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Richard Downey

Catholic bishop (1881–1953)
Person Human Q7325267

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1881, May 5, 1881[9]
Date of death
1953, June 16, 1953[10]
Place of birth
Kilkenny
Place of death
Liverpool
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, archbishop, Catholic theologian
Position held
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool[11]
Educated at
St Edward's College[12]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[13]
Work location
Liverpool[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Consecrator
Francis Bourne, Robert Dobson, Francis John Vaughan[21][22][23]
Depicted by
Richard Joseph Downey[19]
Family name
Downey[15]
Given name
Richard, Joseph[16][17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Downey de Richard Joseph Downey
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000061256676
VIAF cluster ID
68584654
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2001061514
GND ID
1125952571
BIBSYS ID
7045768
CANTIC ID
981058508182306706
CONOR.SI ID
127365475
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
downey
DDB person (GND) ID
1125952571
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
002742
Freebase ID
/m/02vmzxd
IxTheo authority ID
880545658
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Libraries Australia ID
63539661
NUKAT ID
n2022071511
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001382865
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp01346
National Virtual Library of India ID
268441
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
111784077
Open Library ID
OL5077112A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
32886
PUG authority ID
13577
Parsifal cluster ID
252717, 781054
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
23806
Prabook ID
1945215
Ricorso author ID
d/Downey_RJ/life
UK National Archives ID
F68464
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/203573
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhRM3GYcrF4khMVkhx4bd

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Summary

Richard Downey was born on 1881[1] in Kilkenny[2]. He died on 1953[3] in Liverpool[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], archbishop[7], and Catholic theologian[8].

FAQs

Where was Richard Downey born?

Richard Downey's place of birth was Kilkenny[2].

Where did Richard Downey die?

Richard Downey died in Liverpool[4].

What did Richard Downey do for work?

Richard Downey worked as a Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], archbishop[7], and Catholic theologian[8].

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] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . 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. 13h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Liverpool
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65835: Import places from GND"
  2. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65773: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  3. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 252717, 781054
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 781054, batch #259865"
  4. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, archbishop +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #35514: add P1810 to P8034"
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