Francis Lagan

Irish Roman Catholic bishop (1934-2020)
Person human Q1394893
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Francis Lagan

Summary

Francis Lagan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Maghera[2]. He was born on October 31, 1934[3]. He died in Derry[4]. He died on June 9, 2020[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Key Facts

  • Francis Lagan's place of birth was Maghera[2].
  • Francis Lagan died in Derry[4].
  • Francis Lagan was born on October 31, 1934[3].
  • Francis Lagan died on June 9, 2020[5].
  • Francis Lagan held citizenship in Ireland[8].
  • Francis Lagan worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Francis Lagan worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • Francis Lagan held the position of titular bishop[9].
  • Francis Lagan held the position of auxiliary bishop[10].
  • Francis Lagan's education included a stint at Maynooth University[11].
  • Francis Lagan's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • Francis Lagan is recorded as male[13].
  • Francis Lagan's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Francis Lagan's family name is recorded as Lagan[15].
  • Francis Lagan's given name is recorded as Francis[16].
  • Francis Lagan's consecrator is recorded as Tomás Ó Fiaich[17].
  • Francis Lagan's consecrator is recorded as Gaetano Alibrandi[18].
  • Francis Lagan's consecrator is recorded as Edward Daly[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Maghera[2], Francis Lagan… he was born on October 31, 1934[3].

Education

Francis Lagan was educated at Maynooth University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include titular bishop[9], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[20] and auxiliary bishop[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[21].

Personal Life

Francis Lagan's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].

Death and Burial

Francis Lagan died on June 9, 2020[5]. He passed away in Derry[4].

FAQs

Where was Francis Lagan born?

Francis Lagan was born in Maghera[2].

Where did Francis Lagan die?

Francis Lagan died in Derry[4].

What did Francis Lagan do for work?

Francis Lagan worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did Francis Lagan go to school?

Francis Lagan was educated at Maynooth 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. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Derry
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'pl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 25d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → titular bishop, auxiliary bishop
    Given name → Francis
    Country of citizenship → Ireland
    Instance of → human
    + 12 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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