Francis Doyle Gleeson

He was the last Vicar Apostolic of Alaska and the first Bishop of Fairbanks
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Summary

Francis Doyle Gleeson was born on January 17, 1895[1], in Missouri[2]. He died on April 30, 1983[3], in Fairbanks[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 (6 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Position held: titular bishop[9], Roman Catholic Bishop of Fairbanks[10], Vicar Apostolic of Alaska[11]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Religious order: Society of Jesus[14]
  • Given name: Francis[15], Doyle[16]
  • Consecrator: Edward Howard[17], Charles Daniel White[18], Martin Michael Johnson[19]

Why It Matters

Francis Doyle Gleeson has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Francis Doyle Gleeson born?

Francis Doyle Gleeson's place of birth was Missouri[2].

Where did Francis Doyle Gleeson die?

Francis Doyle Gleeson passed away in Fairbanks[4].

What did Francis Doyle Gleeson do for work?

Francis Doyle Gleeson worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Hoefler50 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gcatholic person id → 8353
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Gcatholic person id: 8353, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790095155350"
  2. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Fairbanks
    Position held → titular bishop, titular bishop, Roman Catholic Bishop of Fairbanks +1
    Given name → Francis, Doyle
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 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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