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Paul Josef Cordes

1934 - 2024

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Paul Josef Cordes (5 September 1934 – 15 March 2024) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (1995–2010) and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Josef Cordes is the 2,236th most popular religious figure (up from 2,398th in 2019), the 3,499th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,110th in 2019) and the 85th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Paul Josef Cordes ranks 2,236 out of 3,187. Before him are Paul Augustin Mayer, Raphael Kalinowski, Witness Lee, Jayavarman V, Mariana de Jesús de Paredes, and Karaindash. After him are Giuseppe Versaldi, Vilmos Zsigmond, Enravota, Aëtius of Antioch, Giuseppe Pizzardo, and Giovanni Coppa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Paul Josef Cordes ranks 238. Before him are Paco Ibáñez, Alasdair Gray, Zequinha, Uwe Johnson, Rico Rodriguez, and Frank País. After him are Del Shannon, Darlene Conley, Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Karl-Josef Rauber, Yakubu Gowon, and Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga. Among people deceased in 2024, Paul Josef Cordes ranks 238. Before him are Wu Bangguo, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Roland Dumas, Frans Janssens, Galina Zybina, and Michel Blanc. After him are Alan Rees, Willie Mays, Silvio Santos, Rachid Mekhloufi, Léon Semmeling, and Robert Paul.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Paul Josef Cordes ranks 3,501 out of 7,253. Before him are Prince Arnulf of Bavaria (1852), Hans-Jörg Butt (1974), Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1811), Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780), Karl Möbius (1825), and Maria Clara Eimmart (1676). After him are Herbert Grönemeyer (1956), Georg Kolbe (1877), Jörg Breu the Elder (1475), Hanni Wenzel (1956), Kurt Jooss (1901), and Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1661).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Paul Josef Cordes ranks 85. Before him are Berthold (1180), Ludwig Kaas (1881), Hans Talhoffer (1420), Johannes Cocceius (1603), Engelbert II of Berg (1185), and Paul Augustin Mayer (1911). After him are Rainer Woelki (1956), Karl-Josef Rauber (1934), Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1428), Julius Döpfner (1913), Conrad of Urach (1170), and Joseph Wendel (1901).

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