William Crean

Irish Catholic bishop
Person human Q128879
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William Crean

Summary

William Crean is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tralee[2]. He was born on December 16, 1951[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Crean was born in Tralee[2].
  • William Crean was born on December 16, 1951[3].
  • William Crean held citizenship in Ireland[7].
  • William Crean is identified as part of the Irish people ethnic group[8].
  • William Crean's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • William Crean worked as a Catholic bishop[5].
  • William Crean held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne[9].
  • William Crean was educated at Maynooth University[10].
  • William Crean's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].
  • William Crean is recorded as male[12].
  • William Crean's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Crean's Commons category is recorded as William Crean[14].
  • William Crean's family name is recorded as Crean[15].
  • William Crean's given name is recorded as William[16].
  • William Crean's consecrator is recorded as Charles John Brown[17].
  • William Crean's consecrator is recorded as Dermot Clifford[18].
  • William Crean's consecrator is recorded as William Murphy[19].

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Origins and Family

Born in Tralee[2], William Crean… he was born on December 16, 1951[3]. He is identified as part of the Irish people ethnic group[8].

Education

William Crean's education included a stint at Maynooth University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. William Crean held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne[9].

Personal Life

William Crean's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].

Why It Matters

William Crean ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

FAQs

Where was William Crean born?

William Crean was born in Tralee[2].

What did William Crean do for work?

William Crean worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Where did William Crean go to school?

William Crean was educated at Maynooth University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne
    Given name → William
    Country of citizenship → Ireland
    Instance of → human
    + 13 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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