Trending Priests in France this week
The 100 most-viewed priests this week on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Pierre Valentin.
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Pierre Valentin
682
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Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
90
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3
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
90
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4
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
76
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5
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
51
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6
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
47
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7
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
43
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8
Guy Gilbert
French priest
43
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9
Peter Hollingworth
former Archbishop of Brisbane; Governor-General of Australia
40
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10
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
40
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11
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
38
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12
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
37
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13
Aramis
fictional character in The Three Musketeers and other Dumas novels
31
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14
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
31
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15
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
30
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16
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
28
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17
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
26
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18
Cardinal Mazarin
French cardinal and statesman
23
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19
Abbé Pierre
French Catholic priest, founder of the Emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals
22
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20
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
22
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21
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
22
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22
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
21
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23
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
21
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24
Bernardino of Siena
Italian Franciscan and saint (1380–1444)
20
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25
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
19
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26
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
19
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27
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
19
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28
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
18
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29
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
18
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30
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
17
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31
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
16
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32
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
15
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33
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
15
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34
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
15
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35
Denis Mukwege
Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
14
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36
Antoine François Prévost
French novelist (1697–1763)
13
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37
Pierre d'Ornellas
French archbishop
13
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38
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
13
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39
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
12
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40
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
12
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41
Pierre Cauchon
French bishop, prosecutor of Joan of Arc
12
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42
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
11
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43
François-Xavier Bustillo
Catholic bishop of Ajaccio
11
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44
Benedict XV
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922
11
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45
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
11
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46
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
11
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47
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
10
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48
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
10
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49
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
9
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50
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
9
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51
Paul-Adrien d'Hardemare
French catholic cleric, video blogger
9
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52
Urban II
11th century pope and initiator of the Crusades
9
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53
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
9
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54
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
9
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55
Jean François Paul de Gondi
French Catholic cardinal (1613–1679)
9
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56
Francis de Sales
French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church (1567-1622)
9
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57
André Vingt-Trois
French Catholic cardinal (1942–2025)
8
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58
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
8
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59
Ivan Illich
Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926–2002)
8
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60
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
8
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61
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
8
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62
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
8
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63
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist Catholic archbishop
8
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64
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
8
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65
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
8
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66
Félix Kir
French politician (1876-1968)
8
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67
Rafael Merry del Val
Spanish cardinal and diplomat. (1865–1930)
7
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68
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
7
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69
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
7
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70
Laocoön
son of Acoetes in Greek mythology, a trojan priest
7
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71
Clement VI
Pope of the Catholic Church and the fourth Avignon Pope (1342–1352)
7
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72
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
7
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73
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
7
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74
Jean-Sifrein Maury
Catholic cardinal (1746-1817)
7
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75
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
7
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76
Ambrose
Roman theologian and Bishop of Milan (c. 340–397)
7
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77
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
7
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78
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
7
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79
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
7
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80
Vincent de Paul
French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)
7
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81
Gregory XIII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585 (1502–1585)
7
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82
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
7
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83
Arius
Cyrenaic presbyter and founder of Arianism (died 336)
7
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84
Fulbert Youlou
President of the Republic of the Congo (1917-1972)
7
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85
Gregor Mendel
Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)
7
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86
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
French priest and statesman (1748-1836)
7
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87
Pius VII
head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823 (1742–1823)
7
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88
Nightcrawler
fictional character in Marvel Comics
6
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89
Philippe Barbarin
french catholic cardinal
6
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90
Ivo of Kermartin
Breton priest and saint (1253-1303)
6
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91
Michel Aupetit
French priest
6
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92
Gaël Giraud
French economist and Catholic priest
6
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93
Dominique Rey
French Catholic bishop
6
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94
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet
French bishop and theologian (1627-1704)
6
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95
Gregory I
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
6
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96
Timothy P. Broglio
American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
6
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97
Saint Dominic
founder of the Dominican Order (1170–1221)
6
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98
Martin of Tours
Christian saint
6
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99
Gregory XVI
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846 (1765–1846)
6
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100
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 195
6
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