RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sérgio da Rocha

1959 - Today

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Sérgio da Rocha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛʁʒiu dɐ ˈʁɔʃɐ]; born 21 October 1959) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since 2016 and the Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia since 11 March 2020. He has been a bishop since 2001, first as auxiliary bishop of Fortaleza from 2001 to 2007, coadjutor and then archbishop of Teresina from 2007 to 2011, and archbishop of Brasília from 2011 to 2020. He is a member of the Council of Cardinals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sérgio da Rocha is the 2,514th most popular religious figure (up from 2,845th in 2019), the 427th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 716th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Brazilian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sérgio da Rocha ranks 2,514 out of 3,187Before him are Antje Jackelén, Jón Ögmundsson, Amalberga of Maubeuge, Guido del Mestri, Thomas Kingo, and Chaim Kanievsky. After him are Rupert Mayer, Proterius of Alexandria, Maironis, Amatus of Montecassino, Ibas of Edessa, and Diogenes of Byzantium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Sérgio da Rocha ranks 215Before him are Akhmed Zakayev, Maria Guleghina, Blaž Slišković, Ezzaki Badou, Guy Laliberté, and Stephen Wolfram. After him are Ferzan Özpetek, Fyodor Yurchikhin, Aleksei Balabanov, Leila de Lima, Ricardo Gallego, and Adrian Paul.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Sérgio da Rocha ranks 427 out of 2,236Before him are José Perácio (1917), Carlos Renato Frederico (1957), Marquinhos (1994), Denílson Custódio Machado (1943), José de Anchieta Fontana (1940), and Lisa Ono (1962). After him are Edu (1949), Roberto de Assis Moreira (1971), Jaime Lerner (1937), Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923), Waldir Peres (1951), and Jurandir de Freitas (1940).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Brazil

Among religious figures born in Brazil, Sérgio da Rocha ranks 13Before him are Orani João Tempesta (1949), Aloísio Lorscheider (1924), Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), José Freire Falcão (1925), Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1937), and Frei Galvão (1739). After him are Eugênio Sales (1920), Eusébio Scheid (1932), Irmã Dulce (1914), Paulo Cezar Costa (1967), and Serafim Fernandes de Araújo (1924).