Thomas Cooray

Summary

Thomas Cooray is a human^[1]. Born in Negombo^[2], he… he was born on +1901-12-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Colombo^[4]. He died on +1988-10-29T00:00:00Z^[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 (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Negombo^[2], Thomas Cooray…
• Thomas Cooray passed away in Colombo^[4].
• Thomas Cooray was born on +1901-12-28T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Thomas Cooray died on +1988-10-29T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Thomas Cooray is buried at Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka^[9].
• Thomas Cooray held citizenship in Sri Lanka^[10].
• Thomas Cooray worked as a Catholic priest^[6].
• Thomas Cooray worked as a Catholic bishop^[7].
• Thomas Cooray held the position of Catholic archbishop^[11].
• Thomas Cooray held the position of cardinal^[12].
• Thomas Cooray held the position of titular archbishop^[13].
• Thomas Cooray was educated at Ceylon University College^[14].
• Thomas Cooray's education included a stint at University of London^[15].
• Thomas Cooray's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[16].
• Thomas Cooray is recorded as male^[17].
• Thomas Cooray's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Thomas Cooray's SBN author ID is recorded as LIGV041835^[19].
• Thomas Cooray's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 25962302^[20].
• Thomas Cooray's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rr9p6^[21].
• Thomas Cooray's family name is recorded as Cooray^[22].
• Thomas Cooray's given name is recorded as Thomas^[23].
• Thomas Cooray's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as cooray^[24].
• Thomas Cooray's Munzinger person ID is recorded as 00000010964^[25].
• Thomas Cooray's participant in is recorded as October 1978 conclave^[26].
• Thomas Cooray's participant in is recorded as August 1978 conclave^[27].

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Origins and Family

Thomas Cooray's place of birth was Negombo^[2]. He was born on +1901-12-28T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Ceylon University College^[14], an academic institution^[28], in British Ceylon^[29], founded in 1921^[30] and University of London^[15], a university^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1836^[33], headquartered in London^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest^[6] and Catholic bishop^[7]. Positions held include Catholic archbishop^[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title^[35]; cardinal^[12], a title^[36]; and titular archbishop^[13], a Roman Catholic episcopal title^[37].

Personal Life

Thomas Cooray's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[16].

Death and Burial

Thomas Cooray died on +1988-10-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Colombo^[4]. He is buried at Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka^[9].

Why It Matters

Thomas Cooray ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Cooray born?

Thomas Cooray's place of birth was Negombo^[2].

Where did Thomas Cooray die?

Thomas Cooray died in Colombo^[4].

What did Thomas Cooray do for work?

Thomas Cooray worked as Catholic priest^[6] and Catholic bishop^[7].

Where did Thomas Cooray go to school?

Thomas Cooray was educated at Ceylon University College^[14] and University of London^[15].