by | Aug 13, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
Name |
Noel Jones |
Profession |
Religious Leader |
Date of Birth |
1950-01-31 |
Place of Birth |
Spanish Town,
Jamaica |
Age |
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Death Date |
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Birth Sign |
Aquarius |
About Noel Jones
Pentecostal pastor who led over 17,000 congregation members at the City of Refuge Church, a megachurch in California.
Early Life of Noel Jones
He moved from Jamaica to Syracuse with his parents and siblings in 1965.
Trivia
He was featured in the English documentary Hoover Street Revival in 2002.
Family Life
He has three children with his ex-wife.
Associated With
He is a well-known pastor and church leader, much like his Evangelical peer Rick Warren .
by | Aug 13, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
Name |
Norman Hamilton |
Profession |
Religious Leader |
Date of Birth |
1946-10-06 |
Place of Birth |
Northern Ireland |
Age |
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Death Date |
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Birth Sign |
Libra |
About Norman Hamilton
Religious leader who served as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland from 2010 to 2011.
Early Life of Norman Hamilton
He was the minister at Belfast’s Ballysillan Presbyterian Church for nearly a quarter century.
Trivia
He received an Order of the British Empire (OBE) designation.
Family Life
He lived in Belfast, Northern Ireland for much of his life, and therefore experienced the upheaval of the Troubles.
Associated With
His contemporary and fellow Irish religious figure, Neil Horan, became known for his apocalyptic pronouncements.
by | Aug 13, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
Name |
Jean Baptiste Massillon |
Profession |
Religious Leader |
Date of Birth |
1663-06-24 |
Place of Birth |
France |
Age |
79 yrs |
Death Date |
1742-09-28 |
Birth Sign |
Cancer |
About Jean Baptiste Massillon
Remembered as both a preacher at the Palace of Versailles and as the Bishop of Clermont, this Roman Catholic cleric was one of the most respected religious leaders of early eighteenth-century France.
Early Life of Jean Baptiste Massillon
He began his clerical career in his late teens and quickly developed a reputation as an eloquent religious speaker, eventually being appointed head of Paris’ Oratorian Seminary of Saint Magloire.
Trivia
His sermons had widespread appeal due to their lack of dogmatism and their focus on real human emotion.
Family Life
The son of a notary for the French royal court, he spent his youth in Provence.
Associated With
He delivered an oration at the funeral of King Louis XIV of France.
by | Aug 13, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
Name |
Jan Paulsen |
Profession |
Religious Leader |
Date of Birth |
1935-01-05 |
Place of Birth |
Norway |
Age |
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Death Date |
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Birth Sign |
Capricorn |
About Jan Paulsen
President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and the church’s foremost religious figure, from 1999 to 2010.
Early Life of Jan Paulsen
He served as Vice President of the General Conference for four years under his predecessor.
Trivia
He strengthened the church with dialogues on science and faith, as well as outreach to the younger generation.
Family Life
He had three children with his wife of over 50 years, Kari Trykkerud.
Associated With
Art Blakey, the jazz drummer, also came from a devout Seventh day Adventist family.
by | Aug 12, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
Name |
Jorge Medina |
Profession |
Religious Leader |
Date of Birth |
1926-12-23 |
Place of Birth |
Santiago,
Chile |
Age |
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Death Date |
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Birth Sign |
Capricorn |
About Jorge Medina
One of the Cardinal electors in the 2005 papal conclave, who was the first non-Italian to announce the election of the pope.
Early Life of Jorge Medina
He earned a PhD in theology in 1955.
Trivia
He taught theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and philosophy at the Major Seminary of Santiago, both of which are schools he attended.
Family Life
He was born in Santiago.
Associated With
He was made a bishop by Pope John Paul II.