RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John Patrick Foley

1935 - 2011

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John Patrick Foley (November 11, 1935 – December 11, 2011) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. From 2007 until 2011, he was Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, an order of knighthood under papal protection, having previously served as President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications from 1984 to 2007. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Patrick Foley has received more than 78,340 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. John Patrick Foley is the 2,443rd most popular religious figure (up from 2,474th in 2019), the 5,695th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,626th in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 49.53

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Patrick Foley ranks 2,443 out of 3,187. Before him are Roberto Tucci, Bernard Agré, Bernard Panafieu, Vladimír Holan, Secundus of Asti, and János Scitovszky. After him are Zygmunt Gorazdowski, Nikolay Ilminsky, Tammy Faye Messner, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Francesco Marchisano, and Theodore of Tarsus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, John Patrick Foley ranks 291. Before him are Jacques Gaillot, Bill Brack, Hrvoje Šarinić, Paul Goma, Theodor Hoffmann, and Bobby Morrow. After him are Percy Adlon, Gary Player, Don McCullin, Barbara Harris, Rosenda Monteros, and Géza Alföldy. Among people deceased in 2011, John Patrick Foley ranks 252. Before him are Jean Bartik, Nusrat Bhutto, Edward Hardwicke, Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, Harry Morgan, and Peter Post. After him are Abderrahmane Mahjoub, John Stott, Inge Sørensen, Marco Simoncelli, Moacyr Scliar, and Gil Scott-Heron.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Patrick Foley ranks 5,695 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Joe White (1943), Mike Stern (1953), James B. Donovan (1916), Eric Shinseki (1942), Sandra Bernhard (1955), and Michael Spinks (1956). After him are Otis Davis (1932), George Calnan (1900), Elizabeth Mitchell (1970), Sidney Johnson (1877), Amina Wadud (1952), and David White (1916).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, John Patrick Foley ranks 44. Before him are Yusuf Estes (1944), Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930), Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774), Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919), Dorothy Stang (1931), and Seraphim Rose (1934). After him are Tammy Faye Messner (1942), Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), Squanto (1585), Milman Parry (1902), William Wakefield Baum (1926), and Thomas S. Monson (1927).

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