RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Anthony Poola

1961 - Today

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Anthony Poola (born 15 November 1961) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad since 2021. He was Bishop of Kurnool from 2008 to 2020. Before becoming a bishop, he worked as a priest of the Diocese of Cuddapah. On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis elevated Poola to Cardinal at a consistory held in Vatican. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Poola is the 3,041st most popular religious figure, the 931st most popular biography from India and the 61st most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Anthony Poola is most famous for being the first Dalit bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in India, appointed as the Bishop of Kurnool in 2021. His leadership focuses on uplifting marginalized communities within the Church and promoting social justice.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Anthony Poola ranks 3,041 out of 3,187. Before him are Peter the Aleut, William Morgan, Maelgwn Gwynedd, Joseph Parecattil, Gianni Ambrosio, and John Kilian. After him are Ravi Zacharias, Peter Hollingworth, Abdul Rahman, Ricardo Vidal, John Shelby Spong, and Gintaras Grušas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Anthony Poola ranks 545. Before him are Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Eva Grimaldi, and Dimitris Saravakos. After him are Agneta Andersson, George Lopez, Tatiana de Rosnay, Alan Pardew, Justin Fashanu, Peter Thomsen, Alberto Vaquina, Lynn Hill, and Miguel Tendillo.

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In India

Among people born in India, Anthony Poola ranks 931 out of 1,861. Before him are Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (1941), Vikram Seth (1952), Saira Banu (1944), Subramanian Swamy (1939), Joseph Parecattil (1912), and Amit Shah (1964). After him are Ravi Zacharias (1946), Sumitra Mahajan (1943), Arvind Kejriwal (1968), Avinash Dixit (1944), Daulat Singh Kothari (1906), and Dipali Barthakur (1941).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Anthony Poola ranks 61. Before him are Roberto de Nobili (1577), Chandramukhi Basu (1860), Mohan Bhagwat (1950), Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928), Simon Pimenta (1920), and Joseph Parecattil (1912). After him are Ravi Zacharias (1946), George Koovakad (1973), and Begum Samru (1746).

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