Matthew Hassan Kukah

Nigerian bishop
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Matthew Hassan Kukah

Summary

Matthew Hassan Kukah is a human[1]. He was born on August 31, 1952[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3], Catholic bishop[4], writer[5], and activist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Matthew Hassan Kukah was born on August 31, 1952[2].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah held citizenship in Nigeria[8].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's professions included Catholic priest[3].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's professions included Catholic bishop[4].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's professions included writer[5].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah worked as an activist[6].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah held the position of diocesan bishop[9].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah was educated at SOAS, University of London[10].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah was educated at University of Bradford[11].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah was educated at University of Ibadan[12].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah is recorded as male[14].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's family name is recorded as Q56710090[16].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's given name is recorded as Matthew[17].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's academic thesis is recorded as Religion and politics in northern Nigeria since 1960[18].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's consecrator is recorded as Anthony Olubunmi Okogie[19].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's consecrator is recorded as Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso[20].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's consecrator is recorded as Kevin Aje[21].
  • Matthew Hassan Kukah's P14536 is recorded as 1963948[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Matthew Hassan Kukah was born on August 31, 1952[2].

Education

Educated at SOAS, University of London[10], a public research university[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1916[25], headquartered in London[26]; University of Bradford[11], a public university[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1966[29], headquartered in Bradford[30]; and University of Ibadan[12], a public university[31], in Nigeria[32], founded in 1948[33], headquartered in Ibadan[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[3], Catholic bishop[4], writer[5], and activist[6]. Matthew Hassan Kukah held the position of diocesan bishop[9].

Personal Life

Matthew Hassan Kukah's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Why It Matters

Matthew Hassan Kukah ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What did Matthew Hassan Kukah do for work?

Matthew Hassan Kukah worked as Catholic priest[3], Catholic bishop[4], writer[5], and activist[6].

Where did Matthew Hassan Kukah go to school?

Matthew Hassan Kukah was educated at SOAS, University of London[10], University of Bradford[11], and University of Ibadan[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . kellogg.nd.edu. kellogg.nd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . ethos.bl.uk. Provenance: 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
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 16
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'ee', 'en', 'guw', 'ha', 'kaj', 'nl', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'yo'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||kaj, ru */ import labels from sitelinks"
  2. 5w ago · Gilldragon · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gcatholic person id → 47029
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8366]]: 47029"
  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Position held → diocesan bishop
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, writer +1
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 1963948, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
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