RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Iuliu Hossu

1885 - 1970

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Iuliu Hossu (30 January 1885 – 28 May 1970) was a Romanian Greek-Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Cluj-Gherla. Pope Paul VI elevated Hossu to the rank of cardinal in pectore, that is, secretly, in 1969 but did not publish his appointment until after Hossu's death. The Communist authorities arrested Hossu on 28 October 1948. From 1950 to 1955 he was detained as political prisoner at the Sighet Prison. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Iuliu Hossu is the 1,810th most popular religious figure (up from 2,394th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Romania (up from 305th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Romanian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Iuliu Hossu ranks 1,810 out of 3,187. Before him are Emmanuel III Delly, António de Andrade, Gorazd, John Albert Vasa, Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, and Wahiduddin Khan. After him are Emerentiana, Alphonsus Rodriguez, Callinicus I of Constantinople, Marco Cé, Aristarchus of Thessalonica, and Peter Hans Kolvenbach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Iuliu Hossu ranks 96. Before him are James Scott, Karl Genzken, Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Milan Vidmar, Noman Çelebicihan, and Alexandros Koryzis. After him are St John Philby, Jerome Kern, Dezső Kosztolányi, Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Antonio Bacci, and Frank Knight. Among people deceased in 1970, Iuliu Hossu ranks 109. Before him are Billie Burke, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, Alexander Gode, Café Filho, Friedrich Pollock, and Agustín Lara. After him are Maria Yudina, Charlie Ruggles, Romaine Brooks, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, Abraham Zapruder, and Ed Begley.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Iuliu Hossu ranks 184 out of 844. Before him are Simon Hollósy (1857), Serge Klarsfeld (1935), Maia Morgenstern (1962), Ilie Verdeț (1925), Marcel Iureș (1951), and Ion C. Brătianu (1821). After him are Cristian Chivu (1980), Angela Gheorghiu (1965), Ignaz von Born (1742), Joseph M. Juran (1904), Vazgen I (1908), and Vasile Alecsandri (1821).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Romania

Among religious figures born in Romania, Iuliu Hossu ranks 5. Before him are John Cassian (360), Peter Mogila (1596), Lucian Mureșan (1931), and Stephen Pongracz (1582). After him are Sabbas the Goth (334), Alexandru Todea (1912), Lőrinc Schlauch (1824), Vilmos Apor (1892), Andreo Cseh (1895), and Solomon Schechter (1847).

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