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Julijans Vaivods

1895 - 1990

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Julijans Vaivods (18 August 1895 – 24 May 1990) was a Latvian Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Administrator of Riga and of Liepāja from 1964 until his death in 1990. He was made a cardinal in 1983, the first from Latvia. He was the oldest living cardinal when he died at age 94. He was also a KGB agent throughout the Soviet period in Latvia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julijans Vaivods is the 2,652nd most popular religious figure (down from 2,049th in 2019). (down from 2,728th in 2019)

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Among religious figures, Julijans Vaivods ranks 2,652 out of 3,187. Before him are Ulf Ekman, Bernard Fellay, Lobsang Yeshe, 5th Panchen Lama, Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Henry Edward Manning, and Samson of Dol. After him are Maatkare Mutemhat, Zabaia, Zygmunt Gorazdowski, Saud Al-Shuraim, Augustin Kažotić, and Peter Takeo Okada.

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Among people born in 1895, Julijans Vaivods ranks 212. Before him are Pauline Pfeiffer, Geo Milev, Virginia Rappe, Leo Ornstein, Charles King, and Itō Noe. After him are Alexander Mikulin, Ernest Labrousse, Ngaio Marsh, Brian Horrocks, Carl Westergren, and Gerald Patterson. Among people deceased in 1990, Julijans Vaivods ranks 192. Before him are Nadia Gamal, Heitor Canalli, Katalin Karády, Irving Wallace, Erna Berger, and Giorgio Ghezzi. After him are Alexander Men, Edmond Delfour, Cemal Süreya, Marino Morettini, Juliet Berto, and Kenjiro Takayanagi.

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