Washington Cruz

Brazilian priest
Person Human Q679290

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
May 25, 1946
Place of birth
Itabuna
Country of citizenship
Brazil[5]
Occupation
Catholic priest (1971–present), Catholic bishop (1987–present)
Position held
Catholic archbishop (2002–present), diocesan bishop (1987–present)[6][7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Portuguese[12]
Family name
Cruz[10]
Given name
Washington[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Washington Cruz ar واشنطن كروز ru Вашингтон Круз
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Catholic Hierarchy person ID
cruz
GCatholic person ID
5851
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120yl69n

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Summary

Washington Cruz was born in Itabuna[1]. He was born on May 25, 1946[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include Catholic archbishop[6], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[16] and diocesan bishop[7], an ecclesiastical occupation[17].

FAQs

Where was Washington Cruz born?

Washington Cruz was born in Itabuna[1].

What did Washington Cruz do for work?

Washington Cruz worked as Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

Where did Washington Cruz go to school?

Washington Cruz was educated at Pontifical Lateran University[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · Hoefler50 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GCatholic person ID → 5851
    "Created claim: GCatholic person ID: 5851, batch #289578"
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