RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Richard Williamson

1940 - Today

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Richard Nelson Williamson (born 8 March 1940) is an English traditionalist Catholic bishop who opposes the changes in the church brought about by the Second Vatican Council. In 1988, Williamson was one of four Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) priests illicitly consecrated as bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, for which Pope John Paul II declared he had incurred ipso facto automatic excommunication. The validity of the excommunication has always been denied by the SSPX, who, citing canon law, argue that the consecrations were permissible due to a crisis in the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Williamson has received more than 14,242 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Richard Williamson is the 1,565th most popular religious figure (up from 1,829th in 2019), the 1,723rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,280th in 2019) and the 45th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Richard Williamson ranks 1,565 out of 3,187. Before him are Eucherius of Lyon, Ngô Đình Thục, Inayat Khan, Laura Vicuña, Maria Restituta Kafka, and Geraldo Majella Agnelo. After him are Ankhesenpepi II, Charles Lavigerie, José Saraiva Martins, Ellen Church, William Levada, and Hegesippus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Richard Williamson ranks 166. Before him are Wayne Dyer, Sam Waterston, Luis Cubilla, Leonard Susskind, Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, and Gloria Leonard. After him are Smokey Robinson, Raoni Metuktire, Count Ingolf of Rosenborg, Barbara Valentin, Mirko Jozić, and Natalia Makarova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Williamson ranks 1,723 out of 8,785. Before him are Lulach (1030), Eadgifu of Wessex (null), Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777), Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870), Israel Kirzner (1930), and Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862). After him are Ian Callaghan (1942), Anthony Blunt (1907), Gary Glitter (1944), Richard Aldington (1892), Roger Cotes (1682), and Kingsley Amis (1922).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Richard Williamson ranks 45. Before him are Rafael Merry del Val (1865), Elizabeth Blount (1500), John Nelson Darby (1800), Matthew Festing (1949), Malo (487), and Stephen Langton (1150). After him are Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Saint Alban (300), Reginald Lee (1870), Julian of Norwich (1342), John Ball (1338), and Barbara West (1911).

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