The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Timor-Leste
This page contains a list of the greatest East Timorese Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 3,187 Religious Figures, 1 of which were born in Timor-Leste. This makes Timor-Leste the birth place of the 108th most number of Religious Figures behind Qatar, and Turkmenistan.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary East Timorese Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous East Timorese Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo (b. 1948)
With an HPI of 62.36, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo is the most famous East Timorese Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 57 different languages on wikipedia.
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, SDB, commonly known as Carlos Belo or Ximenes Belo (born 3 February 1948) is an East Timorese prelate of the Catholic Church. He became a bishop in 1988 and served as the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Díli from 1988 to 2002. In 1996, he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with José Ramos-Horta for working "towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor". He is a professed member of the Salesians.
2. Virgílio do Carmo da Silva (b. 1967)
With an HPI of 43.16, Virgílio do Carmo da Silva is the 2nd most famous East Timorese Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Virgílio do Carmo da Silva, SDB (born 27 November 1967) is an East Timorese Catholic prelate who was appointed Bishop of Dili on 30 January 2016. He became an archbishop when the diocese was elevated in 2019. Prior to his appointment to the episcopacy, he held various offices with the Society of St. Francis de Sales (the Salesians of Don Bosco). On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made him a cardinal, the first from East Timor.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as East Timorese religious figures born between 1948 and 1967. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living East Timorese religious figures include Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, and Virgílio do Carmo da Silva. As of April 2024, 1 new East Timorese religious figures have been added to Pantheon including Virgílio do Carmo da Silva.
Living East Timorese Religious Figures
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Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Virgílio do Carmo da Silva
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.16
