RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Alfons Maria Stickler

1910 - 2007

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Alfons Maria Stickler (23 August 1910 – 12 December 2007) was an Austrian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church from 1985 to 1988. Stickler was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985, and was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals. A traditionalist, he was a strong supporter of the Tridentine Mass and clerical celibacy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfons Maria Stickler is the 1,971st most popular religious figure (up from 2,093rd in 2019), the 588th most popular biography from Austria (up from 671st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Austrian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Alfons Maria Stickler ranks 1,971 out of 3,187. Before him are Francisco Robles Ortega, Joktan, Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia, Virgilio Noè, Sigebert of Gembloux, and Ján Chryzostom Korec. After him are John Leonardi, Karl Lehmann, Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Abercius of Hieropolis, Karekin I, and Georges Cottier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Alfons Maria Stickler ranks 142. Before him are Heinrich Sutermeister, Robert B. Anderson, Jorge Negrete, Giulietta Simionato, Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, and Louis Prima. After him are Josef Tal, Magda Olivero, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Gerhard Schröder, Gunnar Höckert, and Wolfgang Preiss. Among people deceased in 2007, Alfons Maria Stickler ranks 158. Before him are Alfonso López Michelsen, Tosiwo Nakayama, Manuel Bento, Ichiji Otani, Eleonora Rossi Drago, and Christian d'Oriola. After him are Aloísio Lorscheider, Reg Park, Wolfgang Iser, Holden Roberto, Parry O'Brien, and Carl-Henning Pedersen.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Alfons Maria Stickler ranks 588 out of 1,424. Before him are Ferdinand Raimund (1790), Augustín Malár (1894), Ernest Gold (1921), Alfred Körner (1926), Marian Smoluchowski (1872), and Philipp Frank (1884). After him are Magda Frank (1914), Princess Marie Louise of Hanover (1879), Aurel Vlaicu (1882), Albert Apponyi (1846), Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria (1874), and Maria Altmann (1916).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Austria

Among religious figures born in Austria, Alfons Maria Stickler ranks 14. Before him are Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw (1590), Adam Rainer (1899), Hermann Gmeiner (1919), Maria Schicklgruber (1795), Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1649), and Hans Hermann Groër (1919). After him are Theodor Innitzer (1875), Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck (1769), Theodore Romzha (1911), Saint Sturm (704), Ursula Ledóchowska (1865), and Anton Josef Gruscha (1820).

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