Religious Figure

Antônio de Castro Mayer

Catholic bishop

1904 - 1991

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His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Antônio de Castro Mayer is the 1,676th most popular religious figure, the 194th most popular biography from Brazil and the 7th most popular Brazilian Religious Figure.

Antônio de Castro Mayer is most famous for his role as a Brazilian Catholic clergyman who championed traditionalist resistance to post-Vatican II reforms. A surprising lesser-known fact is that he once studied under the influential theologian Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange in Rome. His lasting legacy includes founding enduring traditionalist Catholic communities in Brazil that continue to preserve pre-conciliar practices.

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Antônio de Castro Mayer ranks #2 among 39 notable people born in Campinas, Brazil, inside the top 6% by HPI.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Antônio de Castro Mayer ranks 1,676 out of 3,189. Before him are Johann Theodor of Bavaria, Peter of Sebaste, Honoratus, Fray Tomás de Berlanga, Kuchum, and Arlindo Gomes Furtado. After him are Stephen of Perm, Anna Vyrubova, Bérenger Saunière, Lluís Martínez Sistach, Ignatius Moses I Daoud, and Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Antônio de Castro Mayer ranks 110. Before him are Sergey Biryuzov, Kuvempu, Lidia Zamenhof, Attilio Ferraris, Jacques Tourneur, and Arkady Gaidar. After him are Ding Ling, Felix Nussbaum, István Horthy, Coleman Hawkins, Luigi Bertolini, and Ivar Ballangrud. Among people deceased in 1991, Antônio de Castro Mayer ranks 87. Before him are Jean Bruller, Yevgeny Dragunov, Rudolf Serkin, Shintaro Abe, Ho Jong-suk, and Berenice Abbott. After him are Kevin Peter Hall, Vasko Popa, Edmond Jabès, Alex North, Andrzej Panufnik, and Yasushi Inoue.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Antônio de Castro Mayer ranks 194 out of 2,779. Before him are Felipe Massa (1981), Hércules Brito Ruas (1939), João Guimarães Rosa (1908), Prudente de Morais (1841), Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (1938), and Willian (1988). After him are Raí (1965), João Saldanha (1917), Rita Lee (1947), Mazinho (1966), Hélio Gracie (1913), and Aleijadinho (1738).

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Among Religious Figures In Brazil

Among religious figures born in Brazil, Antônio de Castro Mayer ranks 7. Before him are Hélder Câmara (1909), Leonardo Boff (1938), Cláudio Hummes (1934), Odilo Scherer (1949), João Braz de Aviz (1947), and Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921). After him are Orani João Tempesta (1949), Aloísio Lorscheider (1924), Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), José Freire Falcão (1925), Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1937), and Frei Galvão (1739).

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