William Gordon

Catholic bishop (1831–1911)
Person human Q4143908
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William Gordon

Summary

William Gordon is a human[1]. His place of birth was North Yorkshire[2]. He was born on +1831-09-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Leeds[4]. He died on +1911-06-07T00:00:00Z[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 (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Gordon's place of birth was North Yorkshire[2].
  • William Gordon passed away in Leeds[4].
  • William Gordon was born on +1831-09-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Gordon died on +1911-06-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Gordon held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • William Gordon worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • William Gordon worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • William Gordon held the position of diocesan bishop[10].
  • William Gordon held the position of titular bishop[11].
  • William Gordon's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • William Gordon is recorded as male[13].
  • William Gordon's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Gordon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148523216[15].
  • William Gordon's GND ID is recorded as 142345342[16].
  • William Gordon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b_zxmn[17].
  • William Gordon's family name is recorded as Gordon[18].
  • William Gordon's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Gordon's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as gordonw[20].
  • William Gordon's consecrator is recorded as Bernard O'Reilly[21].
  • William Gordon's consecrator is recorded as Richard Lacy[22].
  • William Gordon's consecrator is recorded as Thomas William Wilkinson[23].
  • William Gordon's Prabook ID is recorded as 1942112[24].
  • William Gordon's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJqFRdv9c7CCgjy4TYwgrq[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in North Yorkshire[2], William Gordon… he was born on +1831-09-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include diocesan bishop[10], an ecclesiastical occupation[26] and titular bishop[11], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[27].

Personal Life

William Gordon's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].

Death and Burial

William Gordon died on +1911-06-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Leeds[4].

Why It Matters

William Gordon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was William Gordon born?

Born in North Yorkshire[2], William Gordon…

Where did William Gordon die?

William Gordon died in Leeds[4].

What did William Gordon do for work?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . 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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