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Rainer Woelki

1956 - Today

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Rainer Maria Woelki (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnɐ maˈʁiːa ˈvœlki]; born 18 August 1956) is a German Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Cologne since 2014. This came following his election by the Cathedral Chapter to succeed Joachim Meisner. He previously served as Archbishop of Berlin. He was made a cardinal in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rainer Woelki is the 2,247th most popular religious figure (up from 2,595th in 2019), the 3,519th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,517th in 2019) and the 86th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Rainer Woelki ranks 2,247 out of 3,187. Before him are Giuseppe Pizzardo, Giovanni Coppa, Willehad, Plutarch of Byzantium, Pedro Páez, and José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán. After him are Al-Bara' ibn Azib, Optatus, Magdalene of Nagasaki, Giovanni de' Marignolli, Juvenal of Jerusalem, and Adomnán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Rainer Woelki ranks 187. Before him are Adriana Barraza, Anil Kapoor, Keiichi Tsuchiya, Blackie Lawless, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Hanni Wenzel. After him are Nikolai Noskov, Lisa Niemi, Nikola Špirić, Nicanor Duarte, Chris O'Neil, and Frank Dux.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rainer Woelki ranks 3,521 out of 7,253. Before him are Alwin Berger (1871), Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1619), Wilhelm von Bode (1845), Hans Jordan (1892), Eugen Langen (1833), and Gottfried Heinrich Bach (1724). After him are Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (1537), Rüdiger Safranski (1945), Anita Augspurg (1857), Cornelius Gurlitt (1820), Johann Karl Rodbertus (1805), and Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Rainer Woelki ranks 86. Before him are Ludwig Kaas (1881), Hans Talhoffer (1420), Johannes Cocceius (1603), Engelbert II of Berg (1185), Paul Augustin Mayer (1911), and Paul Josef Cordes (1934). After him are Karl-Josef Rauber (1934), Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1428), Julius Döpfner (1913), Conrad of Urach (1170), Joseph Wendel (1901), and Angilbert (740).

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