RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Loris Francesco Capovilla

1915 - 2016

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Loris Francesco Capovilla (14 October 1915 – 26 May 2016) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and a cardinal. At his death, he was the oldest living Roman Catholic bishop from Italy and the fourth oldest in the world. At the time of his elevation to the rank of cardinal in 2014, he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals. He served as the personal secretary to Pope John XXIII from 1958 to 1963. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Loris Francesco Capovilla is the 1,282nd most popular religious figure (up from 1,492nd in 2019), the 1,726th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,156th in 2019) and the 363rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Loris Francesco Capovilla ranks 1,282 out of 3,187. Before him are Mary Jane Kelly, Nikolaj Velimirović, Saint Sabina, Agostino Vallini, Ilon Wikland, and Meletius of Antioch. After him are Benedict Joseph Labre, Jozef De Kesel, Julia Pastrana, Eugenia of Rome, Estanislao Esteban Karlic, and Ahmad al-Badawi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Loris Francesco Capovilla ranks 73. Before him are Abba Eban, Don Budge, Santiago Carrillo, Alan Watts, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, and Konstantin Simonov. After him are John Woodruff, Mario Monicelli, Gyula Zsengellér, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, Tapio Wirkkala, and Marie-Louise von Franz. Among people deceased in 2016, Loris Francesco Capovilla ranks 106. Before him are Michael Massee, Franciszek Macharski, Gordie Howe, Thomas Luckmann, Andrei Karlov, and David Hamilton. After him are Maria Teresa de Filippis, Anker Jørgensen, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, Roger Y. Tsien, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, and Edward Albee.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Loris Francesco Capovilla ranks 1,726 out of 5,161. Before him are Luigi Fagioli (1898), Lucius Licinius Crassus (-140), Saint Sabina (100), Enrico Letta (1966), Lina Bo Bardi (1914), and Peter II of Sicily (1305). After him are Francesco del Cossa (1436), Antonio Corradini (1688), Lorenzo Mascheroni (1750), Nicola Romeo (1876), Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa (1750), and Isabella de' Medici (1542).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Loris Francesco Capovilla ranks 363. Before him are Margaret of Cortona (1247), Vincent Pallotti (1795), Dionigi Tettamanzi (1934), Roberto Calvi (1920), Saint Silvia (515), and Saint Sabina (100). After him are Eugenia of Rome (180), Eusebius of Vercelli (283), Ercole Consalvi (1757), Piero Marini (1942), John of Montecorvino (1246), and Joseph Freinademetz (1852).

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