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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis Spellman

1889 - 1967

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Francis Joseph Spellman (May 4, 1889 – December 2, 1967) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. From 1939 to his death, he served as the sixth Archbishop of New York; he had served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 1932 to 1939. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Spellman has received more than 539,779 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Francis Spellman is the 2,282nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,802nd in 2019), the 5,940th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,813th in 2019) and the 46th most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 21

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis Spellman ranks 2,282 out of 2,238Before him are Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Francesco Coccopalmerio, Mario Zenari, Robby Müller, Patrick Allen, and Swithun. After him are Gaetano Bedini, António Marto, Camillo Caccia Dominioni, Adoniram Judson, Vladimír Holan, and François Marty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Francis Spellman ranks 188Before him are Hans Tropsch, Dietrich Kraiss, Sadhu Sundar Singh, Bodil Ipsen, Gerhard Marcks, and Anita Loos. After him are Adrian Boult, Vera Karalli, Amrit Kaur, Richard O'Connor, Géo André, and Efrem Zimbalist. Among people deceased in 1967, Francis Spellman ranks 180Before him are Ciro Alegría, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, Gerhard Ritter, William Christian Bullitt Jr., Jean Alexandre Barré, and Gigi Meroni. After him are Hans Jacob Nielsen, Ernestas Galvanauskas, Franz Babinger, Anton Walbrook, Ramón Encinas, and Walter Krueger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis Spellman ranks 5,940 out of 18,182Before him are Sidney Howard (1891), Gerald McRaney (1947), George Eads (1967), Suzy Amis Cameron (1962), James Eckhouse (1955), and Stephanie Seymour (1968). After him are Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), Julia Morgan (1872), Joe Lieberman (1942), Elmer Drew Merrill (1876), Sonny Clark (1931), and James Blish (1921).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Francis Spellman ranks 46Before him are Thomas S. Monson (1927), Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774), Milman Parry (1902), Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), James Stafford (1932), and Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944). After him are Adoniram Judson (1788), Alvin Sargent (1927), John Shelby Spong (1931), Emma Tillman (1892), James Michael Harvey (1949), and Mother Angelica (1923).