RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bernard Francis Law

1931 - 2017

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Bernard Francis Cardinal Law (November 4, 1931 – December 20, 2017) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who, among other offices, served as Archbishop of Boston from 1984 to 2002. Originally considered an influential voice among American Catholic hierarchy and the wider Boston society as a supporter of church orthodoxy and social justice, along with his work in ecumenism and civil rights, his image was dramatically changed after the 2002 exposé of his involvement in covering up the serial rape of children by Catholic priests, which led to his resignation as Archbishop of Boston in December of that year. Prior to that office, Law served as Bishop of Springfield–Cape Girardeau from 1973 to 1984. He also served as Cardinal Priest of Santa Susanna from 1985 to his death in 2017, and as archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore from 2004 to 2011, these being largely ceremonial roles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Francis Law is the 2,077th most popular religious figure (up from 2,098th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 164th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Mexican Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bernard Francis Law ranks 2,077 out of 3,187. Before him are Józef Glemp, Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Désiré Tsarahazana, Sára Salkaházi, Justo Gallego Martínez, and Stéphanos II Ghattas. After him are Maurice Bavaud, Paolo Romeo, Giovanni de' Medici, Pacian, Eudoxius of Antioch, and Aram I.

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Among people born in 1931, Bernard Francis Law ranks 222. Before him are Klas Lestander, Fred Brooks, Moshé Mizrahi, Dominique Lapierre, Andrew Hill, and Scotty Moore. After him are Alda Merini, Vizma Belševica, Nick Bollettieri, Ann E. Todd, Mukaghali Makatayev, and E. L. Doctorow. Among people deceased in 2017, Bernard Francis Law ranks 205. Before him are Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, John Ashbery, Michael Bond, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Allan Holdsworth, and Miriam Rodríguez Martínez. After him are Željko Perušić, Seijun Suzuki, A. R. Penck, Colin Groves, Sonny Landham, and William Baumol.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Bernard Francis Law ranks 145 out of 729. Before him are Juan Álvarez (1790), Kitten Natividad (1948), Huitzilihuitl (1379), Miriam Rodríguez Martínez (1967), El Santo (1917), and Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (1926). After him are Ignacio Comonfort (1812), Francisco S. Carvajal (1870), Carlos Aguiar Retes (1950), José Vasconcelos (1882), Adolfo Suárez Rivera (1927), and José José (1948).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Mexico

Among religious figures born in Mexico, Bernard Francis Law ranks 9. Before him are Marcial Maciel (1920), José Sánchez del Río (1913), Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (1933), Tlacaelel (1397), Francisco Robles Ortega (1949), and Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (1926). After him are Carlos Aguiar Retes (1950), Adolfo Suárez Rivera (1927), Javier Lozano Barragán (1933), Alberto Suárez Inda (1939), Miguel Pro (1891), and Norberto Rivera Carrera (1942).

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