RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Iuliu Hossu

1885 - 1970

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Iuliu Hossu (30 January 1885 – 28 May 1970) was a Romanian Greek-Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Cluj-Gherla. Pope Paul VI elevated Hossu to the rank of cardinal in pectore, that is, secretly, in 1969 but did not publish his appointment until after Hossu's death. The Communist authorities arrested Hossu on 28 October 1948. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Iuliu Hossu has received more than 52,790 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Iuliu Hossu is the 2,394th most popular religious figure (down from 2,277th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Romania (down from 304th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Romanian Religious Figure.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.89

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  • 2.25

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Iuliu Hossu ranks 2,394 out of 3,187. Before him are Shemon Bar Sabbae, Louis Raphaël I Sako, António Ribeiro, Ingund, Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, and Ratramnus. After him are Giacomo Biffi, Saint Alphonsa, Ursula Ledóchowska, Paul Josef Cordes, Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro, and Antonio Riberi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Iuliu Hossu ranks 164. Before him are Giovanni Martinelli, Emmy Hennings, Jaafar Al-Askari, Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, Charles Daniels, and Romà Forns. After him are Ōsugi Sakae, Charles Bacon, Anna Louise Strong, Emil Väre, Frederic Lewy, and Kazimierz Sosnkowski. Among people deceased in 1970, Iuliu Hossu ranks 161. Before him are Giuseppe Pizzardo, Eva Hesse, Johnny Hodges, Robert Gerhard, Peter Doi, and Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici. After him are William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Pierre Veyron, Alfred Sturtevant, Anna Louise Strong, Jérôme Carcopino, and Terry Sawchuk.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Iuliu Hossu ranks 305 out of 844. Before him are Alexandru Macedonski (1854), Emil Boc (1966), András Kovács (1925), Cristian Mungiu (1968), Alexandra Maria Lara (1978), and Corneliu Vadim Tudor (1949). After him are Barbu Știrbey (1872), Lascăr Catargiu (1823), Bertalan Székely (1835), Isidore Isou (1925), Florence Baker (1841), and Corneliu Baba (1906).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Romania

Among religious figures born in Romania, Iuliu Hossu ranks 6. Before him are John Cassian (360), Peter Mogila (1596), Stephen Pongracz (1582), Lucian Mureșan (1931), and Sabbas the Goth (334). After him are Alexandru Todea (1912), Vilmos Apor (1892), Lőrinc Schlauch (1824), Solomon Schechter (1847), and Andreo Cseh (1895).

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