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Karl Lehmann

1936 - 2018

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Karl Lehmann (16 May 1936 – 11 March 2018) was a German prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Mainz from 1983 to 2016, being elevated to the cardinalate in 2001. He served as chairman of the Conference of the German Bishops from 1987 to 2008, being considered one of the most influential prelates in Germany in those years and a leading proponent of liberal stances within the Church. Before he became a bishop, he worked as professor of theology at the University of Mainz and the University of Freiburg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Lehmann is the 1,973rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,924th in 2019), the 2,991st most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,155th in 2019) and the 74th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Karl Lehmann ranks 1,973 out of 3,187. Before him are Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia, Virgilio Noè, Sigebert of Gembloux, Ján Chryzostom Korec, Alfons Maria Stickler, and John Leonardi. After him are Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Abercius of Hieropolis, Karekin I, Georges Cottier, Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, and Senhime.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Karl Lehmann ranks 219. Before him are Mary Tyler Moore, Hazem El Beblawi, Robert Langlands, Ante Žanetić, Aribert Reimann, and Vice Vukov. After him are Arend Lijphart, Ivonka Survilla, Leonid Kuravlyov, Lucia Berlin, Dyanne Thorne, and Polina Astakhova. Among people deceased in 2018, Karl Lehmann ranks 165. Before him are José Antonio Abreu, Vladimir Voinovich, Lassie Lou Ahern, Morris Halle, Dragutin Šurbek, and Ola Ullsten. After him are Per Kirkeby, Morgan Tsvangirai, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Ahron Daum, Luigi Taveri, and Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Lehmann ranks 2,993 out of 7,253. Before him are Richard Ruoff (1883), Georg I, Count of Württemberg-Mömpelgard (1498), Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (1610), Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg (1447), Hajo Herrmann (1913), and Adolf Diekmann (1914). After him are Karl Koller (1898), Rebecca Horn (1944), Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1732), Jérôme Boateng (1988), Fritz Fischer (1908), and Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1723).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Karl Lehmann ranks 74. Before him are Ignaz von Döllinger (1799), Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (960), Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1621), Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644), Willigis (940), and Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg (1664). After him are Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1671), Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1407), Alojs Andritzki (1914), Alfred Delp (1907), Berthold (1180), and Ludwig Kaas (1881).

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