This template may be used to summarize information about a particular Christian leader, usually at the top of an article. For popes, Coptic popes, antipopes, and cardinals, see the type parameter section below.

Basic usage

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The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article and then filling in the desired fields. Any parameters left blank or omitted will not be displayed. The type parameter may be either left blank, or set to Priest or Bishop or Pope or Cardinal or Antipope or Coptic Pope. For more details, see the type parameter section below.

{{{honorific_prefix}}}

{{{name}}}

{{{honorific_suffix}}}
{{{title}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}]]
{{{caption}}}
Native name
{{{native_name}}}
Church{{{church}}}
Archdiocese{{{archdiocese}}}
Province{{{province}}}
Metropolis{{{metropolis}}}
Diocese{{{diocese}}}
See{{{see}}}
Elected{{{elected}}} or {{{appointed}}}
In office{{{term}}} or
{{{term_start}}} / {{{term_end}}}
Quashed{{{quashed}}} or {{{retired}}}
Predecessor{{{predecessor}}}
Successor{{{successor}}}
Opposed to{{{opposed}}}
Other post(s){{{other_post}}}
Previous post(s){{{previous_post}}}
Orders
Ordination{{{ordination}}}
by {{{ordained_by}}}
Consecration{{{consecration}}}
by {{{consecrated_by}}}
Created cardinal{{{cardinal}}}
by {{{created_cardinal_by}}}
Rank{{{rank}}}
Laicized{{{laicized}}}
Personal details
Born
{{{birth_name}}}

{{{birth_date}}}
{{{birth_place}}}
Died{{{death_date}}}
{{{death_place}}}
Buried{{{buried}}} or {{{tomb}}}
{{{resting_place_coordinates}}}
Nationality{{{nationality}}}
Denomination{{{religion}}}
Residence{{{residence}}}
Parents{{{parents}}}
Spouse{{{spouse}}} or {{{partner}}}
Children{{{children}}}
Occupation{{{occupation}}}
Profession{{{profession}}}
Education{{{education}}}
Alma mater{{{alma_mater}}}
Motto{{{motto}}}
Signature[[File:{{{signature}}}|frameless|alt={{{signature_alt}}}|upright=0.56818181818182|{{{name}}}'s signature]]
Coat of arms[[File:{{{coat_of_arms}}}|frameless|alt={{{coat_of_arms_alt}}}|upright=0.22727272727273|{{{name}}}'s coat of arms]]
Sainthood
Feast day{{{feast_day}}}
Venerated in{{{venerated}}}
Title as Saint{{{saint_title}}}
Beatified{{{beatified_date}}}
{{{beatified_place}}}
by {{{beatified_by}}}
Canonized{{{canonized_date}}}
{{{canonized_place}}}
by {{{canonized_by}}}
Attributes{{{attributes}}}
Patronage{{{patronage}}}
Shrines{{{shrine}}}
Cult suppressed{{{suppressed_date}}}
{{{module}}}
{{{module2}}}
[[Pope {{{other}}} (disambiguation)|Other popes named {{{other}}}]]
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type             = 
| honorific_prefix = 
| name             = 
| honorific_suffix = 
| title            = 
| image            = 
| image_upright    = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = 
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| church           = 
| archdiocese      = 
| province         = 
| metropolis       = 
| diocese          = 
| see              = 
| elected          = <!-- or | appointed = -->
| term             = <!-- or term_start / term_end -->
| quashed          = <!-- or | retired = -->
| predecessor      = 
| successor        = 
| opposed          = 
| other_post       = 
| previous_post    = 
<!---------- Orders ---------->
| ordination       = 
| ordained_by      = 
| consecration     = 
| consecrated_by   = 
| cardinal         = 
| created_cardinal_by =
| rank             = 
| laicized         = 
<!---------- Personal details ---------->
| birth_name       = 
| birth_date       = <!-- {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| baptised         = <!-- will not display if birth_date is entered -->
| birth_place      = <!-- City, administrative region, country (per [[Template:Infobox person]]) -->
| death_date       = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place      = <!-- as birth_place -->
| buried           = <!-- or | tomb = -->
| resting_place_coordinates = 
| nationality      = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| religion         = 
| residence        = 
| parents          = <!-- Names of parents; include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. -->
| spouse           = <!-- or | partner = -->
| children         = 
| occupation       = 
| profession       = 
| education        = 
| alma_mater       = 
| motto            = 
| signature        = 
| signature_alt    = 
| coat_of_arms     = 
| coat_of_arms_alt = 
<!---------- Sainthood ---------->
| feast_day        = 
| venerated        = 
| saint_title      = 
| beatified_date   = 
| beatified_place  = 
| beatified_by     = 
| canonized_date   = 
| canonized_place  = 
| canonized_by     = 
| attributes       = 
| patronage        = 
| shrine           = 
| suppressed_date  = 
<!---------- Other ---------->
| module           = 
| module2          = 
| other            = 
}}

Type parameter

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For priests, popes, cardinals, antipopes, and coptic popes, add the |type= parameter.

{{{honorific_prefix}}}

{{{name}}}

{{{honorific_suffix}}}
{{{title}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}]]
{{{caption}}}
Church{{{church}}}
Archdiocese{{{archdiocese}}}
Province{{{province}}}
Metropolis{{{metropolis}}}
Diocese{{{diocese}}}
See{{{see}}}
Papacy began{{{term_start}}}
Papacy ended{{{term_end}}}
Predecessor{{{predecessor}}}
Successor{{{successor}}}
Opposed to{{{opposed}}}
Other post(s){{{other_post}}}
Previous post(s){{{previous_post}}}
Orders
Ordination{{{ordination}}}
Consecration{{{consecration}}}
Created cardinal{{{cardinal}}}
by {{{created_cardinal_by}}}
Rank{{{rank}}}
Personal details
Born
{{{birth_name}}}

{{{birth_date}}}
{{{birth_place}}}
Died{{{death_date}}}
{{{death_place}}}
Buried{{{buried}}}
{{{resting_place_coordinates}}}
Nationality{{{nationality}}}
Denomination{{{religion}}}
Residence{{{residence}}}
Parents{{{parents}}}
Spouse{{{spouse}}} or {{{partner}}}
Children{{{children}}}
Occupation{{{occupation}}}
Profession{{{profession}}}
Alma mater{{{alma_mater}}}
Motto{{{motto}}}
Signature[[File:{{{signature}}}|frameless|alt={{{signature_alt}}}|upright=0.56818181818182|{{{name}}}'s signature]]
Coat of arms[[File:{{{coat_of_arms}}}|frameless|alt={{{coat_of_arms_alt}}}|upright=0.22727272727273|{{{name}}}'s coat of arms]]
Sainthood
Feast day{{{feast_day}}}
Venerated in{{{venerated}}}
Title as Saint{{{saint_title}}}
Beatified{{{beatified_date}}}
{{{beatified_place}}}
by {{{beatified_by}}}
Canonized{{{canonized_date}}}
{{{canonized_place}}}
by {{{canonized_by}}}
Attributes{{{attributes}}}
Patronage{{{patronage}}}
Shrines{{{shrine}}}
Cult suppressed{{{suppressed_date}}}
[[Pope {{{other}}} (disambiguation)|Other popes named {{{other}}}]]
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type             = Pope <!-- or Cardinal or Antipope or Coptic Pope -->
| honorific_prefix = 
| name             = 
| honorific_suffix = 
| title            = 
| image            = 
| image_upright    = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = 
| church           = 
| archdiocese      = 
| province         = 
| metropolis       = 
| diocese          = 
| see              = 
| term_start       = 
| term_end         = 
| predecessor      = 
| successor        = 
| opposed          = 
| other_post       = 
| previous_post    = 
<!---------- Orders ---------->
| ordination       = 
| consecration     = 
| cardinal         = 
| created_cardinal_by = 
| rank             = 
<!---------- Personal details ---------->
| birth_name       = 
| birth_date       = <!-- {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| birth_place      = <!-- City, administrative region, country (per [[Template:Infobox person]]) -->
| death_date       = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place      = <!-- as birth_place -->
| buried           = 
| resting_place_coordinates = 
| nationality      = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| religion         = 
| residence        = 
| parents          = <!-- Names of parents; include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. -->
| spouse           = <!-- or | partner = -->
| children         = 
| occupation       = 
| profession       = 
| alma_mater       = 
| motto            = 
| signature        = 
| signature_alt    = 
| coat_of_arms     = 
| coat_of_arms_alt = 
<!---------- Sainthood ---------->
| feast_day        = 
| venerated        = 
| saint_title      = 
| beatified_date   = 
| beatified_place  = 
| beatified_by     = 
| canonized_date   = 
| canonized_place  = 
| canonized_by     = 
| attributes       = 
| patronage        = 
| shrine           = 
| suppressed_date  = 
<!---------- Other ---------->
| other            = 
}}

Parameters

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For descriptions of each parameter, see #TemplateData section below.

  • elected and appointed are mutually exclusive.
  • term (which gives "In Office") is alternative to "enthroned"/"began"/"term_start" and it disables "ended"/"term_end". It can be used to show in one line the description of the period (e.g. |term=1466–1471 ). It can be also used to list multiple terms, separated by a new-line (e.g. |term=1466–1471<br>1488–1490 ).
  • The Orders section may be omitted in favour of Template:Ordination for those clergy claiming Apostolic succession, such as Catholics, Orthodox and Anglicans.
  • resting_place_coordinates is coordinates of grave or similar; if known precisely. Use {{Coord}} with |display=inline,title
  • profession and previous_post are mutually exclusive.

Microformat

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The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

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Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

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hCard uses HTML classes including:

  • adr
  • agent
  • bday
  • birthplace
  • category
  • country-name
  • deathdate
  • deathplace
  • extended-address
  • family-name
  • fn (required)
  • given-name
  • honorific-prefix
  • honorific-suffix
  • label
  • locality
  • n
  • nickname
  • note
  • org
  • role
  • url
  • vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking categories

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See also

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TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox Christian leader in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox Christian leader

This template may be used to summarize information about a particular Christian leader, usually at the top of an article.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Typetype

Type of leader (Priest, Pope, Cardinal, Antipope, or Coptic Pope). If the leader is none of these, leave blank to default to Bishop.

Lineoptional
Honorific Prefixhonorific_prefix

Honorific prefix

Lineoptional
Namename

Name

Lineoptional
Honorific Suffixhonorific_suffix

Honorific suffix

Lineoptional
Titletitle archbishop_of bishop_of patriarch_of

Title of leader

Lineoptional
Imageimage

The name of an image of the leader.

Fileoptional
Image uprightimage_upright

Scales the image thumbnail from its default size by the given factor. Values less than 1 scale the image down (0.9 = 90%) and values greater than 1 scale the image up (1.15 = 115%).

Default
1
Example
1.15
Numberoptional
DEPRECATED: Image sizeimage_size imagesize

DEPRECATED/DISCOURAGED. Size to display image: 200px (set width), x300px (set height), or 200x300px (max width & max height). This defaults to frameless (default is 220px, but logged in users can change this by clicking on "my preferences" and adjusting thumbnail size) if empty or omitted. Use of this parameter is discouraged as per WP:IMAGESIZE. Use image_upright instead.

Default
220px
Example
200px
Linedeprecated
Alt Text for Imagealt

Alt text for image of leader

Stringoptional
Image Captioncaption

Caption for image

Stringoptional
Native Namenative_name

Leader's name in their native language

Lineoptional
Native Name Languagenative_name_lang

Language of the Leader's native name

Lineoptional
Churchchurch

Church the leader is a member of.

Stringoptional
Archdiocesearchdiocese

The archdiocese of the leader.

Lineoptional
Provinceprovince

Province of the leader.

Lineoptional
Metropolismetropolis

Metropolis of the leader.

Lineoptional
Diocesediocese

Diocese of the leader.

Lineoptional
Seesee

See of the leader.

Lineoptional
Appointedappointed

Date the leader was appointed. Fields "Elected" and "Appointed" are mutually exclusive.

Lineoptional
Electedelected

Date the leader was elected. Fields "Elected" and "Appointed" are mutually exclusive.

Lineoptional
Termterm

Term of the leader. The field "Term" (which gives "In Office") is an alternative to "Enthroned"/"Reign Start Date"/"Term Start Date" and it disables "Ended"/"Term End Date". It can be used to show in one line the description of the period (e.g. 1466–1471 ). It can be also used to list multiple terms, separated by a new-line (e.g. 1466–1471<br>1488–1490 ).

Stringoptional
Enthronedenthroned

Date enthroned.

Lineoptional
Reign Start Datebegan

Reign start date.

Lineoptional
Term Startterm_start

Term start date.

Lineoptional
Quash Datequashed

Date the leader was quashed.

Lineoptional
Reign End Dateended

Reign end date.

Lineoptional
Term End Dateterm_end

Reign end date.

Lineoptional
Predecessorpredecessor

The leader's predecessor.

Lineoptional
Successorsuccessor

The leader's successor.

Lineoptional
Opposedopposed

What the leader was opposed to.

Stringoptional
Other Postsother_post

Other posts of the leader.

Stringoptional
Previous Post(s)previous_post

Notable previous post(s) of the leader.

Stringoptional
Ordinationordination

Date of ordination of the leader.

Lineoptional
Ordained byordained_by

Person who ordained the leader

Lineoptional
Consecrationconsecration

Date of consecration of the leader.

Lineoptional
Consecrated byconsecrated_by

Person who consecrated the leader.

Lineoptional
Cardinalcardinal

Date when the leader became a cardinal.

Lineoptional
Rankrank

Rank of the leader.

Stringoptional
Created Cardinal bycreated_cardinal_by

The person who made the leader a cardinal.

Lineoptional
Birth Namebirth_name

Birth name of the leader.

Lineoptional
Birth Datebirth_date

Birth date of the leader.

Lineoptional
Birth Placebirth_place

Birth place of the leader. (City, administrative region, sovereign state per [[Template:Infobox person]])

Lineoptional
Baptisedbaptised baptized

Date of baptism: ONLY for use when birth date is not known (e.g., Beethoven). Will not display if a birth date is entered. Do not use subtemplates. Parameter 'baptized' can be used for articles that use American English spelling.

Lineoptional
Baptizedbaptized baptised

Date of baptism: ONLY for use when birth date is not known (e.g., Beethoven). Will not display if a birth date is entered. Do not use subtemplates. Parameter 'baptised' can be used for articles that use British English spelling.

Lineoptional
Death Datedeath_date

Death date of the leader.

Lineoptional
Death placedeath_place

Death place of the leader. (City, administrative region, sovereign state per [[Template:Infobox person]])

Lineoptional
Buriedburied tomb

Where the leader is buried.

Lineoptional
Nationalitynationality

Nationality of the leader. Use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]].

Lineoptional
Religionreligion

Religion of the leader.

Lineoptional
Residenceresidence

Residence of the leader.

Lineoptional
Parentsparents

Parents of the leader. Include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant.

Stringoptional
Spousespouse partner

Spouse/partner of the leader.

Lineoptional
Childrenchildren

Children of the leader.

Stringoptional
Occupationoccupation

Occupation of the leader.

Stringoptional
Profession(s)profession

Profession(s) of the leader

Stringoptional
Alma materalma_mater

Alma mater of the leader.

Lineoptional
Signaturesignature

Name of an image file of the leader's signature.

Lineoptional
Coat of Armscoat_of_arms

Name of an image of the leader's coat of arms.

Lineoptional
Mottomotto

Motto of the leader.

Lineoptional
Resting Place Coordinatesresting_place_coordinates

Coordinates of grave or similar; if known precisely. Use {{Coord}} with |display=inline,title

Lineoptional
Educationeducation

Education of the leader.

Stringoptional
Alt Text of Signaturesignature_alt

Alt text of the signature image.

Stringoptional
Alt Text of Coat of Armscoat_of_arms_alt

Alt text for the coat of arms image.

Stringoptional
Feast Dayfeast_day

Feast day of the leader.

Lineoptional
Venerated invenerated

Churches which venerate this leader as a saint.

Lineoptional
Saint Titlesaint_title

The saint title of this leader.

Lineoptional
Date of Beatificationbeatified_date

Date of beatification.

Lineoptional
Place of Beatificationbeatified_place

Place of beatification.

Lineoptional
Beatified bybeatified_by

Person who beatified this leader.

Lineoptional
Date of Canonizationcanonized_date

Date of canonization.

Lineoptional
Place of Canonizationcanonized_place

Place of canonization.

Lineoptional
Canonized bycanonized_by

Person who canonized this leader.

Lineoptional
Attributesattributes

Attributes of this leader.

Stringoptional
Patronagepatronage

Patronage of this leader.

Lineoptional
Shrineshrine

Shrine of this leader.

Lineoptional
Date of Cult Suppressionsuppressed_date

Date this saint's cult was suppressed.

Lineoptional
Other Popesother

Base name of this pope (without the numeral or any prefixes) to link to other popes with the same base name e.g. Gregory.

Lineoptional
Modulemodule

Insert child template here to embed.

Stringoptional
Module 2module2

Insert child template here to embed.

Stringoptional
retiredretired

no description

Unknownoptional
laicizedlaicized

Date when the Christian leader was laicized (removed as a member of the clergy), if applicable, or "Yes" if the date is unknown.

Dateoptional