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RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Côte d'Ivoire

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This page contains a list of the greatest Ivorian Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 2,238 Religious Figures, 2 of which were born in Côte d'Ivoire. This makes Côte d'Ivoire the birth place of the 95th most number of Religious Figures behind Tanzania and Indonesia.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ivorian Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Ivorian Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Jean-Pierre Kutwa (1945 - )

With an HPI of 48.02, Jean-Pierre Kutwa is the most famous Ivorian Religious Figure.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.

Jean-Pierre Kutwa (born 22 December 1945) is an Ivorian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of Abidjan since 2006. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2014.

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2. Bernard Agré (1926 - 2014)

With an HPI of 47.28, Bernard Agré is the 2nd most famous Ivorian Religious Figure.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Bernard Agré (2 March 1926 – 9 June 2014) was the archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, and a cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Pantheon has 2 people classified as religious figures born between 1926 and 1945. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living religious figures include Jean-Pierre Kutwa. The most famous deceased religious figures include Bernard Agré.

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