RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Medardo Joseph Mazombwe

1931 - 2013

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Medardo Joseph Mazombwe (24 September 1931 – 29 August 2013) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Zambia's first indigenous cardinal.He was the former archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka (1996–2006) and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chipata (1970–1996). Pope Benedict XVI elevated Mazombwe to the status of Cardinal-Priest of Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza at a consistory on 20 November 2010.He held several senior positions in the local and regional church, such as Zambia Episcopal Conference president (1972–1975; 1988–1990; 1999–2002), and as chairman of the regional conferences under Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.) (1979–86). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Medardo Joseph Mazombwe has received more than 13,537 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Medardo Joseph Mazombwe is the 2,805th most popular religious figure (down from 2,388th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Zambia (down from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Zambian Religious Figure.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Medardo Joseph Mazombwe has had the most page views in the with 1,701 views, followed by Italian (1,273), and Polish (510). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Vietnamese (73.91%), Egyptian Arabic (63.89%), and Indonesian (35.76%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe ranks 2,805 out of 3,187. Before him are Francesco Montenegro, Dolly Pentreath, Lőrinc Schlauch, Braulio Rodríguez Plaza, María Guadalupe García Zavala, and Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel. After him are Sylvester Gozzolini, Ján Babjak, Samprati, Hermann Volk, Chad of Mercia, and Stanisław Nagy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe ranks 453. Before him are Mirja Hietamies, Karan Singh, Antonio Gamoneda, Szeto Wah, Algis Budrys, and Michael Fisher. After him are Anton Moravčík, Christopher George, Chiharu Igaya, Alfred W. Crosby, Pierre Chambon, and Michael Hardie Boys. Among people deceased in 2013, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe ranks 367. Before him are Henry Taylor, Gerard Cieślik, Mirja Hietamies, Santiago Santamaría, Andrei Panin, and Nobuyuki Aihara. After him are Cory Monteith, Nigel Davenport, Stanisław Nagy, Armen Alchian, Abdul Quader Molla, and Amar Bose.

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In Zambia

Among people born in Zambia, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe ranks 14 out of 41. Before him are Edgar Lungu (1956), Kalusha Bwalya (1963), Peter Dickinson (1927), Hakainde Hichilema (1962), Denise Scott Brown (1931), and Guy Scott (1944). After him are Robert John "Mutt" Lange (1948), Samuel Matete (1968), A. C. Grayling (1949), Patson Daka (1998), Emmanuel Mayuka (1990), and Christopher Katongo (1982).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Zambia

Among religious figures born in Zambia, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe ranks 1. 

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