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Donald Wuerl

1940 - Today

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Donald William Wuerl (born November 12, 1940) is an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Washington from 2006 to 2018. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle (1986 to 1987) and Bishop of Pittsburgh (1988 to 2006). Pope Benedict XVI made him a cardinal in 2010. Wuerl is widely viewed as a theological moderate, and is well known in the church for his ability to forge consensus between different factions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Wuerl is the 2,736th most popular religious figure (up from 2,781st in 2019), the 7,033rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,936th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Donald Wuerl ranks 2,736 out of 3,187. Before him are Wilfrid Napier, Patrick Abercrombie, Nicola Saggio, Nicetas I of Constantinople, Leonid Stadnyk, and Vincent Nichols. After him are Jakub Wujek, Johannes de Jong, Andreo Cseh, Remigius of Rouen, Sawa, and Luigi De Magistris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Donald Wuerl ranks 359. Before him are Władysław Komar, Ignacio Milam Tang, Jerzy Kulej, Jozef Štibrányi, Osamu Watanabe, and Warren Cole. After him are Werner Krämer, Bohdan Paczyński, Jean-Paul Proust, Don Nelson, Claire Bretécher, and Jorma Kaukonen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald Wuerl ranks 7,035 out of 20,380. Before him are Maura Healey (1971), Alf Clausen (1941), Robert T. Bakker (1945), Eugene Burton Ely (1886), Joel Stebbins (1878), and Cecilia Beaux (1855). After him are Sidney Coleman (1937), Zane Grey (1872), Miriam Stevenson (1933), Lewis Powell (1844), Daniela Ruah (1983), and Bruce Johnston (1942).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Donald Wuerl ranks 68. Before him are Francis George (1937), Squanto (1585), Yusuf Estes (1944), John Patrick Foley (1935), Milman Parry (1902), and Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774). After him are Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919), Emma Smith (1804), Francis Spellman (1889), Adoniram Judson (1788), Walter Breuning (1896), and Mother Angelica (1923).

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