RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis George

1937 - 2015

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Francis Eugene George (January 16, 1937 – April 17, 2015) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois (1997–2014) and previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Yakima in Washington State and archbishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. A member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, George was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1998. He served as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2007 to 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis George is the 2,614th most popular religious figure (up from 2,974th in 2019), the 6,383rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,924th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis George ranks 2,614 out of 3,187. Before him are Baselios Cleemis, Edoardo Menichelli, Alexius, Metropolitan of Kiev, Henryk Gulbinowicz, Nikolay Ilminsky, and Frans van der Lugt. After him are Gérald Lacroix, Jean-Louis Bruguès, Aloys Sprenger, Honorius of Canterbury, Squanto, and Luigi Giuseppe Lasagna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Francis George ranks 327. Before him are Joe Henderson, Richard H. Truly, Roger Penske, Galimzyan Khusainov, Clodovil Hernandes, and Guram Kostava. After him are Andrei Bitov, Nadia Gamal, Zhang Jie, Richard Petty, Miguel Trovoada, and Jeff Farrell. Among people deceased in 2015, Francis George ranks 273. Before him are Ludvík Vaculík, Manorama, Karel Mejta Sr, Ellsworth Kelly, Boris Morukov, and Charles Pasqua. After him are Ildikó Schwarczenberger, Mate Trojanović, Astrid Ivask, Roberto Tucci, Clark Terry, and Claude Criquielion.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis George ranks 6,384 out of 20,380. Before him are Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann (1933), Ransom E. Olds (1864), Jason Beghe (1960), Josiah Royce (1855), Desi Arnaz Jr. (1953), and Art Buchwald (1925). After him are Judith Light (1949), Jane Greer (1924), E. B. White (1899), Wes Unseld (1946), Julia Quinn (1970), and Walter Piston (1894).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Francis George ranks 62. Before him are Don Alden Adams (1925), John Wright (1909), Thomas S. Monson (1927), Seraphim Rose (1934), Edmund Szoka (1927), and Dorothy Stang (1931). After him are Squanto (1585), Yusuf Estes (1944), John Patrick Foley (1935), Milman Parry (1902), Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774), and Donald Wuerl (1940).

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