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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

George Alencherry

1945 - Today

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George Alencherry (Syriac: ܡܵܪܝ ܓܹܝܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܐܵܠܲܢܫܹ̰ܝܪܝ, romanized: Mār Gīwargīs Ālancēri; born 19 April 1945) is the Major Archbishop Emeritus of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church after serving in the postion 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 269,057 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). George Alencherry is the 1,314th most popular religious figure (up from 1,360th in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from India (up from 240th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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  • 270k

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  • 55.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, George Alencherry ranks 1,314 out of 2,238. Before him are Oswald of Northumbria, Ilon Wikland, Amphilochius of Iconium, Wolf Messing, Theophilus Presbyter, and Babylas of Antioch. After him are Macrina the Younger, Inayat Khan, Ivo of Chartres, Meher Baba, Raffaele Riario, and Antipope Adalbert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, George Alencherry ranks 141. Before him are Christine Kaufmann, Francesca Annis, Khaleda Zia, Robert Wyatt, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, and Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza. After him are Meir Dagan, Richard R. Schrock, Rhonda Byrne, Don McLean, Gal Costa, and George Dzundza.

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In India

Among people born in India, George Alencherry ranks 229 out of 1,493. Before him are Rajaraja I (947), Hemachandra (1089), Jamsetji Tata (1839), Khaleda Zia (1945), Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918), and Tansen (1493). After him are Inayat Khan (1882), Meher Baba (1894), Charan Singh (1902), Guru Angad (1504), Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910), and Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, George Alencherry ranks 24. Before him are A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), Guru Arjan (1563), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Śāntarakṣita (725), Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865), and Tilopa (928). After him are Inayat Khan (1882), Meher Baba (1894), Guru Angad (1504), Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Parshvanatha (-872), and Zakir Naik (1965).

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