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John Onaiyekan

1944 - Today

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John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan (born 29 January 1944) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was archbishop of the Latin Church archdiocese of Abuja from 1994 to 2019 and was made a cardinal in 2012. He has served as president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria, President of The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), and bishop of Ilorin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Onaiyekan is the 2,578th most popular religious figure (up from 2,630th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 40th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Nigerian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Onaiyekan ranks 2,578 out of 3,187. Before him are Pietro Palazzini, Alfred Des Cloizeaux, Jon Sobrino, Shuka, Yisrael Meir Kagan, and Paul Egede. After him are Severino Poletto, Gennadius of Constantinople, Sigmundur Brestisson, Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Sedecion of Byzantium, and Ivan II of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, John Onaiyekan ranks 432. Before him are Jim Gibbons, Monica Bleibtreu, Jonelle Allen, Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu, Diana Bracho, and Pleun Strik. After him are Andrew Loog Oldham, Daniel Morelon, Nelson Prudêncio, Annette Lu, Kati Kovács, and Gene Clark.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, John Onaiyekan ranks 38 out of 309. Before him are Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Emmanuel Amunike (1970), Rashidi Yekini (1963), Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), and Yakubu (1982). After him are Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Taribo West (1974), Peter Okpaleke (1963), Tijani Babangida (1973), and Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Nigeria

Among religious figures born in Nigeria, John Onaiyekan ranks 3. Before him are Francis Arinze (1932), and Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809). After him are Peter Okpaleke (1963), and Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936).

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