Richard William Smith

Canadian Catholic prelate
Person human Q555958
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Richard William Smith

Summary

Richard William Smith is a human[1]. He was born in Halifax[2]. He was born on +1959-04-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Halifax[2], Richard William Smith…
  • Richard William Smith was born on +1959-04-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard William Smith held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Richard William Smith worked as a Catholic priest[4].
  • Richard William Smith's professions included Catholic bishop[5].
  • Richard William Smith held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver[8].
  • Richard William Smith's education included a stint at Pontifical Gregorian University[9].
  • Richard William Smith's religion is recorded as Catholicism[10].
  • Richard William Smith's image is recorded as Archbishop Smith Installation Reception.jpg[11].
  • Richard William Smith is recorded as male[12].
  • Richard William Smith's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Richard William Smith's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Richard William Smith.svg[14].
  • Richard William Smith's Commons category is recorded as Richard William Smith[15].
  • Richard William Smith's SBN author ID is recorded as LIGV065478[16].
  • Richard William Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/064mxk9[17].
  • Richard William Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[18].
  • Richard William Smith's given name is recorded as Richard[19].
  • Richard William Smith's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • Richard William Smith's significant event is recorded as The sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church[21].
  • Richard William Smith's significant event is recorded as The sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church[22].
  • Richard William Smith's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX5555584[23].
  • Richard William Smith's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as smithri[24].
  • Richard William Smith's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Fiat Voluntas Tua'}[25].
  • Richard William Smith's motto is recorded as Fiat voluntas tua[26].
  • Richard William Smith's consecrator is recorded as Marcel André J. Gervais[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Halifax[2], Richard William Smith… he was born on +1959-04-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Richard William Smith's education included a stint at Pontifical Gregorian University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. Richard William Smith held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver[8].

Personal Life

Richard William Smith's religion is recorded as Catholicism[10].

Why It Matters

Richard William Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Richard William Smith born?

Richard William Smith was born in Halifax[2].

What did Richard William Smith do for work?

Richard William Smith worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Where did Richard William Smith go to school?

Richard William Smith was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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