Trending Priests in France — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed priests on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Leo XIV. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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154,121
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
Leo XIV
267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
9,695
views
views
2
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
8,286
views
views
3
Hélder Câmara
Brazilian Catholic priest, archbishop of Olinda and Recife (1909–1999)
7,101
views
views
4
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator
6,728
views
views
5
John Paul II
pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
6,003
views
views
6
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
4,280
views
views
7
Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
4,261
views
views
8
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
3,743
views
views
9
Jerzy Popieluszko
Polish Catholic priest, martyr, blessed (1947–1984)
3,315
views
views
10
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
3,132
views
views
11
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
3,089
views
views
12
Abbé Pierre
French Catholic priest, founder of the Emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals
2,904
views
views
13
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
2,764
views
views
14
John Paul I
pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
2,715
views
views
15
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French diplomat (1754-1838)
2,512
views
views
16
John of Capistrano
Franciscan friar and Catholic saint (1386–1456)
2,469
views
views
17
Cicero
Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
2,447
views
views
18
Saint Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
2,188
views
views
19
Pius XII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
2,162
views
views
20
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
2,054
views
views
21
Anthony of Padua
Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
2,044
views
views
22
Martin Luther
German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
2,010
views
views
23
Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
1,942
views
views
24
Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
1,836
views
views
25
Hildegard of Bingen
German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church (1098–1179)
1,784
views
views
26
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)
1,738
views
views
27
Padre Pio
Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic
1,719
views
views
28
Paul VI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)
1,691
views
views
29
John XXIII
priest, bishop, cardinal, pope
1,583
views
views
30
Cardinal Mazarin
French cardinal and statesman
1,583
views
views
31
Alexander VI
pope of the Catholic Church 1492–1503 from the Borgia family (1430/32-1503)
1,391
views
views
32
Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
1,368
views
views
33
Guy Gilbert
French priest
1,356
views
views
34
Jean-Marie Vianney
French priest and saint (1786–1859)
1,261
views
views
35
Charles de Foucauld
French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916)
1,254
views
views
36
Jacques de Molay
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
1,234
views
views
37
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet
French bishop and theologian (1627-1704)
1,231
views
views
38
Leo XIII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
1,142
views
views
39
Martin of Tours
Christian saint (c.316/336 - 397)
1,141
views
views
40
John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
1,132
views
views
41
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
1,085
views
views
42
Matthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
1,050
views
views
43
Denis Mukwege
Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
1,036
views
views
44
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
French priest and statesman (1748-1836)
1,032
views
views
45
Gaël Giraud
French economist and Catholic priest
1,027
views
views
46
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
999
views
views
47
Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint
959
views
views
48
Pius IX
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
951
views
views
49
Urbain Grandier
French priest
938
views
views
50
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978)
919
views
views
51
Jacques Hamel
French Catholic Priest, Martyr and Servant of God
898
views
views
52
Vincent de Paul
French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)
885
views
views
53
Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
879
views
views
54
Pius XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
872
views
views
55
Anthony Mary Claret
Spanish Roman Catholic bishop, missionary and saint (1807-1870)
848
views
views
56
Thomas Wolsey
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
832
views
views
57
Charbel Makhluf
Lebanese Maronite monk and saint (1828–1898)
797
views
views
58
Ivan Illich
Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926–2002)
778
views
views
59
François Fénelon
French archbishop, theologian and writer (1651–1715)
775
views
views
60
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
759
views
views
61
Pinhead
fictional character from the Hellraiser series
734
views
views
62
Mark the Evangelist
credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
733
views
views
63
Philippe Barbarin
French catholic cardinal
720
views
views
64
Melchizedek
biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
713
views
views
65
Bishop Myriel
fictional Bishop from Les Misérables
713
views
views
66
Joseph Wresinski
Anti-poverty activist (1917-1988)
698
views
views
67
Saint Nicholas
4th-century Christian bishop and saint
695
views
views
68
Sophocles
ancient Greek playwright
688
views
views
69
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
French admiral and Discalced Carmelite friar (1889–1964)
682
views
views
70
Julius II
pope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 (1443–1513)
673
views
views
71
Leo X
pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521)
640
views
views
72
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist Catholic archbishop
627
views
views
73
Paul-Adrien d'Hardemare
French catholic cleric, video blogger
618
views
views
74
Benedict XV
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922
613
views
views
75
François-Xavier Bustillo
Catholic bishop of Ajaccio
611
views
views
76
Denis of Paris
3rd-century Bishop of Paris and saint
598
views
views
77
Clement VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
595
views
views
78
Francis de Sales
French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church (1567-1622)
583
views
views
79
Thomas Becket
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
582
views
views
80
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)
581
views
views
81
John Bosco
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888)
573
views
views
82
Henri Grégoire
French bishop (1750–1831)
570
views
views
83
Eligius
Roman Catholic bishop and saint
556
views
views
84
Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon
Catholic cardinal (1523–1590)
553
views
views
85
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
550
views
views
86
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)
541
views
views
87
Jan Hus
Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)
535
views
views
88
Martin Niemöller
German theologian (1892–1984)
531
views
views
89
Paul III
pope of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549 (1468–1549)
524
views
views
90
Irenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
514
views
views
91
Maenad
female followers of Dionysus
512
views
views
92
Georges Lemaître
Belgian astrophysicist and Catholic priest (1894–1966)
505
views
views
93
Maximilian Kolbe
Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)
502
views
views
94
Clement V
pope of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314 (1264–1314)
500
views
views
95
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)
498
views
views
96
Aaron
male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses
495
views
views
97
Paul of the Cross
Italian mystic (1694-1775)
492
views
views
98
Saint Remigius
French archbishop and saint
490
views
views
99
Haïm Korsia
French rabbi
488
views
views
100
Gregory of Tours
Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours
488
views
views