RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jean-Paul Vesco

1962 - Today

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Jean-Paul Vesco, OP (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃pɔl vɛsko]; born 10 March 1962) is a Franco-Algerian cardinal of the Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of Algiers. He has spent most of his clerical career in Algeria and was Bishop of Oran from 2012 to 2021. He is a member of the Dominicans and headed the French Dominicans from 2010 to 2012. He was made a cardinal on 7 December 2024 by Pope Francis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Paul Vesco is the 2,694th most popular religious figure, the 4,276th most popular biography from France and the 209th most popular French Religious Figure.

Jean-Paul Vesco is a French archbishop known for his role as the Bishop of Oran in Algeria and his work in promoting interfaith dialogue and social justice. He has also been involved in addressing issues related to the Catholic Church's presence in the Muslim-majority country.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jean-Paul Vesco ranks 2,694 out of 3,187Before him are Niccolò Albergati, Anne Hutchinson, Ned Maddrell, Frederick Jagiellon, Philadelphus of Byzantium, and Peter Okpaleke. After him are Amenirdis II, Milman Parry, Pope Markianos of Alexandria, Polycarpus I of Byzantium, John Colet, and Anselmo Lorenzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Jean-Paul Vesco ranks 233Before him are Yōko Ogawa, Lian Ross, Tracy Chevalier, Talat Xhaferi, Mano Menezes, and Mariela Castro. After him are Renato Portaluppi, Nia Vardalos, John Slattery, Dorian Yates, Rita, and Grigory Leps.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Paul Vesco ranks 4,276 out of 6,770Before him are Manuel Ferrara (1975), Françoise Rosay (1891), Émile Blanchard (1819), Ernst Stadler (1883), Armand Blanchonnet (1903), and Daniel Marot (1661). After him are Eugène Balme (1874), Henri Tauzin (1879), Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville (1799), Albert Auguste Perdonnet (1801), Noël Roquevert (1892), and Géo André (1889).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Jean-Paul Vesco ranks 209Before him are Amalberga of Maubeuge (601), Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817), Michel Aupetit (1951), Philibert of Jumièges (608), Jean-Louis Bruguès (1943), and Adalbero of Reims (null). After him are Ratramnus (800), Jacques Gaillot (1935), Michel Garicoïts (1797), Jean Marcel Honoré (1920), Jean de Sponde (1557), and Jean Hardouin (1646).