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Marcel Lefebvre

1905 - 1991

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Marcel François Marie Joseph Lefebvre (29 November 1905 – 25 March 1991) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Dakar from 1955 to 1962. He was a major influence in modern traditionalist Catholicism, founding in 1970 the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) to train traditionalist seminarians. In 1988, Pope John Paul II declared that Lefebvre had been automatically excommunicated for consecrating four bishops that year without permission and despite the pope's express prohibition. Ordained a diocesan priest in 1929, Lefebvre joined the Holy Ghost Fathers for missionary work and was assigned to teach at a seminary in Gabon in 1932. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcel Lefebvre is the 582nd most popular religious figure (up from 588th in 2019), the 608th most popular biography from France (up from 652nd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular French Religious Figure.

Marcel Lefebvre was a French archbishop who was suspended by Pope Paul VI in 1976. He was the founder of the Society of St. Pius X, a traditionalist Catholic group.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Marcel Lefebvre ranks 582 out of 3,187. Before him are Ibn Majah, Kane Tanaka, Francis of Paola, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Hasan al-Askari, and Saint Rosalia. After him are Antipope Alexander V, Parascheva of the Balkans, Pope Donus, Anas ibn Malik, Paulo Miki, and Abdullah ibn Masud.

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Among people born in 1905, Marcel Lefebvre ranks 20. Before him are Fred Trump, Faustina Kowalska, Mikhail Sholokhov, Emilio Segrè, Astrid of Sweden, and Felix Bloch. After him are Vasily Grossman, Arthur Koestler, Raymond Aron, Ulf von Euler, Artem Mikoyan, and Guillermo Stábile. Among people deceased in 1991, Marcel Lefebvre ranks 19. Before him are W. Arthur Lewis, Jiang Qing, Graham Greene, John Bardeen, Miles Davis, and Frank Capra. After him are Lazar Kaganovich, Ragnar Granit, Soichiro Honda, Oona O'Neill, Margot Fonteyn, and David Lean.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marcel Lefebvre ranks 608 out of 6,770. Before him are Niki de Saint Phalle (1930), René of Anjou (1409), Édouard Lalo (1823), Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne (1611), Nadia Boulanger (1887), and William Wyler (1902). After him are Peter II of Courtenay (1155), Claude Chabrol (1930), Marcel Mauss (1872), Marine Le Pen (1968), Gabriel Marcel (1889), and Samuel de Champlain (1567).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Marcel Lefebvre ranks 32. Before him are Pope Stephen IX (1020), Genevieve (423), Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647), Suger (1080), Jean-Louis Tauran (1943), and John Vianney (1786). After him are Charles de Foucauld (1858), Luigi Lucheni (1873), Ansgar (801), Rashi (1040), Peter the Hermit (1050), and Clotilde (475).

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