Oswald Gomis

Catholic archbishop (1932–2023)
Person human Q334266
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Oswald Gomis

Summary

Oswald Gomis is a human[1]. He was born in Colombo[2]. He was born on +1932-12-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Colombo[4]. He died on +2023-02-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Oswald Gomis's place of birth was Colombo[2].
  • Oswald Gomis died in Colombo[4].
  • Oswald Gomis was born on +1932-12-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Oswald Gomis died on +2023-02-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Oswald Gomis held citizenship in Sri Lanka[9].
  • Sinhala was Oswald Gomis's native language[10].
  • Oswald Gomis worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Oswald Gomis's professions included Catholic bishop[7].
  • Oswald Gomis held the position of Catholic archbishop[11].
  • Oswald Gomis held the position of diocesan bishop[12].
  • Oswald Gomis held the position of titular bishop[13].
  • Oswald Gomis held the position of auxiliary bishop[14].
  • Oswald Gomis's education included a stint at Saint Joseph's College, Colombo[15].
  • Oswald Gomis's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].
  • Oswald Gomis's image is recorded as Arch Oswald.jpg[17].
  • Oswald Gomis is recorded as male[18].
  • Oswald Gomis's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Oswald Gomis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5811160211328648920007[20].
  • Oswald Gomis's GND ID is recorded as 1218806117[21].
  • Oswald Gomis's Commons category is recorded as Oswald Gomis[22].
  • Oswald Gomis's honorific prefix is recorded as The Most Reverend[23].
  • Oswald Gomis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0479try[24].
  • Oswald Gomis's family name is recorded as Gomis[25].
  • Oswald Gomis's given name is recorded as Oswald[26].
  • Oswald Gomis's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as gomisotc[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Colombo[2], Oswald Gomis… he was born on +1932-12-12T00:00:00Z[3]. Sinhala was his native language[10].

Education

Oswald Gomis's education included a stint at Saint Joseph's College, Colombo[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include Catholic archbishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28]; diocesan bishop[12], an ecclesiastical occupation[29]; titular bishop[13], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[30]; and auxiliary bishop[14], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[31].

Personal Life

Oswald Gomis's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[16].

Death and Burial

Oswald Gomis died on +2023-02-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Colombo[4].

Why It Matters

Oswald Gomis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Oswald Gomis born?

Oswald Gomis was born in Colombo[2].

Where did Oswald Gomis die?

Oswald Gomis died in Colombo[4].

What did Oswald Gomis do for work?

Oswald Gomis worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did Oswald Gomis go to school?

Oswald Gomis was educated at Saint Joseph's College, Colombo[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . adaderana.lk. adaderana.lk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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