Trending Priests in France — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed priests on Wikipedia, September 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,830,198
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
678,207
views
views
2
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
123,352
views
views
3
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
102,148
views
views
4
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
87,954
views
views
5
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
54,833
views
views
6
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
27,753
views
views
7
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
27,531
views
views
8
Jean-Marc Aveline
French Roman Catholic priest, cardinal (1958-)
26,270
views
views
9
François-Xavier Bustillo
Catholic bishop of Ajaccio
24,766
views
views
10
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
24,610
views
views
11
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
23,780
views
views
12
John XXIII
priest, bishop, cardinal, pope
23,468
views
views
13
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
22,450
views
views
14
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
20,069
views
views
15
Laurent Ulrich
French archbishop
17,927
views
views
16
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
16,318
views
views
17
John Wesley
British cleric and founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
16,253
views
views
18
Diego Giovanni Ravelli
Italian Roman Catholic archbishop and theologian (1965–)
15,033
views
views
19
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
14,936
views
views
20
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
13,953
views
views
21
Jean-Marie Vianney
French priest and saint (1786–1859)
13,681
views
views
22
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
13,400
views
views
23
Edgard Rimaycuna
Peruvian priest
12,904
views
views
24
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
12,821
views
views
25
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
12,475
views
views
26
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
10,653
views
views
27
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
10,473
views
views
28
Philippe Barbarin
French catholic cardinal
10,447
views
views
29
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
10,346
views
views
30
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
9,406
views
views
31
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
9,299
views
views
32
Abbé Pierre
French Catholic priest, founder of the Emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals
9,120
views
views
33
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
8,805
views
views
34
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
8,702
views
views
35
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
8,650
views
views
36
Guy Gilbert
French priest
8,481
views
views
37
Paul-Adrien d'Hardemare
French catholic cleric, video blogger
8,351
views
views
38
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
8,233
views
views
39
Marko Rupnik
Slovenian priest, theologian, mosaic artist and former Jesuit (born 1954)
7,948
views
views
40
Benedict XV
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922
7,556
views
views
41
Pietro Parolin
Italian Roman Catholic priest, cardinal and Secretary of State of the Holy See (1955-)
7,341
views
views
42
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
7,324
views
views
43
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
7,287
views
views
44
Cardinal Mazarin
French cardinal and statesman
7,200
views
views
45
Vincent de Paul
French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)
6,903
views
views
46
Étienne Guillet
French Roman Catholic bishop
6,882
views
views
47
Julien Sorel
protagonist in Stendhal's "The Red and the Black"
6,721
views
views
48
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
6,431
views
views
49
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
6,312
views
views
50
Pius VII
head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823 (1742–1823)
6,150
views
views
51
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
5,949
views
views
52
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
5,942
views
views
53
Maurice de Germiny
French Roman Catholic bishop
5,534
views
views
54
Matthieu Raffray
French Catholic priest and philosopher
5,490
views
views
55
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
5,486
views
views
56
Jean Jadot
Catholic archbishop (1909-2009)
5,051
views
views
57
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
5,034
views
views
58
Michel Aupetit
French Roman Catholic archbishop
4,932
views
views
59
Jean-Marie Lustiger
French Catholic cardinal (1926–2007)
4,787
views
views
60
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
4,728
views
views
61
Jean-Michel Di Falco
French bishop
4,556
views
views
62
Celestino Migliore
Catholic archbishop
4,513
views
views
63
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
French priest and statesman (1748-1836)
4,475
views
views
64
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
4,434
views
views
65
Martin of Tours
Christian saint (c.316/336 - 397)
4,334
views
views
66
Haïm Korsia
French rabbi
4,276
views
views
67
Jean-Marc Micas
French religious priest and Roman Catholic bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes
4,229
views
views
68
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
4,224
views
views
69
Dominique Mamberti
French Roman Catholic priest, cardinal
4,117
views
views
70
Marc Ouellet
Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal
4,069
views
views
71
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
3,990
views
views
72
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet
French bishop and theologian (1627-1704)
3,972
views
views
73
François Fénelon
French archbishop, theologian and writer (1651–1715)
3,795
views
views
74
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
3,791
views
views
75
Fulton J. Sheen
American roman catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
3,772
views
views
76
Gregory XVI
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846 (1765–1846)
3,765
views
views
77
Philippe Ballot
Archbishop of Metz
3,747
views
views
78
Benedict IX
Pope of the Catholic Church
3,724
views
views
79
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
3,712
views
views
80
Pius VI
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799
3,599
views
views
81
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
3,596
views
views
82
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
3,493
views
views
83
Leo IX
Head of the Catholic Church from 1049 to 1054
3,469
views
views
84
Denis Mukwege
Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
3,430
views
views
85
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
3,324
views
views
86
Joan of Valois
French queen who entered religious life, became a nun and later an abbess who founded the Sisters of the Annunciation of Mary (canonized 1950)
3,295
views
views
87
Ivan Illich
Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926–2002)
3,293
views
views
88
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
3,245
views
views
89
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
French admiral and Discalced Carmelite friar (1889–1964)
3,212
views
views
90
André Vingt-Trois
French Catholic cardinal (1942–2025)
3,211
views
views
91
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
3,183
views
views
92
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
3,152
views
views
93
Clement V
pope of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314 (1264–1314)
3,109
views
views
94
Matthieu Jasseron
3,102
views
views
95
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
3,087
views
views
96
Kevin Farrell
Irish-American Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1947)
3,060
views
views
97
Matthieu Rougé
French catholic bishop
3,047
views
views
98
Robert Sarah
Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1945-)
2,997
views
views
99
Tomás de Torquemada
Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1420-1498)
2,980
views
views
100
Leo XII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1823 to 1829
2,973
views
views