Trending Priests in Germany this week
The 100 most-viewed priests this week on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Helmut Ensslin.
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Helmut Ensslin
German pastor
220
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2
Paul Gerhardt
German Lutheran theologian and hymn writer (1607-1676)
197
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3
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
86
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4
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
73
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5
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
66
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6
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
66
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7
Anton Faber
Austrian priest
62
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8
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
58
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9
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
52
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10
John Paul II
264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)
47
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11
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
46
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12
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
45
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13
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
45
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14
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
45
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15
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
43
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16
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
38
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17
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
35
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18
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
35
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19
Clemens August von Galen
German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal, important figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism (1878–1946)
33
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20
Ignatius Aphrem II
123rd Syriac Orthodox Patriarch
29
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21
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
28
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22
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
27
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23
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
24
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24
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
21
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25
Joachim Gauck
German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President of Germnay 2012–2017 (born 1940)
21
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26
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
19
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27
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
19
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28
Edgardo Mortara
Italian priest (1851–1940)
18
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29
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
17
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30
John XXIII
head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
17
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31
Bernardino of Siena
Italian Franciscan and saint (1380–1444)
16
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32
Heiner Wilmer
German theologian and bishop
16
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33
Ulrich Küchl
15
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34
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
14
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35
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
14
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36
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
14
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37
Peter Hollingworth
former Archbishop of Brisbane; Governor-General of Australia
13
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38
Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria
Austrian archduke, archbishop of Cologne
13
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39
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
13
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40
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
12
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41
John of Nepomuk
Catholic saint (1340-1393)
12
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42
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
12
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43
Martin of Tours
Christian saint
12
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44
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
12
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45
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
11
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46
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
11
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47
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509-1564)
11
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48
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
11
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49
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
11
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50
Reinhard Marx
German Roman Catholic cardinal
11
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51
Eugen Drewermann
German psychologist and theologian (born 1940)
11
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52
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
11
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53
Bert Hellinger
catholic priest and psychotherapist (1925–2019)
11
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54
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
10
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55
Mamertus
Bishop of Vienne
10
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56
Christoph Schönborn
Archbishop of Vienna and Cardinal of the roman catholic church
10
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57
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher (1803–1882)
10
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58
Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst
German Roman Catholic bishop and theologian
10
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59
Jean-Luc Schneider
French priest (New Apostolic Church)
9
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60
Claudio Monteverdi
Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest (1567–1643)
9
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61
Huldrych Zwingli
Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484-1531)
9
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62
Josef Grünwidl
Austrian Roman Catholic priest, designated archbishop of Vienna
9
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63
Thomas Müntzer
early Reformation-era German pastor who was a rebel leader during the German Peasants' War
9
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64
Olaf Latzel
German pastor
9
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65
Joachim Meisner
German cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Catholic cardinal (1933–2017)
9
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66
Zechariah
father of John the Baptist; New Testament biblical character
8
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67
Little Richard
American musician (1932–2020)
8
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68
Barnabas
early Christian disciple and bishop
8
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69
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
8
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70
Heinrich Timmerevers
German priest
8
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71
Georg Ratzinger
German musician and Catholic priest (1924-2020)
8
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72
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
8
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73
Hermann Joseph
German mystic
8
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74
Margot Käßmann
German theologist and writer
7
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75
Thomas à Kempis
German canon regular
7
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76
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
7
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77
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist Catholic archbishop
7
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78
Klaus Geyer
German parson (1941-2003)
7
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79
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
7
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80
Lothar König
German Lutheran pastor
7
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81
Horst Kasner
German theologian and father of Angela Merkel (1926–2011)
7
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82
Paul Schütz
German author and theologian (1891–1985)
7
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83
László Német
Serbian priest of Hunagrian origin Roman Catholic archbishop of Beograd
7
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84
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
7
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85
Anton Schlembach
German bishop
6
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86
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
6
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87
Martin Adolf Bormann
German Roman Catholic priest and missionary, lay theologian; son of Reichsleiter Martin Bormann (1930–2013)
6
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88
Billy Graham
American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
6
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89
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
6
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90
Karl Barth
Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)
6
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91
Angelus Silesius
German writer
6
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92
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
6
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93
John Newton
Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)
6
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94
Friedrich Wetter
German cardinal
6
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95
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
6
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96
Eduard Mörike
German poet (1804–1875)
6
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97
Lope de Vega
Spanish playwright and poet (1562-1635)
6
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98
Anselm Grün
German Benedictine padre and author
6
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99
Adolph Kolping
German catholic priest (1813-1865)
6
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100
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
6
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