RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bechara Boutros al-Rahi

1940 - Today

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Bechara Boutros Al-Ra'i (or Raï; Arabic: بِشَارَة بُطرُس الرَّاعِيّ, romanized: Mor Bişâre Butrus er-Râî; Syriac: ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܫܐܪܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܠܪܐܥܝ; Latin: Béchara Petrus Raï) (born 25 February 1940) is the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church, a position he has held since 15 March 2011, succeeding Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bechara Boutros al-Rahi has received more than 325,791 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Bechara Boutros al-Rahi is the 1,284th most popular religious figure (down from 1,133rd in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Lebanese Religious Figure.

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  • 330k

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  • 56.95

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi ranks 1,284 out of 3,187Before him are Anastasia the Patrician, Aldegonde, Adam Stefan Sapieha, Bernardin Gantin, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, and Frederick of Utrecht. After him are Juliana of Liège, Teobaldo Boccapecci, Robert Estienne, Jean-Marie Villot, Jean Calas, and Asma bint Umais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi ranks 134Before him are Roger Ailes, Elke Sommer, Roger Pingeon, Peter Diamond, Denny Doherty, and Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. After him are Taihō Kōki, Jimmy Greaves, Isdal Woman, Iva Zanicchi, Petru Lucinschi, and Wilma Rudolph.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi ranks 53 out of 145Before him are Bechara El Khoury (1890), Bertrand, Count of Toulouse (1065), Raymond II, Count of Tripoli (1115), Gazebo (1960), Nassim Nicholas Taleb (1960), and Omar Karami (1934). After him are Nicolas Hayek (1928), Maximus of Tyre (200), Serj Tankian (1967), Fawzi al-Qawuqji (1890), Ahmad Shukeiri (1908), and Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī (1547).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Lebanon

Among religious figures born in Lebanon, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi ranks 12Before him are Rashid Rida (1865), Frumentius (400), Pope Sisinnius (650), Pamphilus of Caesarea (240), Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707), and Nimatullah Kassab (1808). After him are Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920), Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian (1946), Giuseppe Simone Assemani (1686), Aram I (1947), and Anthony Peter Khoraish (1907).