Nicholas Chia

Singaporean Roman Catholic prelate (1938–2024)
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Summary

Nicholas Chia was born on April 8, 1938[1], in Singapore[2]. He died on December 17, 2024[3], in Singapore[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Singapore[8]
  • Position held: Catholic archbishop[9]
  • Educated at: Pontifical Gregorian University[10], Montfort Secondary School[11]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: Nicholas Chia[14]
  • Given name: Nikolay[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese[16]
  • Consecrator: Adriano Bernardini[17], Gregory Yong[18], Anthony Soter Fernandez[19]

Why It Matters

Nicholas Chia has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Nicholas Chia born?

Nicholas Chia was born in Singapore[2].

Where did Nicholas Chia die?

Nicholas Chia passed away in Singapore[4].

What did Nicholas Chia do for work?

Nicholas Chia worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did Nicholas Chia go to school?

Nicholas Chia was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[10] and Montfort Secondary School[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'id', 'it', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'simple
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Singapore
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Chinese
    Position held → Catholic archbishop
    Given name → Nikolay
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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