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John Francis Norton

Irish-born Roman Catholic bishop in Australia
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John Francis Norton

Summary

John Francis Norton is a human[1]. Born in Lucan[2], he… he was born on January 30, 1891[3]. He died on June 20, 1963[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 (38 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Francis Norton was born in Lucan[2].
  • John Francis Norton was born on January 30, 1891[3].
  • John Francis Norton died on June 20, 1963[4].
  • John Francis Norton worked as a Catholic priest[5].
  • John Francis Norton's professions included Catholic bishop[6].
  • John Francis Norton held the position of diocesan bishop[8].
  • John Francis Norton held the position of titular bishop[9].
  • John Francis Norton's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].
  • John Francis Norton is recorded as male[11].
  • John Francis Norton's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Francis Norton's given name is recorded as John[13].
  • John Francis Norton's given name is recorded as Francis[14].
  • John Francis Norton's consecrator is recorded as Willem Marinus van Rossum[15].
  • John Francis Norton's consecrator is recorded as Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani[16].
  • John Francis Norton's consecrator is recorded as Michael O'Farrell[17].

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Origins and Family

Born in Lucan[2], John Francis Norton… he was born on January 30, 1891[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. Positions held include diocesan bishop[8], an ecclesiastical occupation[18] and titular bishop[9], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[19].

Personal Life

John Francis Norton's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].

Death and Burial

John Francis Norton died on June 20, 1963[4].

Why It Matters

John Francis Norton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John Francis Norton born?

John Francis Norton's place of birth was Lucan[2].

What did John Francis Norton do for work?

John Francis Norton worked as Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 4
    Place of birth → Lucan
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'no']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56926|batch #56926]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 29d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Irish-born Roman Catholic bishop in Australia
    Sex or gender → male
    Position held → diocesan bishop, titular bishop
    Consecrator → Willem Marinus van Rossum, Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani, Michael O'Farrell
    + 10 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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