John MacHale

Catholic archbishop
Person human Q6246103

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
March 6, 1791
Date of death
November 7, 1881
Place of death
Tuam
Ethnic group
Irish people[9]
Position held
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, diocesan bishop, titular bishop[11][12][13]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[15]
Cause of death
pneumonia[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Given name
John[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[20]
Name in native language
Seán Mac Héil[25]
P14611
193130[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en John MacHale
🔖 Identifiers · 27
VIAF cluster ID
67412557
Library of Congress authority ID
n87895468
GND ID
124940048
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Portrait of John MacHale.jpg ↗
AINM ID
1115
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
MacHaleJohn1791-1881
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00583447
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
09499a
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
macj
DDB person (GND) ID
124940048
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124940048
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Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
005220
FAST ID
210038
Freebase ID
/m/027b601
IdRef ID
164834060
NLA Trove people ID
1067832
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007391574705171
Open Library ID
OL2605190A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
17528
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100122705
Parsifal cluster ID
682574, 604536
SNAC ARK ID
w6xm1pkp
Treccani ID
john-machale
WikiTree person ID
MacHale-33
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJq6WbVXChWcPfx8CTcHG3

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Summary

John MacHale was born on March 6, 1791[1]. He died on November 7, 1881[2], in Tuam[3]. He worked as an author[4], Catholic priest[5], Catholic deacon[6], Catholic bishop[7], and archbishop[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for John MacHale include MacHale Park[30], a sports venue[31], in Ireland[32], founded in 1931[33].

Why It Matters

Entities named for John MacHale include MacHale Park[30], a sports venue[31], in Ireland[32], founded in 1931[33].

FAQs

Where did John MacHale die?

John MacHale died in Tuam[3].

What did John MacHale do for work?

John MacHale worked as an author[4], Catholic priest[5], Catholic deacon[6], Catholic bishop[7], and archbishop[8].

Where did John MacHale go to school?

John MacHale was educated at Maynooth University[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . An Bunachar Náisiúnta Beathaisnéisí Gaeilge. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263717|batch #263717]]"
  2. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 193130
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14611: 193130, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260429|batch #260429]]"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → author, Catholic priest, Catholic deacon +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  4. 25w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → author, Catholic priest, Catholic deacon +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31328|batch #31328]]"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → —
    Aliases → —
    Family name → マクヘール
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Parsifal cluster ID: 604536, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161489691|John Mac Hale (#161489691)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Parsifal persons]]"
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