Trending Priests in Germany this month
The 100 most-viewed priests this month on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
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22,881
Total Views (this month)
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Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
2,670
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2
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
1,176
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3
Martin Adolf Bormann
German Roman Catholic priest and missionary, lay theologian; son of Reichsleiter Martin Bormann (1930–2013)
922
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4
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
880
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5
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
752
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6
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
749
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7
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
707
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8
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
629
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views
9
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
567
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10
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
490
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11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
422
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12
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
414
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13
Eduard Mörike
German poet (1804–1875)
405
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14
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
393
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15
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
365
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16
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
357
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17
Rainer Maria Schießler
German priest
356
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views
18
Karl Hermann Frank
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Nazi Germany politician (1898-1946)
348
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views
19
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
327
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views
20
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
277
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views
21
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
262
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22
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
254
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23
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
246
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24
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
233
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25
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
228
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26
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
223
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27
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
212
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28
Edwin Morris
British bishop (1894-1971)
206
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views
29
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
204
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30
Joachim Gauck
German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President of Germnay 2012–2017 (born 1940)
193
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31
Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst
German Roman Catholic bishop and theologian
192
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32
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
190
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33
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
190
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34
Martin Niemöller
German theologian (1892–1984)
187
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35
Rainer Woelki
Catholic archbishop
177
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36
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
162
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37
Leo IX
Head of the Catholic Church from 1049 to 1054
162
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38
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
161
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39
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
157
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40
Joachim Meisner
German cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Catholic cardinal (1933–2017)
151
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41
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
149
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42
Saint Boniface
missionary who propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire
146
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43
Clemens August of Bavaria
Catholic archbishop (1700-1761)
142
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44
Clemens August von Galen
German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal, important figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism (1878–1946)
141
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45
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
139
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46
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
134
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47
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
134
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48
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
132
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49
Heiner Wilmer
German theologian and bishop
128
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50
Eugen Drewermann
German psychologist and theologian (born 1940)
126
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51
Paul Gerhardt
German Lutheran theologian and hymn writer (1607-1676)
124
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52
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
121
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53
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
119
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54
John of Nepomuk
Catholic saint (1340-1393)
117
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55
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
117
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56
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
116
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57
Martin of Tours
Christian saint
111
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58
Sebastian Kneipp
German Catholic clergyman, naturopath and hydrotherapist (1821-1897)
111
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59
Elmar Nass
German priest
110
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60
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
110
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61
Anselm Grün
German Benedictine padre and author
107
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62
Pius III
pope of the Catholic Church from 22 September to 18 October 1503
106
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63
Reinhard Marx
German Roman Catholic cardinal
104
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64
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
99
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65
Alan Watts
British American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
96
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66
Thomas Müntzer
early Reformation-era German pastor who was a rebel leader during the German Peasants' War
92
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views
67
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
90
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68
Nicholas of Cusa
German philosopher (1401 – 1464)
90
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69
Olaf Latzel
German pastor
88
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views
70
Huldrych Zwingli
Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484-1531)
88
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71
Stefan Oster
Bishop of Passau
86
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72
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
85
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73
Karl Barth
Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)
85
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74
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
84
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75
Georg Gänswein
German archbishop (born 1956)
84
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views
76
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
82
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77
Margot Käßmann
German theologist and writer
81
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views
78
John XXII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1316 to 1334
81
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views
79
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
80
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80
Albertus Magnus
German-Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200–1280)
80
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81
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
79
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82
Athanasius Schneider
Kazakhstani bishop (born 1961)
78
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83
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
76
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84
Bert Hellinger
catholic priest and psychotherapist (1925–2019)
73
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views
85
Gerhard Hradil
Austrian priest and theologian
73
views
views
86
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
72
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87
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
72
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views
88
Paul III
pope of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549 (1468–1549)
71
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89
Kirill I of Moscow
21st-century primate of the Russian Orthodox Church
68
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views
90
Zechariah
father of John the Baptist; New Testament biblical character
68
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views
91
Óscar Romero
fourth archbishop of San Salvador (1917–1980)
68
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views
92
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
67
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93
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
66
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94
Arno Pötzsch
German author (1900-1956)
66
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views
95
John Chrysostom
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
66
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96
Dominikus Schwaderlapp
German, catholic priest
63
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views
97
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
62
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98
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
61
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99
Richard Geier
61
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100
Laocoön
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
60
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