Richard Downey

Catholic bishop (1881–1953)
Person human Q7325267
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Richard Downey

Summary

Richard Downey is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kilkenny[2]. He was born on +1881-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Liverpool[4]. He died on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[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 (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kilkenny[2], Richard Downey…
  • Richard Downey died in Liverpool[4].
  • Richard Downey was born on +1881-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Downey was born on +1881-05-05T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Richard Downey died on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Richard Downey died on +1953-06-16T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Richard Downey worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Richard Downey worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • Richard Downey held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool[11].
  • Richard Downey's education included a stint at St Edward's College[12].
  • Richard Downey's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • Richard Downey is recorded as male[14].
  • Richard Downey's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Richard Downey's family name is recorded as Downey[16].
  • Richard Downey's given name is recorded as Richard[17].
  • Richard Downey's given name is recorded as Joseph[18].
  • Richard Downey's depicted by is recorded as Richard Joseph Downey[19].
  • Richard Downey's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Richard Downey's consecrator is recorded as Francis Bourne[21].
  • Richard Downey's consecrator is recorded as Robert Dobson[22].
  • Richard Downey's consecrator is recorded as Francis John Vaughan[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Kilkenny[2], Richard Downey… Recorded date of birth include +1881-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1881-05-05T00:00:00Z[9].

Education

Richard Downey was educated at St Edward's College[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Richard Downey held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool[11].

Personal Life

Richard Downey's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +1953-06-16T00:00:00Z[10]. Richard Downey died in Liverpool[4].

Why It Matters

Richard Downey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Richard Downey born?

Born in Kilkenny[2], Richard Downey…

Where did Richard Downey die?

Richard Downey died in Liverpool[4].

What did Richard Downey do for work?

Richard Downey worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did Richard Downey go to school?

Richard Downey was educated at St Edward's College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibsys id 7045768
    National portrait gallery (london) person id mp01346
    Date of birth +1881-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1881-05-05T00:00:00Z
    Place of birth Kilkenny
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