Petrus Canisius van Lierde

Catholic bishop (1907-1995)
Person human Q3901126
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Petrus Canisius van Lierde

Summary

Petrus Canisius van Lierde is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hasselt[2]. He was born on April 22, 1907[3]. He died in Roeselare[4]. He died on March 12, 1995[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6], writer[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Hasselt[2], Petrus Canisius van Lierde…
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde died in Roeselare[4].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde was born on April 22, 1907[3].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde died on March 12, 1995[5].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde held citizenship in Belgium[10].
  • French was Petrus Canisius van Lierde's native language[11].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde's professions included writer[7].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde worked as a Catholic bishop[8].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde held the position of titular bishop[12].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde held the position of Vicar General for the Vatican City State[13].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde is recorded as male[15].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde's Commons category is recorded as Titular bishops of Porphyreon[17].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde's religious order is recorded as Augustinians[18].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde's family name is recorded as Van Lierde[19].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde's given name is recorded as Petrus[20].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[21].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde's consecrator is recorded as Giuseppe Pizzardo[22].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde's consecrator is recorded as Luigi Traglia[23].
  • Petrus Canisius van Lierde's consecrator is recorded as Felice Agostino Addeo[24].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hasselt[2], Petrus Canisius van Lierde… he was born on April 22, 1907[3]. French was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6], writer[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. Positions held include titular bishop[12], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[25] and Vicar General for the Vatican City State[13], a position[26], in Vatican City[27], founded in 1929[28].

Personal Life

Petrus Canisius van Lierde's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].

Death and Burial

Petrus Canisius van Lierde died on March 12, 1995[5]. He passed away in Roeselare[4].

Why It Matters

Petrus Canisius van Lierde ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Petrus Canisius van Lierde born?

Born in Hasselt[2], Petrus Canisius van Lierde…

Where did Petrus Canisius van Lierde die?

Petrus Canisius van Lierde passed away in Roeselare[4].

What did Petrus Canisius van Lierde do for work?

Petrus Canisius van Lierde worked as Catholic priest[6], writer[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Hoefler50 · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gcatholic person id 8158
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8366]]: 8158, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780376144540"
  2. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Place of birth Hasselt
    Given name Petrus
    Place of death Roeselare
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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