RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Cornelius Sim

1951 - 2021

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Cornelius Sim DD (16 September 1951 – 29 May 2021) was a Bruneian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Vicar Apostolic of Brunei from 2004 until his death. He had previously served as the apostolic prefect of Brunei from 1997 to 2004. Sim was the first graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville priestly discernment program to be ordained to the priesthood. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of a cardinal on 28 November 2020, making him the first cardinal from the country, and from the island of Borneo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cornelius Sim is the 2,705th most popular religious figure (up from 2,888th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Brunei and the most popular Bruneian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cornelius Sim ranks 2,705 out of 3,187. Before him are Angelo Mai, Christian Horner, Ratramnus, Cyril of Bulgaria, Mara Takla Haymanot, and Roberto de Nobili. After him are Jose Advincula, Maria Katharina Kasper, Paul I of Constantinople, Pope Eumenes of Alexandria, José Manuel Imbamba, and Franziskus von Bettinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Cornelius Sim ranks 352. Before him are Ryūsei Nakao, Debra Jo Rupp, Richard Thomas, John Alexander, Trixi Schuba, and Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss. After him are Unshō Ishizuka, Geoff Lees, Guy Lafleur, Luther Vandross, Patricia Wettig, and Sebastian Francis. Among people deceased in 2021, Cornelius Sim ranks 368. Before him are Petr Kellner, Tatyana Tolstaya, Almudena Grandes, Jessica Walter, Sanpei Shirato, and Janet Moreau. After him are Robert Marchand, Patrick Juvet, Kees de Jager, Chris Barber, Dimitri Kitsikis, and Sebastian Koto Khoarai.

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In Brunei

Among people born in Brunei, Cornelius Sim ranks 7 out of 8. Before him are Hassanal Bolkiah (1946), Queen Saleha of Brunei (1946), Al-Muhtadee Billah (1974), Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1914), Muhammad Jamalul Alam II (1889), and Muhammad Shah of Brunei (1301). After him are Wu Chun (1979).

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Among religious figures born in Brunei, Cornelius Sim ranks 1. 

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