RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bernard Fellay

1958 - Today

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Bernard Fellay (born 12 April 1958) is a Swiss bishop who opposes the changes brought about by the Second Vatican Council. Fellay is the former superior general of the Traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX). In 1988, Pope John Paul II announced that Fellay and three others were automatically excommunicated for being consecrated as bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, an act that the Holy See described as "unlawful" and "schismatic". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Fellay has received more than 215,399 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Fellay is the 2,654th most popular religious figure (down from 2,399th in 2019), the 520th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 480th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Swiss Religious Figure.

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  • 220k

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  • 54.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bernard Fellay ranks 2,654 out of 3,187. Before him are Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Zecharias Frankel, Rowan Williams, William de Longchamp, Oswald Gracias, and Pope Eumenes of Alexandria. After him are Vincentas Sladkevičius, Alberto Suárez Inda, Pope Markianos of Alexandria, Urbano Navarrete Cortés, Palladius, and Elymas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Bernard Fellay ranks 252. Before him are Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Wendy Makkena, Yu Suzuki, Matt Frewer, and Luz Casal. After him are Alexander Nevzorov, Zoran Vujović, Grandmaster Flash, Abdul Kabir, Frank Mill, and Joseba Sarrionandia.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Bernard Fellay ranks 520 out of 1,015. Before him are Gaudenzio Marconi (1841), Ciriaco Sforza (1970), René Fasel (1950), Max Miedinger (1910), Johannes Baumann (1874), and Michelle Hunziker (1977). After him are Elizabeth Thompson (1846), Alain Geiger (1960), Hoyte van Hoytema (1971), Heinrich Zollinger (1818), Ludwig von Moos (1910), and Rudolf Gnägi (1917).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Switzerland

Among religious figures born in Switzerland, Bernard Fellay ranks 26. Before him are Henri Schwery (1932), Maria Bernarda Bütler (1848), Pierre Viret (1511), Charles Journet (1891), Conrad Grebel (1498), and Marguerite Bays (1815). After him are Bruno Heim (1911), Paul Hinder (1942), and José Maria Larocca (1969).

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