RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis Spellman

1889 - 1967

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Francis Joseph Spellman (May 4, 1889 – December 2, 1967) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 1939 until his death in 1967. From 1932 to 1939, Spellman served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. He was created a cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1946. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Spellman is the 2,798th most popular religious figure (down from 2,779th in 2019), the 7,604th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,928th in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis Spellman ranks 2,798 out of 3,187. Before him are Mullah Krekar, Georg Sterzinsky, Tadevuš Kandrusievič, Jānis Endzelīns, Emma Smith, and Genesius of Rome. After him are Giacomo Capuzzi, Giuseppe Merisi, Chandramukhi Basu, Urbano Navarrete Cortés, Maximos V Hakim, and Laurence of Byzantium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Francis Spellman ranks 230. Before him are William Justin Kroll, Ted Wilde, Carl Folcker, Nezihe Muhiddin, Carl O. Sauer, and Hugo Wieslander. After him are Sven Markelius, Efrem Zimbalist, Nina Agadzhanova, Hjalmar Andersson, Matilde Hidalgo, and Alberto Ohaco. Among people deceased in 1967, Francis Spellman ranks 208. Before him are Gerhard Ritter, Halina Poświatowska, Michael J. Adams, Ernestas Galvanauskas, Paul Whiteman, and Clifton Williams. After him are Mary Garden, Georges Berger, Reginald Punnett, Fridrikh Ermler, Hans Jacob Nielsen, and Holcombe Ward.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis Spellman ranks 7,606 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Parrish (1916), Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), Alice Kober (1906), Rod Serling (1924), and Janis Paige (1922). After him are Ruby Bridges (1954), Daniel J. Boorstin (1914), Forest Ray Moulton (1872), Regis Philbin (1931), Edmund Wilson (1895), and Margaret Harwood (1885).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Francis Spellman ranks 71. Before him are John Patrick Foley (1935), Milman Parry (1902), Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774), Donald Wuerl (1940), Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919), and Emma Smith (1804). After him are Adoniram Judson (1788), Walter Breuning (1896), Mother Angelica (1923), Daniel DiNardo (1949), Adam Maida (1930), and William Ellery Channing (1780).

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