RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Albert Vanhoye

1923 - 2021

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Albert Vanhoye ([al.bɛʁ van.wa]; 24 July 1923 – 29 July 2021) was a French priest, a member of the Society of Jesus, and a biblical scholar. He taught at the Pontifical Biblical Institute from 1963 to 1998 and served as its rector from 1984 to 1990. He was Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission from 1990 to 2001. He was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 and led the Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Vanhoye is the 1,817th most popular religious figure (down from 1,759th in 2019), the 2,779th most popular biography from France (up from 2,938th in 2019) and the 145th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Albert Vanhoye ranks 1,817 out of 3,187. Before her are Emerentiana, Alphonsus Rodriguez, Callinicus I of Constantinople, Marco Cé, Aristarchus of Thessalonica, and Peter Hans Kolvenbach. After her are Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, Louis Billot, Henri Schwery, Wiborada, Adolf Bertram, and Maximianus of Ravenna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Albert Vanhoye ranks 154. Before her are Cheikh Anta Diop, Carl Djerassi, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Peter Lawford, Wes Montgomery, and Harrison Dillard. After her are Constantin Dăscălescu, Betsy Blair, Anita Björk, Hans Riegel, Elisabeth Becker, and Naziha al-Dulaimi. Among people deceased in 2021, Albert Vanhoye ranks 186. Before her are Anerood Jugnauth, Jozef Vengloš, Matthew Festing, Wilfried Van Moer, Ian St John, and Wahiduddin Khan. After her are Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Henri Schwery, Sabah Fakhri, George Segal, Lou Ottens, and Yuan Longping.

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In France

Among people born in France, Albert Vanhoye ranks 2,779 out of 6,770. Before her are Paul Émile Chabas (1869), Jean d'Ormesson (1925), Wilhelm Falley (1897), Charles Rogier (1800), Claude Rich (1929), and Musidora (1889). After her are Édouard Branly (1844), Louis Billot (1846), Juliette Drouet (1806), Paul Veyne (1930), André Cayatte (1909), and Michel Sardou (1947).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Albert Vanhoye ranks 145. Before her are Judoc (600), Charles de Bourbon (1523), Christophe Pierre (1946), Lupus of Troyes (395), Eucherius of Lyon (380), and Leodegar (616). After her are Louis Billot (1846), Louis Antoine de Noailles (1651), John Francis Regis (1597), Albinus of Angers (470), Bernard de Montfaucon (1655), and Richard Simon (1638).

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