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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

James Gibbons

1834 - 1921

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James Cardinal Gibbons (July 23, 1834 – March 24, 1921) was a senior-ranking American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as apostolic vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of North Carolina from 1868 to 1872, bishop of the Diocese of Richmond in Virginia from 1872 to 1877, and as ninth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland from 1877 until his death. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1886. Gibbons was consecrated a bishop on August 16, 1868, at the Baltimore Cathedral. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Martin J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Gibbons has received more than 172,045 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. James Gibbons is the 2,613th most popular religious figure, the 9,445th most popular biography from United States and the 75th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, James Gibbons ranks 2,613 out of 2,238Before him are Pedro López Quintana, Paolo Magnani, John Njue, Catherine Booth, Hugh of Lincoln, and Sajida al-Rishawi. After him are John McCloskey, Theodoros Kontidis, Bruno Forte, Pope Markianos of Alexandria, Basil Hume, and Vissarion.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1834, James Gibbons ranks 83Before him are Heinrich Caro, Princess Marie of Baden, Edmond Laguerre, Charles Augustus Young, Emil Stang, and Rafael Zaldívar. After him are José Eugenio Ellauri, Thomas François Burgers, John G. Carlisle, Frederick DuCane Godman, and Sabine Baring-Gould. Among people deceased in 1921, James Gibbons ranks 118Before him are Philander C. Knox, Julius von Hann, Émile Champion, Charles B. Cory, Antoinette Brown Blackwell, and E. W. Hornung. After him are Léon Moreaux, Emily Davies, John Burroughs, and Con Leahy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gibbons ranks 9,445 out of 18,182Before him are Jena Malone (1984), Lizzy Caplan (1982), Pernell Whitaker (1964), Brandon Call (1976), William Frawley (1887), and Dale Gardner (1948). After him are Julie Strain (1962), Victor Wooten (1964), Kristy Swanson (1969), John L. Phillips (1951), Mark Salling (1982), and Grant Gustin (1990).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, James Gibbons ranks 75Before him are Blase J. Cupich (1949), Francis George (1937), Sylvester Graham (1794), William H. Keeler (1931), John Carroll (1735), and Justin Francis Rigali (1935). After him are John McCloskey (1810), Blanche Barton (1961), John T. Scopes (1900), Walter Rauschenbusch (1861), Dan Osman (1963), and Avery Dulles (1918).