RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Ignatius Aphrem II
1965 - Today

Ignatius Aphrem II
Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (born 3 May 1965 as Sa'id Karim; Arabic: سعيد كريم, romanized: Saʽīd Kārīm) is a Syrian-American Christian prelate who is serving as the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church since 29 May 2014. Born and raised in Qamishili, Syria, Karim took the vows of a monk in 1985 and was later ordained as a deacon and then as a priest. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Divinity from the Coptic Theological Seminary in Cairo in 1988. In 1992, he received a Licentiate of Sacred Theology and in 1994, a Doctor of Divinity from St Patrick's College, Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ignatius Aphrem II is the 2,121st most popular religious figure (up from 3,059th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Syria (up from 191st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Syrian Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Ignatius Aphrem II ranks 2,121 out of 3,187. Before him are Anthimus VI of Constantinople, Flavio Chigi, Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Juan Benlloch i Vivó, and J. F. Oberlin. After him are Constantine V of Constantinople, Clodoald, Nirmala Srivastava, Dositheus II of Jerusalem, Reza Hosseini Nassab, and Maurice Piat.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnthimus VI of Constantinople
1782 - 1877
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 2,115
Flavio Chigi
1631 - 1693
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 2,116
Gregorio Rosa Chávez
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 2,117
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
1900 - 1987
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 2,118
Juan Benlloch i Vivó
1864 - 1926
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 2,119
J. F. Oberlin
1740 - 1826
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 2,120
Ignatius Aphrem II
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 2,121
Constantine V of Constantinople
1833 - 1914
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 2,122
Clodoald
524 - 560
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2,123
Nirmala Srivastava
1923 - 2011
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2,124
Dositheus II of Jerusalem
1641 - 1707
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 2,125
Reza Hosseini Nassab
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 2,126
Maurice Piat
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 2,127
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Ignatius Aphrem II ranks 122. Before him are Guido Marini, Tom Tykwer, Gavin Rossdale, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Eddie Irvine, and William Zabka. After him are Jon Cryer, Kyra Sedgwick, Svetlana Medvedeva, Mario Lemieux, Robert Bilott, and Marlee Matlin.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsGuido Marini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 116
Tom Tykwer
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 117
Gavin Rossdale
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 118
Karl-Heinz Riedle
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 119
Eddie Irvine
RACING DRIVER
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 120
William Zabka
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 121
Ignatius Aphrem II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 122
Jon Cryer
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 123
Kyra Sedgwick
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 124
Svetlana Medvedeva
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 125
Mario Lemieux
HOCKEY PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 126
Robert Bilott
LAWYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 127
Marlee Matlin
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 128
In Syria
Among people born in Syria, Ignatius Aphrem II ranks 139 out of 210. Before him are Ibn Abi Usaibia (1204), Khalid Bakdash (1912), Hayır Bey (1464), Maryana Marrash (1848), Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), and Antiochus Hierax (-266). After him are Cosmas of Maiuma (675), Aram Tigran (1934), Alopen (600), Salim Idris (1957), Muhammad Zaidan (1948), and Ghada al-Samman (1942).
Others born in Syria
Go to all RankingsIbn Abi Usaibia
PHYSICIAN
1204 - 1269
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 133
Khalid Bakdash
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1995
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 134
Hayır Bey
POLITICIAN
1464 - 1522
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 135
Maryana Marrash
WRITER
1848 - 1919
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 136
Ibn al-Qalanisi
POLITICIAN
1073 - 1160
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 137
Antiochus Hierax
POLITICIAN
266 BC - 226 BC
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 138
Ignatius Aphrem II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 139
Cosmas of Maiuma
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
675 - 760
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 140
Aram Tigran
SINGER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 141
Alopen
POLITICIAN
600 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 142
Salim Idris
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 143
Muhammad Zaidan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 2004
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 144
Ghada al-Samman
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 145
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria
Among religious figures born in Syria, Ignatius Aphrem II ranks 20. Before him are John X of Antioch (1955), Eulogius of Alexandria (501), Ibn Asakir (1105), Gregory III Laham (1933), Ignatius Moses I Daoud (1930), and Ignatius Joseph III Yonan (1944). After him are Cosmas of Maiuma (675), Hilarion Capucci (1922), Ibas of Edessa (400), Maximos IV Sayegh (1878), and Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (1977).
John X of Antioch
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 14
Eulogius of Alexandria
501 - 608
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 15
Ibn Asakir
1105 - 1176
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 16
Gregory III Laham
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 17
Ignatius Moses I Daoud
1930 - 2012
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 18
Ignatius Joseph III Yonan
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 19
Ignatius Aphrem II
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 20
Cosmas of Maiuma
675 - 760
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 21
Hilarion Capucci
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 22
Ibas of Edessa
400 - 457
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 23
Maximos IV Sayegh
1878 - 1967
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 24
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani
1977 - 2016
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 25