RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Carlo Maria Viganò

1941 - Today

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Carlo Maria Viganò (Italian pronunciation: [vigaˈnɔ]; born 16 January 1941) is an Italian traditionalist Catholic archbishop and conspiracy theorist who served as Apostolic Nuncio to the United States from 2011 to 2016 and as secretary-general of the Governorate of Vatican City State from 2009 to 2011. He is known for having publicized the Vatican leaks scandal of 2012, in which he revealed financial corruption in the Vatican, and a 2018 letter accusing Pope Francis and other Catholic leaders of covering up sexual abuse allegations against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick. In 2024, Viganò was charged by the Vatican with schism. He was declared guilty and excommunicated. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlo Maria Viganò is the 1,021st most popular religious figure (up from 1,218th in 2019), the 1,383rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,770th in 2019) and the 321st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Carlo Maria Viganò ranks 1,021 out of 3,187. Before him are Aleksandr Akimov, Gerolamo Emiliani, Benedict of Aniane, Amandus, Arnulf of Metz, and Abdullah ibn Saba'. After him are Andrew Kim Taegon, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, John of Leiden, Clemens August Graf von Galen, Saturnin, and Rupert of Salzburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Carlo Maria Viganò ranks 110. Before him are Otis Redding, Robert Pine, Eric Burdon, Tarita Teriipaia, Kenji Tochio, and Alexander Gauland. After him are Roy Harper, Claudine Auger, Mircea Snegur, Martha Stewart, Neil Diamond, and Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Carlo Maria Viganò ranks 1,383 out of 5,161. Before him are Marcantonio Raimondi (1480), Mathilde Bonaparte (1820), Mirella Freni (1935), Julia (-190), Andrea Cesalpino (1519), and Dicaearchus (-350). After him are Liliana Cavani (1933), Cristofano Allori (1577), Felice Beato (1832), Andrea della Robbia (1435), Jacopo de' Barbari (1460), and Authari (540).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Carlo Maria Viganò ranks 321. Before him are Ascanio Sforza (1455), Paula of Rome (347), Andrea Amati (1505), Teobaldo Boccapecci (1100), Mariano Rampolla (1843), and Gerolamo Emiliani (1486). After him are Veronica Giuliani (1660), Lawrence of Brindisi (1559), Paul of the Cross (1694), Gerard of Csanád (980), Tatiana of Rome (200), and Saint Susanna (280).

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