Joseph Mees's professions included Catholic priest[5].
  • Joseph Mees held the position of Catholic archbishop[10].
  • Joseph Mees held the position of titular archbishop[11].
  • Joseph Mees held the position of apostolic nuncio to Indonesia[12].
  • Joseph Mees held the position of Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay[13].
  • Joseph Mees was educated at Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy[14].
  • Joseph Mees's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • Joseph Mees is recorded as male[16].
  • Joseph Mees's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Joseph Mees's archives at is recorded as KADOC Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor religie, cultuur en samenleving[18].
  • Joseph Mees's family name is recorded as Mees[19].
  • Joseph Mees's given name is recorded as Joseph[20].
  • Joseph Mees's given name is recorded as Jozef[21].
  • Joseph Mees's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as mees[22].
  • Joseph Mees's consecrator is recorded as Jean-Marie Villot[23].
  • Joseph Mees's consecrator is recorded as Sergio Pignedoli[24].
  • Joseph Mees's consecrator is recorded as Émile-Joseph De Smedt[25].
  • Joseph Mees's different from is recorded as Jozef Mees[26].
  • Joseph Mees's ODIS ID is recorded as PS_15074[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Q724025[2], Joseph Mees… Recorded date of birth include +1923-11-21T00:00:00Z[3] and +1923-04-18T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

Joseph Mees's education included a stint at Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy[14].

Career and Affiliations

Joseph Mees worked as a Catholic priest[5]. Positions held include Catholic archbishop[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28]; titular archbishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[29]; apostolic nuncio to Indonesia[12]; and Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay[13].

Personal Life

Joseph Mees's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +2001-12-09T00:00:00Z[4] and +2001-12-08T00:00:00Z[8].

Why It Matters

Joseph Mees ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Joseph Mees born?

Joseph Mees was born in Q724025[2].

What did Joseph Mees do for work?

Joseph Mees worked as Catholic priest[5].

Where did Joseph Mees go to school?

Joseph Mees was educated at Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . ODIS. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Medelam · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Catholic priest
    Instance of human
    Country of citizenship Belgium
    Gcatholic person id 7224
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8366]]: 7224"
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