RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Geraldo Majella Agnelo

1933 - 2023

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Geraldo Majella Agnelo (19 October 1933 – 26 August 2023) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1999 to 2011. He became a bishop in 1978 and served as bishop of Toledo from 1978 to 1982 and archbishop of Londrina from 1982 to 1991. He served in the Roman Curia as secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 1991 to 1999. Agnelo was raised to the rank of cardinal in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geraldo Majella Agnelo is the 2,142nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,564th in 2019), the 296th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 190th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Brazilian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Geraldo Majella Agnelo ranks 2,142 out of 3,187. Before him are Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow, Wincenty Kadłubek, Theodore of Tarsus, Innocent of Alaska, and Pierre Pigneau de Behaine. After him are Subhūti, Ludwig Kaas, Theodore Romzha, Wolfgang Capito, Nagasena, and Cosmas of Maiuma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Geraldo Majella Agnelo ranks 220. Before him are Jörn Donner, Ruzena Bajcsy, Paul de Senneville, Asha Bhosle, Kelvin Felix, and Sergio Endrigo. After him are Yukhym Zvyahilsky, Kerstin Ekman, Juan Marsé, Michael Dukakis, Mary Ure, and Julieta Serrano. Among people deceased in 2023, Geraldo Majella Agnelo ranks 214. Before him are Richard G. Hovannisian, Terry Funk, Concha Velasco, Hubert Reeves, Paul de Senneville, and Friedrich Cerha. After him are Sandra Day O'Connor, Dean Smith, Ama Ata Aidoo, Romualdo Arppi Filho, Alfredo M. Bonanno, and Murat Karayılan.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Geraldo Majella Agnelo ranks 296 out of 2,236. Before him are Gilmar Rinaldi (1959), Dida (1934), George Kobayashi (1947), Regina Duarte (1947), Maxwell (1981), and Anderson (1988). After him are Agostinho Fortes Filho (1901), Roberto Miranda (1944), Alfredo II (1920), Zequinha de Abreu (1880), Adriano (1984), and Eumir Deodato (1942).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Brazil

Among religious figures born in Brazil, Geraldo Majella Agnelo ranks 9. Before him are Cláudio Hummes (1934), Odilo Scherer (1949), João Braz de Aviz (1947), Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921), Orani João Tempesta (1949), and Aloísio Lorscheider (1924). After him are José Freire Falcão (1925), Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1937), Frei Galvão (1739), Sérgio da Rocha (1959), Eugênio Sales (1920), and Eusébio Scheid (1932).

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