RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo

1948 - Today

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Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, SDB, commonly known as Carlos Belo or Ximenes Belo (born 3 February 1948) is an East Timorese prelate of the Catholic Church. He became a bishop in 1988 and served as the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Díli from 1988 to 2002. In 1996, he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with José Ramos-Horta for working "towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor". He is a professed member of the Salesians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo is the 699th most popular religious figure (up from 776th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Timor-Leste (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular East Timorese Religious Figure.

Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo is most famous for his role in negotiating the independence of East Timor from Indonesia.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo ranks 699 out of 3,187. Before him are Micah, Germanus I of Constantinople, Jean Meslier, Catherine Labouré, Kinga of Poland, and Sun Myung Moon. After him are Porphyry of Gaza, Dominique Mamberti, Epiphanius of Salamis, Raymond of Penyafort, Antipope Felix II, and Menno Simons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo ranks 49. Before him are Robert Plant, John Carpenter, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Kathy Bates, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, and Frank Abagnale. After him are John Bonham, Louis Raphaël I Sako, István Sándorfi, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Rudolf Schenker, and Tony Iommi.

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In Timor-Leste

Among people born in Timor-Leste, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo ranks 2 out of 12. Before him are José Ramos-Horta (1949). After him are Xanana Gusmão (1946), Taur Matan Ruak (1956), Francisco Guterres (1954), Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946), Mari Alkatiri (1949), Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1937), Virgílio do Carmo da Silva (1967), Estanislau da Silva (1952), Rui Maria de Araújo (1964), and Fernando de Araújo (1963).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Timor-Leste

Among religious figures born in Timor-Leste, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo ranks 1. After him are Virgílio do Carmo da Silva (1967).

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