RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Edmund Szoka

1927 - 2014

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Edmund Casimir Szoka (September 14, 1927 – August 20, 2014) was an American Catholic prelate who served as president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City State from 1997 to 2006. He previously served as Bishop of Gaylord from 1971 to 1981 and Archbishop of Detroit from 1981 to 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmund Szoka has received more than 66,276 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund Szoka is the 2,741st most popular religious figure (down from 2,372nd in 2019), the 7,565th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,737th in 2019) and the 58th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Edmund Szoka ranks 2,741 out of 3,187Before him are Youssef Absi, Franziskus von Bettinger, Gérald Lacroix, Emmanuel Wamala, Marek Jędraszewski, and Louis-Marie Billé. After him are Nicholas II of Constantinople, Charles Maung Bo, Arnulf of Chocques, Grigory Rodchenkov, Jakub Szynkiewicz, and Augustin Kažotić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Edmund Szoka ranks 347Before him are Edie Adams, Andy Stanfield, Tina Anselmi, Shirley Fry, Stein Eriksen, and Robert Boutigny. After him are Walter Giller, József Sákovics, Rita Gam, Prince Charles of Luxembourg, Willy De Clercq, and Edward Kienholz. Among people deceased in 2014, Edmund Szoka ranks 360Before him are Jean Vallée, Matthew Cowles, Mel Patton, Rosemary Murphy, Keiko Awaji, and Ralph Giordano. After him are Georgi Slavkov, Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Win Tin, Levente Lengyel, Bobby Keys, and Nina Andrycz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edmund Szoka ranks 7,565 out of 20,380Before him are Rhyno (1975), Carol Kaye (1935), Ben Stein (1944), Tommy Johnson (1896), Fran Lebowitz (1950), and Greg Louganis (1960). After him are Jello Biafra (1958), Bill Miller (1912), Robert Trivers (1943), Margaret Dumont (1882), Superstar Billy Graham (1943), and Glenn Branca (1948).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Edmund Szoka ranks 58Before him are Mother Angelica (1923), C. I. Scofield (1843), Adoniram Judson (1788), Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944), John F. MacArthur (1939), and Walter Breuning (1896). After him are Raymond E. Brown (1928), Francis Spellman (1889), Donald Wuerl (1940), Bruce M. Metzger (1914), Adam Maida (1930), and James Stafford (1932).