RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga

1934 - 2020

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Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (1 January 1934 – 15 November 2020) was an Ecuadorian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Quito from 2003 to 2010. He became a bishop coadjutor in 1972 and served as an auxiliary in Guayaquil, Bishop of Azogues, and Military Ordinary of Ecuador before his appointment in Quito. Pope Benedict XVI raised him to the rank of cardinal in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga is the 2,279th most popular religious figure (up from 2,570th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Ecuador (up from 34th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ecuadorean Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga ranks 2,279 out of 3,187Before her are Clemente Micara, Mkrtich Khrimian, Maternus of Cologne, Miguel Obando y Bravo, Muhammad al-Sadr, and Hur. After her are Asser, Quodvultdeus, Rino Fisichella, Jacob of Nisibis, Paul IV of Constantinople, and Pope Theonas of Alexandria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga ranks 244Before her are Paul Josef Cordes, Del Shannon, Darlene Conley, Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Karl-Josef Rauber, and Yakubu Gowon. After her are Peter Maxwell Davies, Ronnie Clayton, Anne Haney, Mikel Laboa, Hendrick Chin A Sen, and Kir Bulychev. Among people deceased in 2020, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga ranks 293Before her are Gigi Proietti, Neil Peart, Jair Marinho, Litokwa Tomeing, Suzy Delair, and Jaroslav Pollák. After her are Vladica Popović, Johnny Nash, Christophe, Alfred Worden, Lynn Cohen, and Dino da Costa.

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In Ecuador

Among people born in Ecuador, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga ranks 21 out of 147Before her are Eloy Alfaro (1842), Jaime Roldós Aguilera (1940), Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (1935), León Febres Cordero (1931), Mariana de Jesús de Paredes (1618), and Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919). After her are Julio Jaramillo (1935), Andrés Gómez (1960), Abdalá Bucaram (1952), Álvaro Noboa (1950), José Joaquín de Olmedo (1780), and Carlos María de la Torre (1873).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ecuador

Among religious figures born in Ecuador, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga ranks 2Before her are Mariana de Jesús de Paredes (1618). After her are Carlos María de la Torre (1873), Antonio José González Zumárraga (1925), and Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz (1912).