Leo Kierkels

Indian Apostolic Nuncio (1882-1957)
Person human Q2370722
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Leo Kierkels

Summary

Leo Kierkels is a human[1]. He was born in Baexem[2]. He was born on +1882-12-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Rome[4]. He died on +1957-11-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6], diplomat[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Leo Kierkels was born in Baexem[2].
  • Leo Kierkels died in Rome[4].
  • Leo Kierkels was born on +1882-12-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Leo Kierkels died on +1957-11-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Leo Kierkels held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • Leo Kierkels worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Leo Kierkels worked as a diplomat[7].
  • Leo Kierkels's professions included Catholic bishop[8].
  • Leo Kierkels held the position of titular archbishop[11].
  • Leo Kierkels held the position of apostolic delegate[12].
  • Leo Kierkels's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • Leo Kierkels is recorded as male[14].
  • Leo Kierkels's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Leo Kierkels's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 89107582[16].
  • Leo Kierkels's religious order is recorded as Passionists[17].
  • Leo Kierkels's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_s5l2n[18].
  • Leo Kierkels's family name is recorded as Kierkels[19].
  • Leo Kierkels's given name is recorded as Leo[20].
  • Leo Kierkels's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as kier[21].
  • Leo Kierkels's consecrator is recorded as Willem Marinus van Rossum[22].
  • Leo Kierkels's consecrator is recorded as Pietro Pisani[23].
  • Leo Kierkels's consecrator is recorded as Giovanni Battista Peruzzo[24].
  • Leo Kierkels's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000057770487981[25].
  • Leo Kierkels's Prabook ID is recorded as 2154626[26].
  • Leo Kierkels's Kallías ID is recorded as PE00394667[27].

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Origins and Family

Leo Kierkels's place of birth was Baexem[2]. He was born on +1882-12-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6], diplomat[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. Positions held include titular archbishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28] and apostolic delegate[12], a position[29], in Vatican City[30].

Personal Life

Leo Kierkels's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

Leo Kierkels died on +1957-11-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Rome[4].

Why It Matters

Leo Kierkels ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Leo Kierkels born?

Leo Kierkels was born in Baexem[2].

Where did Leo Kierkels die?

Leo Kierkels died in Rome[4].

What did Leo Kierkels do for work?

Leo Kierkels worked as Catholic priest[6], diplomat[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . 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.
  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. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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