Richard Phelan

Catholic bishop (1828–1904)
Person human Q7328399
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Richard Phelan

Summary

Richard Phelan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ballyragget[2]. He was born on +1828-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Pittsburgh[4]. He died on +1904-10-20T00:00:00Z[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 (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Richard Phelan was born in Ballyragget[2].
  • Richard Phelan passed away in Pittsburgh[4].
  • Richard Phelan was born on +1828-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Phelan died on +1904-10-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery[9].
  • Richard Phelan held citizenship in Ireland[10].
  • Richard Phelan worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Richard Phelan's professions included Catholic bishop[7].
  • Richard Phelan held the position of diocesan bishop[11].
  • Richard Phelan held the position of titular bishop[12].
  • Richard Phelan was educated at St. Mary's Seminary and University[13].
  • Richard Phelan was educated at St Kieran's College[14].
  • Richard Phelan's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • Richard Phelan's image is recorded as Contemporary American biography (1895) (14587783719).jpg[16].
  • Richard Phelan is recorded as male[17].
  • Richard Phelan's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Richard Phelan's signature is recorded as Signature of Richard Phelan.png[19].
  • Richard Phelan's Commons category is recorded as Richard Phelan[20].
  • Richard Phelan's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 51277681[21].
  • Richard Phelan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027fw1x[22].
  • Richard Phelan's family name is recorded as Phelan[23].
  • Richard Phelan's given name is recorded as Richard[24].
  • Richard Phelan's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as phelan[25].
  • Richard Phelan's consecrator is recorded as Patrick John Ryan[26].
  • Richard Phelan's consecrator is recorded as Tobias Mullen[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Phelan's place of birth was Ballyragget[2]. He was born on +1828-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at St. Mary's Seminary and University[13], a Catholic seminary[28], in United States[29], founded in 1805[30] and St Kieran's College[14], a Catholic seminary[31], in Ireland[32], founded in 1782[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include diocesan bishop[11], an ecclesiastical occupation[34] and titular bishop[12], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[35].

Personal Life

Richard Phelan's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].

Death and Burial

Richard Phelan died on +1904-10-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Pittsburgh[4]. Burial took place at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Richard Phelan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Richard Phelan born?

Richard Phelan's place of birth was Ballyragget[2].

Where did Richard Phelan die?

Richard Phelan passed away in Pittsburgh[4].

What did Richard Phelan do for work?

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

Where did Richard Phelan go to school?

Richard Phelan was educated at St. Mary's Seminary and University[13] and St Kieran's College[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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