Wilfrid Napier

Roman Catholic cardinal
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Wilfrid Napier

Summary

Wilfrid Napier is a human[1]. He was born in Western Cape[2]. He was born on March 8, 1941[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4], Catholic bishop[5], and friar[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Western Cape[2], Wilfrid Napier…
  • Wilfrid Napier was born on March 8, 1941[3].
  • Wilfrid Napier held citizenship in South Africa[8].
  • Wilfrid Napier's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • Wilfrid Napier worked as a Catholic bishop[5].
  • Wilfrid Napier worked as a friar[6].
  • Wilfrid Napier held the position of cardinal priest[9].
  • Wilfrid Napier held the position of Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad[10].
  • Wilfrid Napier's education included a stint at University of Galway[11].
  • Wilfrid Napier was educated at UCLouvain[12].
  • Wilfrid Napier's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • Wilfrid Napier is recorded as male[14].
  • Wilfrid Napier's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Wilfrid Napier's Commons category is recorded as Wilfrid Napier[16].
  • Wilfrid Napier's religious order is recorded as Order of Friars Minor[17].
  • Wilfrid Napier's family name is recorded as Napier[18].
  • Wilfrid Napier's given name is recorded as Wilfrid[19].
  • Wilfrid Napier's participant in is recorded as 2013 conclave[20].
  • Wilfrid Napier's participant in is recorded as 2005 conclave[21].
  • Wilfrid Napier's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Wilfrid Napier's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wilfrid Fox Napier'}[23].
  • Wilfrid Napier's consecrator is recorded as Denis Hurley[24].
  • Wilfrid Napier's consecrator is recorded as Dominic Joseph Chwane Khumalo[25].
  • Wilfrid Napier's consecrator is recorded as Andrew Zolile T. Brook[26].
  • Wilfrid Napier's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24349'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Western Cape[2], Wilfrid Napier… he was born on March 8, 1941[3].

Education

Educated at University of Galway[11], a public university[28], in Ireland[29], founded in 1845[30] and UCLouvain[12], a Catholic university[31], in Belgium[32], founded in 1970[33], headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4], Catholic bishop[5], and friar[6]. Positions held include cardinal priest[9], a position[35] and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad[10].

Personal Life

Wilfrid Napier's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Why It Matters

Wilfrid Napier ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Wilfrid Napier born?

Wilfrid Napier's place of birth was Western Cape[2].

What did Wilfrid Napier do for work?

Wilfrid Napier worked as Catholic priest[4], Catholic bishop[5], and friar[6].

Where did Wilfrid Napier go to school?

Wilfrid Napier was educated at University of Galway[11] and UCLouvain[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, friar
    Position held Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durban, cardinal priest, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kokstad
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  2. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in 2013 conclave, 2005 conclave
    Given name Wilfrid
    Consecrator Denis Hurley, Dominic Joseph Chwane Khumalo, Andrew Zolile T. Brook
    Social media followers {'amount': '+24349'}, {'amount': '+23848'}, {'amount': '+23688'} +1
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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