RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Lorenzo Baldisseri

1940 - Today

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Lorenzo Baldisseri (Italian pronunciation: [loˈrɛntso baldisˈsɛːri]) (born 29 September 1940) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops from 21 September 2013 until 15 September 2020. He was made a cardinal in 2014. He previously served as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops after more than twenty years in the diplomatic service of the Holy See that included stints as Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, Paraguay, India, Nepal, and Brazil. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lorenzo Baldisseri is the 1,350th most popular religious figure (up from 1,773rd in 2019), the 1,819th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,543rd in 2019) and the 374th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Lorenzo Baldisseri ranks 1,350 out of 3,187Before him are Camillo Ruini, Al-Qushayri, Anastasios of Albania, Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow, Bartholomeus Anglicus, and Matthew III Csák. After him are Shirali Muslimov, Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, Marian Jaworski, Mary Ann Nichols, Wim Hof, and Justin Francis Rigali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Lorenzo Baldisseri ranks 139Before him are Jerzy Buzek, Vittorio Storaro, Vicente Fernández, Denny Doherty, Enrico Bombieri, and Taihō Kōki. After him are Lei Feng, Ruth Dreifuss, Antonio Skármeta, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, Sadaharu Oh, and Víctor Erice.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lorenzo Baldisseri ranks 1,819 out of 5,161Before him are Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet (1588), Giuditta Pasta (1797), Antonio Maria Abbatini (1595), Camillo Ruini (1931), Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona (1542), and Federico Faggin (1941). After him are Bartolomeo Manfredi (1582), Julius Firmicus Maternus (400), Massimo D'Alema (1949), Roger Borsa (1060), Luigi Comencini (1916), and Alfredo Catalani (1854).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Lorenzo Baldisseri ranks 374Before him are John of Montecorvino (1246), Joseph Freinademetz (1852), Mauro Piacenza (1944), Accursius (1182), Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet (1588), and Camillo Ruini (1931). After him are Leonard of Port Maurice (1676), Vitalis of Milan (null), Luigi Carlo Borromeo (1893), Ippolito d'Este (1479), Ludovico Ludovisi (1595), and Simon of Trent (1472).