RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Cornelius Sim

1951 - 2021

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Cornelius Sim DD (16 September 1951 – 29 May 2021) was a Bruneian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Vicar Apostolic of Brunei from 2004 until his death. He had previously served as the apostolic prefect of Brunei from 1997 to 2004. Sim was the first graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville priestly discernment program to be ordained to the priesthood. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cornelius Sim has received more than 92,382 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Cornelius Sim is the 2,888th most popular religious figure (down from 2,476th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Brunei (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Bruneian Religious Figure.

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  • 44.81

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.46

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  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cornelius Sim ranks 2,888 out of 3,187Before him are Edoardo Menichelli, Palladius, Matthew Webb, Justin Francis Rigali, Joachim IV of Constantinople, and Paul II of Constantinople. After him are Deusdedit of Canterbury, Sylvester Graham, Wovoka, Robert Zollitsch, Chandramukhi Basu, and Mirza Masroor Ahmad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Cornelius Sim ranks 469Before him are Seyni Oumarou, Steve Miner, Ellen Greene, Max Weinberg, István Tóth, and Brian Downey. After him are Paulo Kassoma, Jürgen Hennig, John Abizaid, Helen Zille, Carlo Vanzina, and Haruki Uemura. Among people deceased in 2021, Cornelius Sim ranks 517Before him are Zlatko Saračević, Gerry Ashmore, Dietmar Lorenz, Mona Malm, Serhiy Novikov, and Sabine Schmitz. After him are Gregory Sierra, Justin Lekhanya, Mehdi Cerbah, Tubilandu Ndimbi, Nenad Stekić, and Barry Harris.

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In Brunei

Among people born in Brunei, Cornelius Sim ranks 7 out of 8Before him are Hassanal Bolkiah (1946), Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1914), Queen Saleha of Brunei (1946), Muhammad Shah of Brunei (1301), Muhammad Jamalul Alam II (1889), and Al-Muhtadee Billah (1974). After him are Wu Chun (1979).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Brunei

Among religious figures born in Brunei, Cornelius Sim ranks 1