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William Levada

1936 - 2019

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William Joseph Levada (June 15, 1936 – September 26, 2019) was an American Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 2005 to 2012. During that time, he was the highest-ranking American in the Roman Curia. He was previously the Archbishop of Portland in Oregon from 1986 to 1995 and Archbishop of San Francisco from 1995 to 2005. During his tenure, he was criticized for covering up sexual abuse by priests within his jurisdiction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Levada is the 1,242nd most popular religious figure (up from 1,570th in 2019), the 2,260th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,917th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William Levada ranks 1,242 out of 3,187. Before him are Nicholas of Japan, Felix of Valois, Eisai, Clement Mary Hofbauer, Saint David, and Jacob Baradaeus. After him are Margaret of Cortona, Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, Shoghi Effendi, Dinkha IV, Nectarius of Constantinople, and Vincent Pallotti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, William Levada ranks 116. Before him are Santos Abril y Castelló, Jean M. Auel, Alan Alda, Didier Ratsiraka, James Harrison, and Yuan T. Lee. After him are Nicos Poulantzas, Duncan Edwards, Wilfried Martens, Claude Brasseur, A. B. Yehoshua, and Don DeLillo. Among people deceased in 2019, William Levada ranks 95. Before him are Valentina Cortese, Felice Gimondi, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Mark Hollis, and Vladimir Bukovsky. After him are Šaban Šaulić, Paul Badura-Skoda, Jan-Michael Vincent, Stanley Donen, Luke Perry, and ʻAkilisi Pōhiva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Levada ranks 2,260 out of 20,380. Before him are Harvey Milk (1930), James Earl Ray (1928), Ralph Macchio (1961), Eartha Kitt (1927), Eric Adams (1952), and Bob Odenkirk (1962). After him are DJ Khaled (1975), Ruth Gordon (1896), Richard Russell Jr. (1897), Raymond A. Spruance (1886), Chief Seattle (1786), and John Pope (1822).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, William Levada ranks 22. Before him are Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947), Rose Kennedy (1890), Pat Garrett (1850), Lillian Asplund (1906), Paul Marcinkus (1922), and Blase J. Cupich (1949). After him are Justin Francis Rigali (1935), Lucian Pulvermacher (1918), Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869), Frederick William Franz (1893), John Carroll (1735), and Tim Keller (1950).

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