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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Paulo Evaristo Arns

1921 - 2016

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Paulo Evaristo Arns OFM (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpawlu evaˈɾistu ˈaʁns]; 14 September 1921 – 14 December 2016) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church, who was made a cardinal and the Archbishop of São Paulo by Pope Paul VI, and later became cardinal protopriest. His ministry began with a twenty-year academic career, but when charged with responsibility for the Sao Paulo Archdiocese he proved a relentless opponent of Brazil's military dictatorship and its use of torture as well as an advocate for the poor and a vocal defender of liberation theology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paulo Evaristo Arns has received more than 112,809 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Paulo Evaristo Arns is the 2,110th most popular religious figure (down from 1,754th in 2019), the 345th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 317th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Brazilian Religious Figure.

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  • 18

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  • 3.23

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  • 2.75

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Paulo Evaristo Arns ranks 2,110 out of 2,238Before him are Demophon of Eleusis, Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro, Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Justus, Giulio della Rovere, and Nicolaus von Amsdorf. After him are Peire Cardenal, Stanislaus Papczyński, Paul Josef Cordes, Catald, Abu al-Misk Kafur, and Javier Lozano Barragán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Paulo Evaristo Arns ranks 236Before him are John Agar, Simin Daneshvar, Jeanne Demessieux, Ken Adam, Jack Kramer, and Lis Hartel. After him are Rodney Dangerfield, Leo Penn, Rinaldo Martino, Mario Rigoni Stern, Buddy Rogers, and Frédéric Dard. Among people deceased in 2016, Paulo Evaristo Arns ranks 243Before him are Zubaida Tharwat, Tom Hayden, Zoltán Kocsis, Ioannis Grivas, Ken Adam, and Pierre Étaix. After him are Lupita Tovar, Manfred Krug, Jimmy Bain, Turgay Şeren, László Sárosi, and Kigeli V of Rwanda.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Paulo Evaristo Arns ranks 345 out of 2,067Before him are Romualdo Arppi Filho (1939), Camargo Guarnieri (1907), Ana Maria Machado (1941), Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847), Roberto Firmino (1991), and Hamilton Mourão (1953). After him are Ivan Lins (1945), Clodovil Hernandes (1937), Serginho Chulapa (1953), Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977), Joel Camargo (1946), and Roberto de Assis Moreira (1971).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Brazil

Among religious figures born in Brazil, Paulo Evaristo Arns ranks 9Before him are Leonardo Boff (1938), Cláudio Hummes (1934), João Braz de Aviz (1947), Eusébio Scheid (1932), Frei Galvão (1739), and Aloísio Lorscheider (1924). After him are Irmã Dulce (1914), Odilo Scherer (1949), Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), Eugênio Sales (1920), Orani João Tempesta (1949), and Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1937).