RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Georges Cottier

1922 - 2016

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Georges Marie Martin Cottier (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ maʁi maʁtɛ̃ kɔtje]; 25 April 1922 – 31 March 2016) was a Swiss Catholic prelate who served as Theologian of the Pontifical Household under Pope John Paul II from 1990 to 2005, after a career as a theologian and teacher. He was a member of the Dominicans and was made a cardinal in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Cottier is the 1,977th most popular religious figure (up from 2,049th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 340th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Swiss Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Georges Cottier ranks 1,977 out of 3,187. Before him are Alfons Maria Stickler, John Leonardi, Karl Lehmann, Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Abercius of Hieropolis, and Karekin I. After him are Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, Senhime, Maximus I of Constantinople, Maxim of Bulgaria, Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, and Bashar ibn Burd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Georges Cottier ranks 186. Before him are Otl Aicher, Carlo Lizzani, Egon Bahr, Dilip Kumar, Shovkat Alakbarova, and Virgilio Noè. After him are Bob Anderson, George McGovern, Farrokhroo Parsa, Eileen Essell, Eusebio Tejera, and Jackie Cooper. Among people deceased in 2016, Georges Cottier ranks 196. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Jadranka Stojaković, Vanity, Guido Westerwelle, Silvana Pampanini, and Silvio Gazzaniga. After him are Susannah Mushatt Jones, Patty Duke, David Huddleston, Émile Derlin Zinsou, Arthur Hiller, and Mahasweta Devi.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Georges Cottier ranks 305 out of 1,015. Before him are Princess Elena of Romania (1950), Carl Meissner (1800), Flavio Cotti (1939), Vincent Perez (1964), Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672), and Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (1945). After him are Domenico Trezzini (1670), Luigi Taveri (1929), Adolf Wölfli (1864), Felix Manz (1498), Rodolphe Lindt (1855), and Christoph Blocher (1940).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Switzerland

Among religious figures born in Switzerland, Georges Cottier ranks 17. Before him are Billy Meier (1937), Jacob Sprenger (1435), Emil Brunner (1889), Henri Schwery (1932), Wiborada (900), and Gilberto Agustoni (1922). After him are Maurice Bavaud (1916), Maria Bernarda Bütler (1848), Charles Journet (1891), Saint Othmar (689), Conrad Grebel (1498), and Pierre Viret (1511).

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