William Turner

English Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Salford (1799-1872)
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William Turner

Summary

William Turner is a human[1]. His place of birth was Whittingham[2]. He was born on +1799-09-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Salford[4]. He died on +1872-07-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6], Catholic deacon[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Whittingham[2], William Turner…
  • William Turner passed away in Salford[4].
  • William Turner was born on +1799-09-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Turner died on +1872-07-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Turner held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • William Turner is identified as part of the English people ethnic group[11].
  • William Turner's professions included Catholic priest[6].
  • William Turner's professions included Catholic deacon[7].
  • William Turner's professions included Catholic bishop[8].
  • William Turner held the position of diocesan bishop[12].
  • William Turner was educated at English College[13].
  • William Turner's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].
  • William Turner's image is recorded as Bishop Turner.jpg[15].
  • William Turner is recorded as male[16].
  • William Turner's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Turner's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 100152742892627730550[18].
  • William Turner's GND ID is recorded as 1147246645[19].
  • William Turner's Commons category is recorded as William Turner (bishop of Salford)[20].
  • William Turner's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027bkyf[21].
  • William Turner's family name is recorded as Turner[22].
  • William Turner's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • William Turner's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as turnw[24].
  • William Turner's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • William Turner's consecrator is recorded as Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman[26].
  • William Turner's consecrator is recorded as John Briggs[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Turner was born in Whittingham[2]. He was born on +1799-09-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the English people ethnic group[11].

Education

William Turner was educated at English College[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6], Catholic deacon[7], and Catholic bishop[8]. William Turner held the position of diocesan bishop[12].

Personal Life

William Turner's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].

Death and Burial

William Turner died on +1872-07-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Salford[4].

Why It Matters

William Turner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was William Turner born?

William Turner's place of birth was Whittingham[2].

Where did William Turner die?

William Turner died in Salford[4].

What did William Turner do for work?

William Turner worked as Catholic priest[6], Catholic deacon[7], and Catholic bishop[8].

Where did William Turner go to school?

William Turner was educated at English College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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