William George McCloskey

American Catholic bishop (1823-1909)
Person human Q8009802
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William George McCloskey

Summary

William George McCloskey is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1823-11-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Louisville[4]. He died on +1909-09-17T00:00:00Z[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 (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William George McCloskey was born in New York City[2].
  • William George McCloskey passed away in Louisville[4].
  • William George McCloskey was born on +1823-11-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William George McCloskey died on +1909-09-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William George McCloskey held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William George McCloskey's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • William George McCloskey's professions included Catholic bishop[7].
  • William George McCloskey held the position of diocesan bishop[10].
  • William George McCloskey's education included a stint at Georgetown University[11].
  • William George McCloskey was educated at Mount St. Mary's University[12].
  • William George McCloskey's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • William George McCloskey's image is recorded as William G McCloskey.jpg[14].
  • William George McCloskey is recorded as male[15].
  • William George McCloskey's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William George McCloskey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2276151247937244270000[17].
  • William George McCloskey's GND ID is recorded as 1147221561[18].
  • William George McCloskey's Commons category is recorded as William George McCloskey[19].
  • William George McCloskey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g14n1[20].
  • William George McCloskey's family name is recorded as McCloskey[21].
  • William George McCloskey's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William George McCloskey's given name is recorded as George[23].
  • William George McCloskey's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as mcclw[24].
  • William George McCloskey's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[25].
  • William George McCloskey's consecrator is recorded as Karl-August von Reisach[26].
  • William George McCloskey's consecrator is recorded as Xavier de Mérode[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William George McCloskey was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1823-11-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Georgetown University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1789[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[31] and Mount St. Mary's University[12], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1808[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. William George McCloskey held the position of diocesan bishop[10].

Personal Life

William George McCloskey's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

William George McCloskey died on +1909-09-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Louisville[4].

Why It Matters

William George McCloskey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was William George McCloskey born?

Born in New York City[2], William George McCloskey…

Where did William George McCloskey die?

William George McCloskey died in Louisville[4].

What did William George McCloskey do for work?

William George McCloskey worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did William George McCloskey go to school?

William George McCloskey was educated at Georgetown University[11] and Mount St. Mary's University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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