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John Wright

1909 - 1979

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John Joseph Wright (July 18, 1909 – August 10, 1979) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1969 until his death. He previously served as Bishop of Pittsburgh from 1959 to 1969 and as Bishop of Worcester from 1950 to 1959. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Wright is the 2,446th most popular religious figure (up from 3,025th in 2019), the 5,583rd most popular biography from United States (up from 12,284th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Wright ranks 2,446 out of 3,187Before him are Simão Rodrigues, Nafiʽ al-Madani, Konrad Krajewski, Joseph Barsabbas, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, and Jean-Baptiste Janssens. After him are Luarsab II of Kartli, Marie-Dominique Chenu, Thomas S. Monson, Seraphim Rose, Arsenie Boca, and Marina Semyonova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, John Wright ranks 216Before him are Edward Gardère, Irakli Abashidze, Edward Osóbka-Morawski, Hans Hotter, C. N. Annadurai, and Lev Artsimovich. After him are Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Nikola Vaptsarov, Riccardo Freda, Wang Zhen, David Miller, and Eva Justin. Among people deceased in 1979, John Wright ranks 154Before him are Antonina Makarova, Zeppo Marx, Alfred Deller, Sigrid Fick, Catherine Hessling, and Imre Harangi. After him are John Diefenbaker, Tapio Rautavaara, Georgy Beriev, Bruno Apitz, István Örkény, and Hans von Funck.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Wright ranks 5,583 out of 20,380Before him are Marlyn Meltzer (1922), Arthur O'Connell (1908), Rachel Ticotin (1958), Greg Bear (1951), Glenn Youngkin (1966), and Devon (1977). After him are Michael G. Wilson (1942), Signe Toly Anderson (1941), Charles Murray (1872), Anthony Heald (1944), Ryback (1981), and Daniel Baldwin (1960).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, John Wright ranks 57Before him are Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), Samuel Wilson (1766), David Koresh (1959), Michael Curry (1953), Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757), and Don Alden Adams (1925). After him are Thomas S. Monson (1927), Seraphim Rose (1934), Edmund Szoka (1927), Dorothy Stang (1931), Francis George (1937), and Squanto (1585).