William O'Hara

The first bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania
Person human Q8016247
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Summary

William O'Hara was born on April 14, 1816[1], in Dungiven[2]. He died on February 3, 1899[3], in Scranton[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Position held: Q141621174[8]
  • Educated at: Georgetown College[9], Georgetown University[10]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Founder: University of Scranton[13]
  • Commons category: William O'Hara[14]
  • Family name: O'Hara (surname)[15]
  • Given name: William[16]
  • Consecrator: James Frederick Wood[17], William Henry Elder[18], Patrick Neeson Lynch[19]

FAQs

Where was William O'Hara born?

William O'Hara's place of birth was Dungiven[2].

Where did William O'Hara die?

William O'Hara passed away in Scranton[4].

What did William O'Hara do for work?

William O'Hara worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did William O'Hara go to school?

William O'Hara was educated at Georgetown College[9] and Georgetown University[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Cruzate1492 · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 5
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'en', 'id', 'no']
    Position held → Q141621174
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  2. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → William O'Hara
    Place of death → Scranton
    Wikidata description → The first bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania
    Position held → Q141621174
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