RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Franciszek Macharski

1927 - 2016

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Franciszek Macharski (Polish pronunciation: [fraɲˈt͡ɕiʂɛk maˈxarskʲi]; 20 May 1927 – 2 August 2016) was a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed Archbishop of Kraków from 1978, named by Pope John Paul II to succeed him in that role. Macharski was elevated to the cardinalate in 1979, and resigned as archbishop in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franciszek Macharski is the 1,216th most popular religious figure (up from 1,762nd in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from Poland (up from 607th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Polish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Franciszek Macharski ranks 1,216 out of 3,187. Before him are Jean-Marie Lustiger, William of Gellone, Maximilian of Tebessa, Alexandre do Nascimento, Ælfheah of Canterbury, and Hugh of Châteauneuf. After him are Amun-her-khepeshef, Josyf Slipyj, Felicitas of Rome, Dazu Huike, Praxedes, and William Farel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Franciszek Macharski ranks 98. Before him are Jupp Derwall, Narciso Yepes, Abdul Halim of Kedah, Claude Gensac, Hans Schäfer, and Robert N. Bellah. After him are Shirley Fry, Lois Maxwell, Jerry Stiller, Eartha Kitt, Paul Badura-Skoda, and Pierre Alechinsky. Among people deceased in 2016, Franciszek Macharski ranks 101. Before him are Seymour Papert, Rick Parfitt, Lloyd Shapley, Paul Elvstrøm, Thorbjörn Fälldin, and Michael Massee. After him are Gordie Howe, Thomas Luckmann, Andrei Karlov, David Hamilton, Loris Francesco Capovilla, and Maria Teresa de Filippis.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Franciszek Macharski ranks 335 out of 1,694. Before him are Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden (1116), Kurt Tank (1898), Bolesław V the Chaste (1226), Eberhard von Mackensen (1889), Fritz London (1900), and Leopold Trepper (1904). After him are Heinz Reinefarth (1903), Ivan Vyhovsky (1608), Barbara Brylska (1941), Roman Dmowski (1864), Maximilian von Prittwitz (1848), and Walther Nehring (1892).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Poland

Among religious figures born in Poland, Franciszek Macharski ranks 16. Before him are Stanislaus Kostka (1550), Itzhak Stern (1901), Stanisław Ryłko (1945), Adam Stefan Sapieha (1867), Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947), and Lubomyr Husar (1933). After him are Joachim Meisner (1933), Hyacinth of Poland (1185), Wolf Messing (1899), Stanisława Leszczyńska (1896), Emil Krebs (1867), and John Albert Vasa (1612).

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