Trending Priests in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed priests on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,878,574
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
683,331
views
views
2
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
124,966
views
views
3
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
103,627
views
views
4
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
89,207
views
views
5
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
55,520
views
views
6
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
29,993
views
views
7
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
28,081
views
views
8
Jean-Marc Aveline
French Roman Catholic priest, cardinal (1958-)
26,381
views
views
9
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
26,359
views
views
10
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
26,097
views
views
11
François-Xavier Bustillo
Catholic bishop of Ajaccio
24,933
views
views
12
John XXIII
priest, bishop, cardinal, pope
23,997
views
views
13
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
23,037
views
views
14
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
20,603
views
views
15
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
18,175
views
views
16
Laurent Ulrich
French archbishop
18,038
views
views
17
John Wesley
British cleric and founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)
16,324
views
views
18
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
15,793
views
views
19
Diego Giovanni Ravelli
Italian Roman Catholic archbishop and theologian (1965–)
15,083
views
views
20
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
14,625
views
views
21
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
14,531
views
views
22
Jean-Marie Vianney
French priest and saint (1786–1859)
13,975
views
views
23
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
13,526
views
views
24
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
13,075
views
views
25
Edgard Rimaycuna
Peruvian priest
12,939
views
views
26
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
12,532
views
views
27
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
11,292
views
views
28
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
10,669
views
views
29
Philippe Barbarin
French catholic cardinal
10,608
views
views
30
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
10,084
views
views
31
Guy Gilbert
French priest
9,857
views
views
32
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
9,810
views
views
33
Abbé Pierre
French Catholic priest, founder of the Emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals
9,749
views
views
34
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
9,314
views
views
35
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
9,251
views
views
36
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
9,087
views
views
37
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
8,820
views
views
38
Paul-Adrien d'Hardemare
French catholic cleric, video blogger
8,544
views
views
39
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
8,018
views
views
40
Marko Rupnik
Slovenian priest, theologian, mosaic artist and former Jesuit (born 1954)
7,977
views
views
41
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
7,948
views
views
42
Benedict XV
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922
7,786
views
views
43
Cardinal Mazarin
French cardinal and statesman
7,774
views
views
44
Pietro Parolin
Italian Roman Catholic priest, cardinal and Secretary of State of the Holy See (1955-)
7,507
views
views
45
Vincent de Paul
French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)
7,102
views
views
46
Étienne Guillet
French Roman Catholic bishop
6,915
views
views
47
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
6,894
views
views
48
Julien Sorel
protagonist in Stendhal's "The Red and the Black"
6,817
views
views
49
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
6,793
views
views
50
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
6,377
views
views
51
Pius VII
head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823 (1742–1823)
6,331
views
views
52
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
6,272
views
views
53
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
5,904
views
views
54
Matthieu Raffray
French Catholic priest and philosopher
5,632
views
views
55
Maurice de Germiny
French Roman Catholic bishop
5,546
views
views
56
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
5,187
views
views
57
Jean Jadot
Catholic archbishop (1909-2009)
5,121
views
views
58
Michel Aupetit
French Roman Catholic archbishop
5,053
views
views
59
Jean-Marie Lustiger
French Catholic cardinal (1926–2007)
4,957
views
views
60
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
4,807
views
views
61
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
4,781
views
views
62
Jean-Michel Di Falco
French bishop
4,777
views
views
63
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
French priest and statesman (1748-1836)
4,670
views
views
64
Martin of Tours
Christian saint (c.316/336 - 397)
4,611
views
views
65
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
4,559
views
views
66
Celestino Migliore
Catholic archbishop
4,554
views
views
67
Denis Mukwege
Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
4,389
views
views
68
Haïm Korsia
French rabbi
4,381
views
views
69
Jean-Marc Micas
French religious priest and Roman Catholic bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes
4,253
views
views
70
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet
French bishop and theologian (1627-1704)
4,225
views
views
71
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
4,201
views
views
72
Dominique Mamberti
French Roman Catholic priest, cardinal
4,176
views
views
73
Marc Ouellet
Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal
4,149
views
views
74
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
4,143
views
views
75
François Fénelon
French archbishop, theologian and writer (1651–1715)
4,066
views
views
76
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
4,003
views
views
77
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
3,972
views
views
78
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
3,879
views
views
79
Gregory XVI
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846 (1765–1846)
3,869
views
views
80
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
3,863
views
views
81
Fulton J. Sheen
American roman catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
3,797
views
views
82
Benedict IX
Pope of the Catholic Church
3,780
views
views
83
Philippe Ballot
Archbishop of Metz
3,771
views
views
84
Pius VI
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799
3,708
views
views
85
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
3,636
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)
3,611
views
views
87
Leo IX
Head of the Catholic Church from 1049 to 1054
3,605
views
views
88
Ivan Illich
Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926–2002)
3,560
views
views
89
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
3,499
views
views
90
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
3,447
views
views
91
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
French admiral and Discalced Carmelite friar (1889–1964)
3,316
views
views
92
Clement V
pope of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314 (1264–1314)
3,308
views
views
93
André Vingt-Trois
French Catholic cardinal (1942–2025)
3,297
views
views
94
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
3,251
views
views
95
Robert Sarah
Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1945-)
3,203
views
views
96
Matthieu Jasseron
3,191
views
views
97
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist Catholic archbishop
3,156
views
views
98
Tomás de Torquemada
Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1420-1498)
3,136
views
views
99
Francis de Sales
French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church (1567-1622)
3,131
views
views
100
Kevin Farrell
Irish-American Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1947)
3,099
views
views