RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John Patrick Foley

1935 - 2011

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John Patrick Foley (November 11, 1935 – December 11, 2011) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. From 2007 until 2011, he was Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, an order of knighthood under papal protection, having previously served as President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications from 1984 to 2007. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007. He provided the commentary for the American television viewers of the Christmas Midnight Mass from St Peter's Basilica, Rome. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Patrick Foley is the 2,669th most popular religious figure (down from 2,443rd in 2019), the 6,666th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,694th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Patrick Foley ranks 2,669 out of 3,187. Before him are Peter Takeo Okada, Teemu Sippo, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Swæfberht of Essex, Hugh Latimer, and Antony Padiyara. After him are Pedro Pardo de Cela, Eusébio Scheid, Charles of Mount Argus, Justus of Jerusalem, Luigi Jacobini, and Wolfgang Haas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, John Patrick Foley ranks 318. Before him are Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Pjetër Arbnori, Hanna Krall, Nancy Kovack, Alexander Men, and Alfredo Hernández. After him are Aulis Sallinen, Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Roberto Ferreiro, Enzo Jannacci, Régine Deforges, and Sultan Ali Keshtmand. Among people deceased in 2011, John Patrick Foley ranks 270. Before him are Nicol Williamson, Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, Leonid Abalkin, Ludo Martens, Kurt Nielsen, and Tore Sjöstrand. After him are John Stott, Andrée Chedid, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Adrián Escudero, and Mark Blaug.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Patrick Foley ranks 6,668 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Aaker (1943), Duffer brothers (1984), Samuel Dexter (1761), Godfrey Reggio (1940), Evelyn Keyes (1916), and Mark Isham (1951). After him are Tara Reid (1975), Mark L. Lester (1946), John Madden (1936), Tina Weymouth (1950), Anna Sui (1952), and Chuck McCann (1934).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, John Patrick Foley ranks 65. Before him are Seraphim Rose (1934), Edmund Szoka (1927), Dorothy Stang (1931), Francis George (1937), Squanto (1585), and Yusuf Estes (1944). After him are Milman Parry (1902), Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774), Donald Wuerl (1940), Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919), Emma Smith (1804), and Francis Spellman (1889).

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