RELIGIOUS FIGURE

George Alencherry

1945 - Today

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George Alencherry (Syriac: ܓܹܝܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܐܵܠܲܢܫܹ̰ܝܪܝ, romanized: Gīwargīs Ālancēri; born 19 April 1945) is the Major Archbishop Emeritus of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church after serving in the position from 2011 to 2023. He is also a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was elected by the Holy Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church in 2011 to succeed Varkey Vithayathil (1999–2011). He was created a cardinal on 18 February 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Alencherry has received more than 295,099 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). George Alencherry is the 1,086th most popular religious figure (up from 1,303rd in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from India (up from 226th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, George Alencherry ranks 1,086 out of 3,187. Before him are Felicitas of Rome, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Arnold Janssen, Antipope Paschal, Alfredo Ottaviani, and Abbo of Fleury. After him are Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, Jacques de Vitry, Nicholas of Tolentino, Abu Darda, Aqil ibn Abi Talib, and Alexander Schmorell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, George Alencherry ranks 116. Before him are Daniel Olbrychski, Brion James, John Garang, Wim Suurbier, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, and Igor Ivanov. After him are Angus Deaton, Patch Adams, Željko Bebek, Franco Battiato, Pat Riley, and Richard R. Schrock.

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In India

Among people born in India, George Alencherry ranks 189 out of 1,861. Before him are Jayadeva (1170), Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), Kamala Sohonie (1912), Anthony de Mello (1931), Narayana Guru (1855), and Kishore Kumar (1929). After him are A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), B. K. S. Iyengar (1918), Shilpa Shetty (1975), M. Visvesvaraya (1861), Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621), and Amrish Puri (1932).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, George Alencherry ranks 20. Before him are Dayananda Saraswati (1824), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Guru Arjan (1563), Jayadeva (1170), and Anthony de Mello (1931). After him are A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), Guru Angad (1504), Parshvanatha (-872), Śāntarakṣita (725), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), and Meher Baba (1894).

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