RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Edward Cassidy

1924 - 2021

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Edward Idris Cassidy AC (5 July 1924 – 10 April 2021) was an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church who was president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 1989 to 2001. He headed the Commission of the Holy See for Religious Relations with the Jews. He spent most of his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See both in Rome and overseas. He was made a cardinal in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Cassidy is the 1,996th most popular religious figure (down from 1,254th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Australia (down from 54th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Edward Cassidy ranks 1,996 out of 3,187. Before him are Nguyễn Văn Thuận, Diodorus of Tarsus, Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans, Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, Émilie de Villeneuve, and Anthony of Kiev. After him are Ishaq ibn Ali, Patriarch Job of Moscow, Giovanni Colombo, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Theodor Innitzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Edward Cassidy ranks 194. Before him are Aloísio Lorscheider, Ken Tyrrell, Olivier Gendebien, Alain Bombard, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, and Idries Shah. After him are Josef Škvorecký, Johannes Mario Simmel, Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, George Mikan, Nek Chand, and Wally Ris. Among people deceased in 2021, Edward Cassidy ranks 213. Before him are Ronald Inglehart, Roger Hunt, Stephen Sondheim, Lars Norén, Goodwill Zwelithini, and Danilo Popivoda. After him are Jovenel Moïse, Lamine Diack, Eric Carle, Helmut Jahn, Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, and Zlatko Kranjčar.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Edward Cassidy ranks 103 out of 1,143. Before him are Andy Thomas (1951), George Pell (1941), Bobby Pearce (1905), Morris West (1916), Jack Crawford (1908), and Yagan (1800). After him are Judy Davis (1955), David Wenham (1965), David Warren (1925), Diane Cilento (1933), Vernon Wells (1945), and Judy Tegart-Dalton (1937).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Australia

Among religious figures born in Australia, Edward Cassidy ranks 4. Before him are Truganini (1812), James Harrison (1936), and George Pell (1941). After him are Edward Clancy (1923), Norman Thomas Gilroy (1896), Mary MacKillop (1842), and Peter Hollingworth (1935).

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