# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/francis-xavier-ford
# Generated: 2026-08-14T14:58:25.468Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/francis-xavier-ford"
name: "Francis Xavier Ford"
slug: "francis-xavier-ford"
description: "Francis Xavier Ford, MM was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kaying from 1946 until his death in 1952. He was a member of the Maryknoll Missionaries in China. Because of his torture by the Communist regime and death in prison, he is considered a martyr. His cause for his canonization has begun, granting him the religious title of Servant of God."
tagline: "Martyred American Catholic bishop (1892–1952)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Francis_Xavier_Ford.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1892-01-11"
deathDate: "1952-02-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.950577333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Francis Xavier Ford"
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    title: "Francis Xavier Ford"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump