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Edmund Szoka

1927 - 2014

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Edmund Casimir Szoka (September 14, 1927 – August 20, 2014) was an American Catholic prelate who served as president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and president of the Governorate of Vatican City State from 1997 to 2006. He previously served as Bishop of Gaylord from 1971 to 1981 and Archbishop of Detroit from 1981 to 1990. Szoka was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund Szoka is the 2,528th most popular religious figure (up from 2,741st in 2019), the 5,965th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,565th in 2019) and the 60th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Edmund Szoka ranks 2,528 out of 3,187. Before him are Mariam Thresia Chiramel, Norberto Rivera Carrera, Oscar Cruz, Gondophares, Fiorenzo Angelini, and Palladius of Galatia. After him are Caspar Olevian, John X of Constantinople, Utba ibn Ghazwan, Theudas, Friedrich Gustav Piffl, and Sisinnius II of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Edmund Szoka ranks 254. Before him are Hamed Karoui, Stuart Rosenberg, Dezső Gyarmati, Vasyl Makukh, Simin Behbahani, and Elisabeth Söderström. After him are Jarl Kulle, Piero Tosi, Luis Rijo, Arthur Cohn, John Cranko, and Althea Gibson. Among people deceased in 2014, Edmund Szoka ranks 256. Before him are Károly Sándor, Simin Behbahani, Paolo Salvati, Harun Farocki, Klas Ingesson, and Fiorenzo Angelini. After him are Nadya Nozharova, Vaçe Zela, Jacques Barrot, Ilija Pantelić, Sue Townsend, and Paul England.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edmund Szoka ranks 5,965 out of 20,380. Before him are Donella Meadows (1941), Bret Harte (1836), Jennifer Carpenter (1979), Emma Lazarus (1849), Paul Gilbert (1966), and Charles Daniels (1885). After him are Donny Hathaway (1945), Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947), Florence R. Sabin (1871), Richard Montague (1930), Stanley Williams (1953), and Gene Wolfe (1931).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Edmund Szoka ranks 60. Before him are Michael Curry (1953), Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757), Don Alden Adams (1925), John Wright (1909), Thomas S. Monson (1927), and Seraphim Rose (1934). After him are Dorothy Stang (1931), Francis George (1937), Squanto (1585), Yusuf Estes (1944), John Patrick Foley (1935), and Milman Parry (1902).

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