RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Roger Etchegaray

1922 - 2019

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Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʒe ɛtʃɛɡaʁaj]; 25 September 1922 – 4 September 2019) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. Etchegaray served as the Archbishop of Marseille from 1970 to 1985 before entering the Roman Curia, where he served as President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (1984–1998) and President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (1984–1995). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Etchegaray has received more than 151,483 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Etchegaray is the 1,057th most popular religious figure (down from 947th in 2019), the 1,660th most popular biography from France (down from 1,435th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular French Religious Figure.

Roger Etchegaray is most famous for his work with the French Resistance during World War II.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Roger Etchegaray ranks 1,057 out of 3,187Before him are Rupert of Salzburg, Guru Arjan, Thibaud Gaudin, Felix of Valois, Muslim ibn Aqil, and William of Gellone. After him are Didacus of Alcalá, Jayadeva, Merytre-Hatshepsut, Fausto Sozzini, Sergio Sebastiani, and Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Roger Etchegaray ranks 85Before him are Annemarie Schimmel, Luis Echeverría, Elmer Bernstein, John B. Goodenough, Damiano Damiani, and Barbara Bel Geddes. After him are Árpád Göncz, Patrick Macnee, Carlos Andrés Pérez, George Blake, Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, and Ralph H. Baer. Among people deceased in 2019, Roger Etchegaray ranks 83Before him are Luke Perry, Felice Gimondi, André Previn, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório, Lee Iacocca, and Šaban Šaulić. After him are Alan García, Johnny Kitagawa, Yukiya Amano, Tomi Ungerer, Jonas Mekas, and Köbi Kuhn.

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In France

Among people born in France, Roger Etchegaray ranks 1,660 out of 6,770Before him are Marcel Aymé (1902), Félix Savart (1791), Maria of Montpellier (1182), Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942), William of Gellone (750), and Jean Dujardin (1972). After him are Nicolas Sanson (1600), Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (953), Aymon, Count of Savoy (1291), Georges Feydeau (1862), Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1604), and Margaret of France, Queen of England (1282).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Roger Etchegaray ranks 82Before him are Arnaud Amalric (1160), Hugh of Cluny (1024), Caesarius of Arles (470), Thibaud Gaudin (1229), Felix of Valois (1127), and William of Gellone (750). After him are Valentin Haüy (1745), Abbo of Fleury (945), Jacques de Vitry (1170), Jeanne Guyon (1648), Julian the Hospitaller (700), and Raël (1946).