William Lee

bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
Person human Q2579707
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Summary

William Lee is a human[1]. His place of birth was Newport[2]. He was born on December 2, 1941[3]. He passed away in Dungarvan[4]. He died on January 5, 2024[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 (50 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Lee's place of birth was Newport[2].
  • William Lee died in Dungarvan[4].
  • William Lee was born on December 2, 1941[3].
  • William Lee died on January 5, 2024[5].
  • William Lee held citizenship in Ireland[9].
  • William Lee's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • William Lee's professions included Catholic bishop[7].
  • William Lee held the position of diocesan bishop[10].
  • William Lee was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[11].
  • William Lee's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • William Lee is recorded as male[13].
  • William Lee's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Lee's family name is recorded as Lee[15].
  • William Lee's given name is recorded as William[16].
  • William Lee's consecrator is recorded as Michael Russell[17].
  • William Lee's consecrator is recorded as Dermot Clifford[18].
  • William Lee's consecrator is recorded as Emanuele Gerada[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Newport[2], William Lee… he was born on December 2, 1941[3].

Education

William Lee's education included a stint at Pontifical Gregorian University[11].

Career and Affiliations

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

Personal Life

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

Death and Burial

William Lee died on January 5, 2024[5]. He passed away in Dungarvan[4].

Why It Matters

William Lee ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

FAQs

Where was William Lee born?

William Lee's place of birth was Newport[2].

Where did William Lee die?

William Lee died in Dungarvan[4].

What did William Lee do for work?

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

Where did William Lee go to school?

William Lee was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 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] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Dungarvan
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'no', 'pl', 'ru']
    Place of birth → Newport
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56916|batch #56916]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → diocesan bishop
    Given name → William
    Country of citizenship → Ireland
    Instance of → human
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53268|batch #53268]]: add P1810 to P1047"
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