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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Desmond Connell

1926 - 2017

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Desmond Connell (24 March 1926 – 21 February 2017) was an Irish cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He was an Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. Cardinal Connell was one of a number of senior clergy to have been heavily criticised for inaction, making misleading statements and covering up clerical sex abuse in Dublin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Desmond Connell has received more than 87,612 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Desmond Connell is the 2,631st most popular religious figure (down from 2,126th in 2019), the 303rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 259th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Irish Religious Figure.

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  • 41.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Desmond Connell ranks 2,631 out of 2,238. Before him are He Pingping, Charles Scicluna, Žydrūnas Savickas, Chris Gueffroy, Wahiduddin Khan, and Alkmund of Derby. After him are William Morgan, John Ogilvie, Thomas Cooray, William Dunbar, Pope Celadion of Alexandria, and John T. Scopes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Desmond Connell ranks 430. Before him are Raymond Gosling, Clive Donner, Bob Richards, André Testut, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Narinder Singh Kapany. After him are József Kovács, Bryan Forbes, Paul Burke, Lionel Jeffries, Darleane C. Hoffman, and Misael Escuti. Among people deceased in 2017, Desmond Connell ranks 480. Before him are Isabelle Daniels, Bajram Rexhepi, Karel Schoeman, Ahmed Kathrada, Gilbert Stork, and Egon Günther. After him are John B. Anderson, Josef Augusta, Roberta Peters, Niels Helveg Petersen, Luis Garisto, and Marc Baecke.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Desmond Connell ranks 303 out of 501. Before him are Caoimhín Kelleher (1998), Jack Gleeson (1992), Colum McCann (1965), Charlie McGettigan (1950), Joshua Pim (1869), and William Hobson (1792). After him are Barry Keoghan (1992), Richard Mulcahy (1886), Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864), Niall Horan (1993), Frances Power Cobbe (1822), and George Salmon (1819).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ireland

Among religious figures born in Ireland, Desmond Connell ranks 20. Before him are Adomnán (624), Finnian of Clonard (470), Aidan of Lindisfarne (600), Violet Gibson (1876), Oliver Plunkett (1625), and Ciarán of Clonmacnoise (516). After him are Geoffrey Keating (1569) and Seán Brady (1939).

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