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James Aloysius Hickey

1920 - 2004

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James Aloysius Hickey (October 11, 1920 – October 24, 2004) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Washington from 1980 to 2000, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988. Hickey previously served as Bishop of Cleveland from 1974 to 1980. Hickey presided over a significant expansion of social services for the poor and sick in the Washington region by the Archdiocese of Washington. He was also a strong critic of American foreign policy in Nicaragua and El Salvador, and an advocate for nuclear disarmament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. James Aloysius Hickey is the 3,025th most popular religious figure, the 11,261st most popular biography from United States (up from 12,384th in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, James Aloysius Hickey ranks 3,024 out of 3,187. Before him are Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, William Cameron Townsend, En-men-lu-ana, Laurus Škurla, and Bassano Staffieri. After him are Ludwig Schick, Lillian Disney, Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, Luis José Rueda Aparicio, David Miscavige, Roberto Repole, and Gregorio Aglipay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, James Aloysius Hickey ranks 421. Before him are Marguerite Higgins, Philippa Pearce, Keith Andes, Gail Halvorsen, Bai Yang, and Keith Andrews. After him are Julio Bolbochán, Sammy Lee, Joyce King, Virginia Christine, Duncan Hamilton, and Les Leston. Among people deceased in 2004, James Aloysius Hickey ranks 303. Before him are Bernice Rubens, Eleanor Holm, Jacek Kaczmarski, Bjarne Andersson, Charles Dumas, and Coxsone Dodd. After him are Mikheil Korkia, Mulk Raj Anand, Nirupa Roy, Vilayat Khan, Jerzy Klempel, and Ruslan Gelayev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Aloysius Hickey ranks 11,260 out of 20,380. Before him are David Miller (1973), George Fisher (1970), and Ted King (1965). After him are Bill Hicks (1961), Phil Lesh (1940), Paul Petersen (1945), Adam Schiff (1960), Dorrit Hoffleit (1907), Chad Allen (1974), Gene Saks (1921), Leah Remini (1970), and Vicki Peterson (1958).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, James Aloysius Hickey ranks 104. Before him are Joseph F. Smith (1838), Blanche Barton (1961), Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840), Dan Osman (1963), Edward Egan (1932), and William Cameron Townsend (1896). After him are Lillian Disney (1899), David Miscavige (1960), Ezra Taft Benson (1899), Peter the Aleut (1800), John Shelby Spong (1931), and Gintaras Grušas (1961).

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