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Cahal Daly

1917 - 2009

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Cahal Brendan Daly KGCHS (born Charles Brendan Daly, 1 October 1917 – 31 December 2009) was a Roman Catholic cardinal, theologian and writer from County Antrim. Daly served as the Catholic Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh from late 1990 to 1996, the oldest man to take up this role for nearly 200 years. He was later created a Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 28 June 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Cahal Daly is the 3,102nd most popular religious figure (down from 3,075th in 2024), the 6,619th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,722nd in 2019) and the 121st most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cahal Daly ranks 3,102 out of 3,187. Before him are Corrado Lorefice, Joseph Strickland, Wojciech Polak, Antoine Camilleri, Nechtan nepos Uerb, and Krzysztof Charamsa. After him are Dodë Gjergji, Anthony Bevilacqua, Erik Varden, Kent Hovind, Tomás Ó Fiaich, and Stephan Burger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Cahal Daly ranks 349. Before him are Leonard Jimmie Savage, Graham Higman, Ken Downing, Buddy Jeannette, Kay Aldridge, and Virginia Field. After him are Bill Clements, Claudia McNeil, Lorna Gray, Ruth Park, Lucille Bremer, and Terry Sanford. Among people deceased in 2009, Cahal Daly ranks 415. Before him are Johnny Kerr, Marian Cozma, Zinaida Stahurskaya, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, Sulim Yamadayev, and Bina Rai. After him are Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Eluana Englaro, Jane Bryan, Gale Storm, Baitullah Mehsud, and John Mortimer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cahal Daly ranks 6,621 out of 8,785. Before him are Reg Harris (1920), Matty James (1991), Toby Regbo (1991), Jessie Mei Li (1995), Jazz Richards (1991), and Eric Fellner (1959). After him are Humza Yousaf (1985), Adrian Alston (1949), Bertie Auld (1938), Thomas Sopwith (1888), 21 Savage (1992), and Femi Kuti (1962).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Cahal Daly ranks 121. Before him are Æthelberht II of East Anglia (800), Herbert Vaughan (1832), Saint Piran (null), Myles Coverdale (1488), John Keble (1792), and Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800). After him are Tomás Ó Fiaich (1923).

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