RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Eduardo Francisco Pironio

1920 - 1998

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Eduardo Francisco Pironio (3 December 1920 – 5 February 1998) was an Argentine Catholic prelate who served in numerous departments of the Roman Curia from 1975 to 1996. He was named a cardinal in 1976 and Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio in 1995. Pironio died in 1998 and on 30 June 2006, the Diocese of Rome began requesting testimonies about his life and sanctity, opening his cause of canonization and bestowing upon him the posthumous title Servant of God. Pope Francis named him as Venerable on 18 February 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eduardo Francisco Pironio is the 2,087th most popular religious figure (down from 2,063rd in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 245th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Argentinean Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Eduardo Francisco Pironio ranks 2,087 out of 3,187. Before him are Bertha of Kent, Laura Montoya, Benedict Biscop, Qadi Iyad, Eugenio Dal Corso, and Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert. After him are Paul Cremona, Berthold, Carlos Aguiar Retes, Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, August Hlond, and Shelah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Eduardo Francisco Pironio ranks 189. Before him are Fiorenzo Magni, Barend Biesheuvel, Yves Robert, Zao Wou-Ki, Mahendra of Nepal, and Stéphanos II Ghattas. After him are Chatichai Choonhavan, Khieu Ponnary, Karel Píč, Lydia Wideman, Celia Sánchez, and Georges Marchais. Among people deceased in 1998, Eduardo Francisco Pironio ranks 129. Before him are Mahbub ul Haq, Klaus Tennstedt, Nino Ferrer, Mancur Olson, Vladimir Demikhov, and Richard Hamming. After him are Chatichai Choonhavan, Mariano Martín, Clara Rockmore, Régine Pernoud, Phil Hartman, and Leo Penn.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Eduardo Francisco Pironio ranks 214 out of 1,154. Before him are Julián Álvarez (2000), Silvio Marzolini (1940), Vicente López y Planes (1785), Adolfo Zumelzú (1902), Juan Evaristo (1902), and Francisco Olazar (1885). After him are Charly García (1951), Nicolás Otamendi (1988), Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear (1868), Luis Caffarelli (1948), Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean (1926), and Ramón Muttis (1899).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Argentina

Among religious figures born in Argentina, Eduardo Francisco Pironio ranks 9. Before him are Mario Aurelio Poli (1947), Estanislao Esteban Karlic (1926), Juan Carlos Aramburu (1912), Antonio Caggiano (1889), Víctor Manuel Fernández (1962), and Luis Héctor Villalba (1934). After him are Raúl Francisco Primatesta (1919), Jorge María Mejía (1923), and Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null).

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