1947 - Today
João Braz de Aviz (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ˈbɾaz dʒi aˈvis]; born 24 April 1947) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as the prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011. He began his career working for twenty years as a parish priest and seminary teacher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João Braz de Aviz has received more than 51,353 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). João Braz de Aviz is the 1,931st most popular religious figure (down from 1,877th in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 398th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Brazilian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, João Braz de Aviz ranks 1,931 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria, Onesiphorus, François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler, and Mkrtich Khrimian. After him are Euthymius of Tarnovo, Jarir ibn Atiyah, Clemente Micara, Carlo Caffarra, Antony I of Constantinople, and Porphyry of Gaza.
200 - 231
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 1,925
50 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,926
1715 - 1794
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,927
1417 - 1467
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,928
1811 - 1877
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,929
1820 - 1907
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,930
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,931
1317 - 1402
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 1,932
650 - 728
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 1,933
1879 - 1965
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 1,934
1938 - 2017
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 1,935
750 - 837
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,936
347 - 420
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,937
Among people born in 1947, João Braz de Aviz ranks 286. Before him are Riccardo Fogli, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Hassan Shehata, Andrew Blake, Shelley Hack, and Sally Oldfield. After him are Dawoud Rajiha, Uli Edel, Gunnar Staalesen, Sylvester, Pascal Lamy, and Joe Morton.
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 280
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 281
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 282
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 283
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 284
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 285
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 286
1947 - 2012
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 287
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 288
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 289
1947 - 1988
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 290
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 291
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 292
Among people born in Brazil, João Braz de Aviz ranks 284 out of 2,067. Before him are Nereu Ramos (1888), Djalminha (1970), Müller (1966), Morena Baccarin (1979), Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (1938), and Edmundo (1971). After him are Flávio Costa (1906), Márcio Amoroso (1974), Max Cavalera (1969), Nílton de Sordi (1931), Oreco (1932), and Ademir da Guia (1942).
1888 - 1958
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 278
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 279
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 280
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 281
1938 - 2019
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 282
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 283
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 284
1906 - 1999
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 285
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 286
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 287
1931 - 2013
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 288
1932 - 1985
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 289
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 290
Among religious figures born in Brazil, João Braz de Aviz ranks 5. Before him are Hélder Câmara (1909), José Freire Falcão (1925), Leonardo Boff (1938), and Cláudio Hummes (1934). After him are Eusébio Scheid (1932), Frei Galvão (1739), Aloísio Lorscheider (1924), Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921), Irmã Dulce (1914), Odilo Scherer (1949), and Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933).
1909 - 1999
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 1
1925 - 2021
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 2
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 3
1934 - 2022
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 4
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 5
1932 - 2021
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 6
1739 - 1822
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 7
1924 - 2007
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 8
1921 - 2016
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 9
1914 - 1992
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 10
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 11
1933 - 2023
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 12