Nicholas Fernando

Sri Lankan catholic priest (1932-2020)
Person human Q1984931
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Nicholas Fernando

Summary

Nicholas Fernando is a human[1]. He was born on +1932-12-06T00:00:00Z[2]. He died in Colombo[3]. He died on +2020-04-10T00:00:00Z[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 (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Nicholas Fernando passed away in Colombo[3].
  • Nicholas Fernando was born on +1932-12-06T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Nicholas Fernando died on +2020-04-10T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Nicholas Fernando held citizenship in Sri Lanka[8].
  • Nicholas Fernando's professions included Catholic priest[5].
  • Nicholas Fernando worked as a Catholic bishop[6].
  • Nicholas Fernando held the position of Catholic archbishop[9].
  • Nicholas Fernando's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].
  • Nicholas Fernando is recorded as male[11].
  • Nicholas Fernando's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Nicholas Fernando's ISNI is recorded as 0000000078629416[13].
  • Nicholas Fernando's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 52515343[14].
  • Nicholas Fernando's GND ID is recorded as 120226863[15].
  • Nicholas Fernando's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89209153[16].
  • Nicholas Fernando's family name is recorded as Fernando[17].
  • Nicholas Fernando's given name is recorded as Nicholas[18].
  • Nicholas Fernando's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as fernnm[19].
  • Nicholas Fernando's consecrator is recorded as Thomas Cooray[20].
  • Nicholas Fernando's consecrator is recorded as Anthony de Saram[21].
  • Nicholas Fernando's consecrator is recorded as Bastiampillai Deogupillai[22].
  • Nicholas Fernando's FAST ID is recorded as 311804[23].
  • Nicholas Fernando's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121lspdj[24].
  • Nicholas Fernando's Prabook ID is recorded as 151407[25].
  • Nicholas Fernando's GCatholic person ID is recorded as 3002[26].
  • Nicholas Fernando's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJtxdpr3YCY3QRmrTtdhHC[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Nicholas Fernando was born on +1932-12-06T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. Nicholas Fernando held the position of Catholic archbishop[9].

Personal Life

Nicholas Fernando's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].

Death and Burial

Nicholas Fernando died on +2020-04-10T00:00:00Z[4]. He died in Colombo[3].

Why It Matters

Nicholas Fernando ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where did Nicholas Fernando die?

Nicholas Fernando passed away in Colombo[3].

What did Nicholas Fernando do for work?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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