RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Javier Echevarría Rodríguez

1932 - 2016

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Javier Echevarría Rodríguez (14 June 1932 – 12 December 2016) was a Spanish Catholic bishop who served as the head of Opus Dei from 1994 until his death. He held doctorates in both civil and canon law. Within the Roman Curia, the governing body of the Catholic Church, he was a member of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. He wrote a number of books on spirituality: Paths to God: Building a Christian Life in the 21st Century, Para servir a la Iglesia, Getsemaní, Eucaristía y vida cristiana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Javier Echevarría Rodríguez is the 1,793rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,611th in 2019), the 826th most popular biography from Spain (down from 824th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Javier Echevarría Rodríguez ranks 1,793 out of 3,187. Before him are Marko Krizin, Matthew Festing, Kartir, Aelius Gallus, Ibn Khuzayma, and Víctor Manuel Fernández. After him are Sigfrid of Sweden, Basil III of Constantinople, Theodulf of Orléans, Giovanni Morone, Barbara West, and Anthim the Iberian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Javier Echevarría Rodríguez ranks 174. Before him are Vasily Aksyonov, Étienne Tshisekedi, Arnold Wesker, Jacques Roubaud, Boris Shakhlin, and Predrag Matvejević. After him are Chea Sim, Bronisław Geremek, Walter Cunningham, Henri Schwery, Nichelle Nichols, and Miloslav Vlk. Among people deceased in 2016, Javier Echevarría Rodríguez ranks 181. Before him are Sixto Durán Ballén, Dragan Nikolić, Götz George, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, Bill Nunn, and Rudi Altig. After him are Louis Pilot, Peter Hans Kolvenbach, Elizabeth Roemer, Hassan Al-Turabi, Papa Wemba, and Zdravko Tolimir.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Javier Echevarría Rodríguez ranks 826 out of 3,355. Before him are Pau Claris i Casademunt (1586), Juan de Valdés (1505), Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869), Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1779), Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona (972), and José Coronado (1957). After him are Enrique Líster (1907), Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile (1137), Theodulf of Orléans (750), Nacho (1990), Bera, Count of Barcelona (770), and Joseph Albo (1380).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Javier Echevarría Rodríguez ranks 65. Before him are Julián Herranz Casado (1930), Bartolomé Carranza (1503), Fray Tomás de Berlanga (1487), Lluís Martínez Sistach (1937), Francisco Álvarez Martínez (1925), and Antonio María Rouco Varela (1936). After him are Theodulf of Orléans (750), Fructuosus of Braga (601), Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532), Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (1076), Agobard (769), and Josep Maria Mauri (1941).

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