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Telesphore Toppo

1939 - 2023

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Telesphore Placidus Toppo (15 October 1939 – 4 October 2023) was an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church and a member of the aboriginal tribal community who was archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ranchi from 1985 to 2018, after serving as coadjutor there for a year. He was bishop of Dumka from 1978 to 1984. He was made a cardinal in 2003, the first from India's tribal population. A polyglot, Toppo spoke Sadri, Oraon (mother tongues), Hindi (official language), English and Italian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Telesphore Toppo is the 2,229th most popular religious figure (down from 1,616th in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from India (down from 308th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Telesphore Toppo ranks 2,229 out of 3,187. Before him are Anna Filosofova, Pavel Peter Gojdič, Toribio Ticona Porco, Cheng Yen, Yeshe Tsogyal, and Adrian of Canterbury. After him are Paul Augustin Mayer, Raphael Kalinowski, Witness Lee, Jayavarman V, Mariana de Jesús de Paredes, and Karaindash.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Telesphore Toppo ranks 254. Before him are R. Budd Dwyer, Sandro Salvadore, Lidiya Skoblikova, Pat Crerand, Valery Rozhdestvensky, and Bobby Hull. After him are Vladimír Weiss, Valery Voronin, Valery Ryumin, Litokwa Tomeing, Corin Redgrave, and Ole Ellefsæter. Among people deceased in 2023, Telesphore Toppo ranks 228. Before him are Jim Brown, Oleg Protopopov, Alma Adamkienė, Kenneth Anger, Carmen Sevilla, and Bobby Hull. After him are Joss Ackland, Michel Deville, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Mikio Sato, Karl-Josef Rauber, and Salif Keïta.

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In India

Among people born in India, Telesphore Toppo ranks 453 out of 1,861. Before him are Anil Kapoor (1956), Ramananda (1400), Gangubai Hangal (1913), Oswald Gracias (1944), D. R. Kaprekar (1905), and Bhupen Hazarika (1926). After him are Bismillah Khan (1916), Guru Har Rai (1630), Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905), Bhavabhuti (null), Madhubala (1933), and Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (1874).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Telesphore Toppo ranks 49. Before him are Swaminarayan (1781), Filipe Neri Ferrão (1953), Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (1924), Nirmala Srivastava (1923), Rukhmabai (1864), and Oswald Gracias (1944). After him are Guru Har Krishan (1656), Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863), Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805), Baselios Cleemis (1959), Antony Padiyara (1921), and Roberto de Nobili (1577).

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