RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Cláudio Hummes

1934 - 2022

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Cláudio Hummes (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklawdʒu ˈʁum(i)s]; born Auri Alfonso Hummes; 8 August 1934 – 4 July 2022) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 2006 to 2010, having served as Archbishop of Fortaleza from 1996 to 1998 and Archbishop of São Paulo from 1998 to 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cláudio Hummes has received more than 96,736 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Cláudio Hummes is the 1,155th most popular religious figure (up from 1,704th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 221st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Religious Figure.

Cardinal Cláudio Hummes is a prominent figure in the Catholic Church and is most famous for his work in promoting social justice, interfaith dialogue, and environmental protection.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cláudio Hummes ranks 1,155 out of 3,187Before him are Pier Giorgio Frassati, Gianna Beretta Molla, Medardus, George Hamartolos, Maria Celeste, and Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova. After him are Meletius of Antioch, Henry Benedict Stuart, Guru Angad, Saint Mercurius, Angelus of Jerusalem, and Henry Molaison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Cláudio Hummes ranks 103Before him are Clive Granger, Victor French, Mohamed Ennaceur, Valery Bykovsky, Khun Sa, and Alasdair Gray. After him are Masao Uchino, Lucien Bianchi, Jean Sorel, Garry Marshall, Fredric Jameson, and Kisho Kurokawa. Among people deceased in 2022, Cláudio Hummes ranks 99Before him are Patrick Tambay, Thierry Mugler, Just Jaeckin, Hannah Pick-Goslar, Pierre Soulages, and Michel Bouquet. After him are Mirosław Hermaszewski, Viktor Saneyev, Catherine Spaak, Toshiki Kaifu, Bob Saget, and Margit Korondi.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Cláudio Hummes ranks 118 out of 2,236Before him are Robinho (1984), Loalwa Braz (1953), Florinda Bolkan (1941), Roberto Dinamite (1954), Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928), and Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (1847). After him are Aldair (1965), Oscar (1954), Mário de Andrade (1893), Artur da Costa e Silva (1899), Marta (null), and Tiradentes (1746).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Brazil

Among religious figures born in Brazil, Cláudio Hummes ranks 3Before him are Hélder Câmara (1909), and Leonardo Boff (1938). After him are Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), João Braz de Aviz (1947), Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921), Frei Galvão (1739), José Freire Falcão (1925), Irmã Dulce (1914), Aloísio Lorscheider (1924), Odilo Scherer (1949), and Orani João Tempesta (1949).