The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Uruguay
This page contains a list of the greatest Uruguayan Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 3,187 Religious Figures, 3 of which were born in Uruguay. This makes Uruguay the birth place of the 80th most number of Religious Figures behind Latvia, and Nigeria.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Uruguayan Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Uruguayan Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Antonio María Barbieri (1892 - 1979)
With an HPI of 50.25, Antonio María Barbieri is the most famous Uruguayan Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Antonio María Barbieri, OFMCap (October 12, 1892 – July 6, 1979), born Alfredo Barbieri, was an Uruguayan cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Montevideo from 1940 to 1976, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal.
2. Daniel Sturla (b. 1959)
With an HPI of 46.55, Daniel Sturla is the 2nd most famous Uruguayan Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, SDB (born 4 July 1959 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate and the archbishop of Montevideo.
3. Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano (b. 1953)
With an HPI of 40.96, Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano is the 3rd most famous Uruguayan Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano is from June 19, 2018 the bishop of Tacuarembó.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Uruguayan religious figures born between 1892 and 1959. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Uruguayan religious figures include Daniel Sturla, and Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano. The most famous deceased Uruguayan religious figures include Antonio María Barbieri.
