Trending Priests in France this year
The 100 most-viewed priests this year on Wikipedia (France). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV.
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Ranked
56,690
Total Views (this year)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
5,124
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2
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
2,579
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3
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
2,240
views
views
4
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
1,879
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views
5
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
1,857
views
views
6
Peter Hollingworth
former Archbishop of Brisbane; Governor-General of Australia
1,708
views
views
7
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
1,614
views
views
8
Ivo of Kermartin
Breton priest and saint (1253-1303)
1,545
views
views
9
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
1,487
views
views
10
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
1,479
views
views
11
Guy Gilbert
French priest
1,376
views
views
12
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
1,253
views
views
13
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
1,225
views
views
14
Denis Mukwege
Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
959
views
views
15
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
857
views
views
16
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
836
views
views
17
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
819
views
views
18
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
789
views
views
19
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
705
views
views
20
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
694
views
views
21
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
687
views
views
22
Pierre Valentin
687
views
views
23
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
678
views
views
24
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
664
views
views
25
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
661
views
views
26
Abbé Pierre
French Catholic priest, founder of the Emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals
629
views
views
27
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
600
views
views
28
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
587
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views
29
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
587
views
views
30
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
582
views
views
31
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
578
views
views
32
Cardinal Mazarin
French cardinal and statesman
574
views
views
33
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
550
views
views
34
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
534
views
views
35
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
529
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views
36
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
511
views
views
37
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
446
views
views
38
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
435
views
views
39
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
418
views
views
40
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
386
views
views
41
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
385
views
views
42
Antoine François Prévost
French novelist (1697–1763)
364
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views
43
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
362
views
views
44
Perfectus
Spanish saint
360
views
views
45
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
352
views
views
46
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
347
views
views
47
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
335
views
views
48
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
323
views
views
49
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
323
views
views
50
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
316
views
views
51
Benoist de Sinety
315
views
views
52
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
312
views
views
53
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
295
views
views
54
Jean-Marie Vianney
French priest and saint (1786–1859)
294
views
views
55
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
291
views
views
56
Paula White-Cain
American televangelist and pastor (born 1966)
291
views
views
57
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
277
views
views
58
Martin of Tours
Christian saint
277
views
views
59
François Fénelon
French archbishop, theologian and writer (1651–1715)
271
views
views
60
Ivan Illich
Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926–2002)
267
views
views
61
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
267
views
views
62
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
260
views
views
63
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
254
views
views
64
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist Catholic archbishop
254
views
views
65
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet
French bishop and theologian (1627-1704)
253
views
views
66
Denis
3rd-century Bishop of Paris and saint
230
views
views
67
Benedict XV
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922
230
views
views
68
Francis de Sales
French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church (1567-1622)
228
views
views
69
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
226
views
views
70
Jean-Michel Di Falco
French bishop
221
views
views
71
Celestine V
13th‑century Italian hermit and founder of the Celestines, Catholic saint, first pope to resign
215
views
views
72
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
211
views
views
73
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
208
views
views
74
Bartolomé de Las Casas
Spanish Dominican friar, historian, and social reformer (1474–1566)
208
views
views
75
Félix Kir
French politician (1876-1968)
207
views
views
76
Robert Sarah
Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1945-)
206
views
views
77
Canaan Banana
1st President of Zimbabwe (1936-2003)
200
views
views
78
Clement V
pope of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314 (1264–1314)
199
views
views
79
Vincent de Paul
French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)
199
views
views
80
Pierre Cauchon
French bishop, prosecutor of Joan of Arc
195
views
views
81
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
French priest and statesman (1748-1836)
195
views
views
82
Paul-Adrien d'Hardemare
French catholic cleric, video blogger
193
views
views
83
Paul III
pope of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549 (1468–1549)
189
views
views
84
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
185
views
views
85
Bernardino of Siena
Italian Franciscan and saint (1380–1444)
184
views
views
86
Henri, Prince of Condé
French prince
181
views
views
87
Pius VII
head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823 (1742–1823)
181
views
views
88
Saint Dominic
founder of the Dominican Order (1170–1221)
180
views
views
89
James the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
177
views
views
90
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
177
views
views
91
Jean-Marie Lustiger
French Catholic cardinal (1926–2007)
170
views
views
92
Jean François Paul de Gondi
French Catholic cardinal (1613–1679)
169
views
views
93
Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon
Catholic cardinal (1523–1590)
168
views
views
94
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
167
views
views
95
Ambrose
Roman theologian and Bishop of Milan (c. 340–397)
167
views
views
96
François-Xavier Bustillo
Catholic bishop of Ajaccio
167
views
views
97
Alexandre Glasberg
Catholic priest of Jewish origin (1902-1981)
167
views
views
98
Pietro Parolin
Italian prelate of the Catholic Church (1955-)
166
views
views
99
Christian Delorme
French Catholic priest
166
views
views
100
Jean-Paul Vesco
French archbishop
165
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