RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Luigi Padovese
1947 - 2010

Luigi Padovese
Luigi Padovese (31 March 1947 – 3 June 2010) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who became a bishop and served as the Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia in Turkey. He was a Franciscan and a scholar who devoted most of his career to teaching and guiding seminarians. He was murdered in Turkey by his driver on 3 June 2010. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Luigi Padovese is the 2,864th most popular religious figure (down from 2,691st in 2024), the 3,786th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,694th in 2019) and the 544th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Luigi Padovese ranks 2,865 out of 3,187. Before him are Roger Mahony, Ignaty Krachkovsky, Chiara Badano, Raymond E. Brown, Pope Agrippinus of Alexandria, László Kovács, and Manuel González García. After him are Evagrius of Constantinople, Maturino Blanchet, Nicholas Ridley, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, and Roger of Wendover.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoger Mahony
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 2,858
Ignaty Krachkovsky
1883 - 1951
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 2,859
Chiara Badano
1971 - 1990
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 2,860
Raymond E. Brown
1928 - 1998
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 2,861
Pope Agrippinus of Alexandria
100 - 178
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,862
László Kovács
1933 - 2007
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 2,863
Manuel González García
1877 - 1940
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2,864
Luigi Padovese
1947 - 2010
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,865
Evagrius of Constantinople
350 - 380
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,866
Maturino Blanchet
1892 - 1974
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2,867
Nicholas Ridley
1500 - 1555
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,868
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe
1931 - 2013
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 2,869
Roger of Wendover
1200 - 1236
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 2,870
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Luigi Padovese ranks 605. Before him are Sandy Denny, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Erik Spiekermann, Theodore Long, Wolfgang Schwarz, and Cyrille Guimard. After him are Menachem Bello, Jerónimo de Sousa, Ricardo Teixeira, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Richard J. Evans, and Timothy B. Schmit. Among people deceased in 2010, Luigi Padovese ranks 317. Before him are Christopher Cazenove, Boris Tishchenko, Hal Connolly, István Bilek, Nujabes, and Shunpei Uto. After him are Philippe Séguin, Eva Ibbotson, Nena, Isabella Abbott, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, and David Brown.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsSandy Denny
SINGER
1947 - 1978
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 599
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
RACING DRIVER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 600
Erik Spiekermann
DESIGNER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 601
Theodore Long
WRESTLER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 602
Wolfgang Schwarz
SKATER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 603
Cyrille Guimard
CYCLIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 604
Luigi Padovese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - 2010
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 605
Menachem Bello
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 606
Jerónimo de Sousa
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 607
Ricardo Teixeira
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 608
K. P. A. C. Lalitha
ACTOR
1947 - 2022
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 609
Richard J. Evans
HISTORIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 610
Timothy B. Schmit
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 611
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsChristopher Cazenove
ACTOR
1943 - 2010
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 311
Boris Tishchenko
COMPOSER
1939 - 2010
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 312
Hal Connolly
ATHLETE
1931 - 2010
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 313
István Bilek
CHESS PLAYER
1932 - 2010
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 314
Nujabes
MUSICIAN
1974 - 2010
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 315
Shunpei Uto
ATHLETE
1918 - 2010
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 316
Luigi Padovese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - 2010
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 317
Philippe Séguin
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2010
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 318
Eva Ibbotson
WRITER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 319
Nena
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 320
Isabella Abbott
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 321
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 322
David Brown
WRITER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 323
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Luigi Padovese ranks 3,788 out of 5,161. Before him are Sebastian Giovinco (1987), Piero D'Inzeo (1923), Giuseppe Giusti (1809), Stefania Belmondo (1969), Paolo Portoghesi (1931), Vincenzo Nibali (1984), and Andrea Belotti (1993). After him are Giorgio Albertazzi (1923), Maturino Blanchet (1892), Moreno Argentin (1960), André Silva (1995), and Raimondo D'Inzeo (1925).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsSebastian Giovinco
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 3,781
Piero D'Inzeo
ATHLETE
1923 - 2014
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 3,782
Giuseppe Giusti
WRITER
1809 - 1850
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 3,783
Stefania Belmondo
SKIER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 3,784
Paolo Portoghesi
ARCHITECT
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 3,785
Vincenzo Nibali
CYCLIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 3,786
Andrea Belotti
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,787
Luigi Padovese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - 2010
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,788
Giorgio Albertazzi
ACTOR
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,789
Maturino Blanchet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1974
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,790
Moreno Argentin
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 3,791
André Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 3,792
Raimondo D'Inzeo
ATHLETE
1925 - 2013
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 3,793
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy
Among religious figures born in Italy, Luigi Padovese ranks 544. Before him are Giovanni Cheli (1918), Silvano Piovanelli (1924), Ersilio Tonini (1914), Mellitus (600), Mario Francesco Pompedda (1929), and Chiara Badano (1971). After him are Maturino Blanchet (1892), Lorenzo Piretto (1942), Augusto Paolo Lojudice (1964), Baldassare Reina (1970), Simona Brambilla (1965), and Bruno Forte (1949).
Giovanni Cheli
1918 - 2013
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 538
Silvano Piovanelli
1924 - 2016
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 539
Ersilio Tonini
1914 - 2013
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 540
Mellitus
600 - 624
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 541
Mario Francesco Pompedda
1929 - 2006
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 542
Chiara Badano
1971 - 1990
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 543
Luigi Padovese
1947 - 2010
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 544
Maturino Blanchet
1892 - 1974
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 545
Lorenzo Piretto
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 546
Augusto Paolo Lojudice
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 547
Baldassare Reina
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 548
Simona Brambilla
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 549
Bruno Forte
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 550

























































