RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Cláudio Hummes

1934 - 2022

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Cláudio Hummes (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklawdʒu ˈʁum(i)s]; born Auri Alfonso Hummes; 8 August 1934 – 4 July 2022) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 2006 to 2010, having served as Archbishop of Fortaleza from 1996 to 1998 and Archbishop of São Paulo from 1998 to 2006. A member of the Order of Friars Minor and an outspoken proponent of social justice, he was made a cardinal in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cláudio Hummes is the 1,035th most popular religious figure (up from 1,155th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 118th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Religious Figure.

Cardinal Cláudio Hummes is a prominent figure in the Catholic Church and is most famous for his work in promoting social justice, interfaith dialogue, and environmental protection.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cláudio Hummes ranks 1,035 out of 3,187. Before him are Euthymius the Great, Lambert of Maastricht, Abdullah ibn Salam, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Al-Juwayni, and Veronica Giuliani. After him are Lidwina, Antipope Dioscorus, Carlos Osoro Sierra, Mahavatar Babaji, Lawrence of Brindisi, and Medardus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Cláudio Hummes ranks 86. Before him are Yoshio Furukawa, Garry Marshall, Renata Scotto, Marshall Rosenberg, Bingu wa Mutharika, and Dave Mackay. After him are Eduard Khil, Nirmala Joshi, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Ingvar Carlsson, Otar Iosseliani, and Marty Feldman. Among people deceased in 2022, Cláudio Hummes ranks 83. Before him are Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Siniša Mihajlović, Ricardo Bofill, Bernard Cribbins, Fred Ward, and Klaus Schulze. After him are Catherine Spaak, Eric Walter Elst, Evaristo Carvalho, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Ruggero Deodato, and Boris Pahor.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Cláudio Hummes ranks 88 out of 2,236. Before him are Marcelo (1988), Dida (1973), Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1905), Vicente Feola (1909), Adriano (1982), and José Sarney (1930). After him are Vinicius de Moraes (1913), Florinda Bolkan (1941), Hilderaldo Bellini (1930), Reinaldo Arenas (1943), Mauro Ramos (1930), and Chico Buarque (1944).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Brazil

Among religious figures born in Brazil, Cláudio Hummes ranks 3. Before him are Hélder Câmara (1909), and Leonardo Boff (1938). After him are Odilo Scherer (1949), João Braz de Aviz (1947), Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921), Orani João Tempesta (1949), Aloísio Lorscheider (1924), Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), José Freire Falcão (1925), Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1937), and Frei Galvão (1739).

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