Priest
Discover a comprehensive directory of celebrated individuals who have dedicated their lives to priesthood. Our list of famous priests includes influential figures, renowned scholars, and spiritual leaders who have made significant contributions to society and the world at large. Explore their profiles to learn about their remarkable journeys, teachings, and impact on the religious and humanitarian landscapes.

Luigi Orione
Italy
ItalySaint of the Roman Catholic Church, monk, priest

Haj Amin Husseini
Israel
IsraelMufti of Jerusalem

Friedrich Grimm Jr.
Germany
GermanyCalvinist priest, grandfather of the Brothers Grimm

Sydney Smith
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish writer and clergyman.

Bartolome de Las Casas
Spain
SpainSpanish priest, Dominican

Isaiya Salonskiy
Greece
GreeceOrthodox priest

Grigoriy XIII
Italy
ItalyPope since 1572, to whom we owe the modern calendar

Menahem-Mendel Sheerson
Russia
RussiaThe Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, King Moshiach

Tihon Shevkunov
Russia
RussiaAbbot of the Sretensky Monastery, confessor of the Putin family.

Girolamo Baruffaldi
Italy
ItalyFerrarese poet, literary scholar and priest of the Baroque era

Edward Detkens
Germany
GermanyBlessed of the Roman Catholic Church, priest, martyr

Patrick Hamilton
Great Britain
Great BritainScottish Protestant martyr

Aaron
The first Jewish high priest

Ditrih Bonhoffer
Germany
GermanyGerman Protestant theologian

Karlis Kundzins
Latvia
LatviaPastor in Smiltene in Livonia, Latvian writer

Alexander Duhnovich
Carpatho-Russian Greek Catholic priest, poet, writer

Dionizy Kajetanowicz
Poland
PolandPriest of the Roman Catholic and Armenian Catholic Churches

Pedro Claver
Spain
SpainSaint of the Roman Catholic Church, missionary and priest

Ferdinand Sander
Germany
GermanyGerman educator, Protestant minister and writer.

Emelyan Kovch
Poland
PolandBlessed of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, priest

Luc-Francois Lalande
France
FranceOne of the first priests to accept the new civil structure of the clergy of France.

Jindrich Simon Baar
Czech writer and Catholic priest

Angelo De Santi
Italy
ItalyItalian priest and musicologist.

Iosif Goose
Blessed Roman Catholic Church, Priest, Franciscan, Martyr

Abbot Pier
France
FranceMost popular person in France

Pio of Pietrelcina
Italy
ItalyItalian Capuchin priest, Catholic saint

Djovanny da Plano Karpini
France
FranceFranciscan monk who was the first Western European to find himself in the capital of the Mongol Empire, Karakorum

William Derham
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish clergyman, natural philosopher and physicist

Dominique Mamberti
Morocco
MoroccoVatican diplomat and curial dignitary

Fil Bosmans
Belgium
BelgiumBelgian priest

Makariy
Russia
RussiaMetropolitan of Moscow, full academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, full member of the Society of Lovers of Russian Literature, honorary member of the Archaeological Society

Zosima Yakytskiy and Lenskiy
Russia
RussiaBishop

Thomas Kempis
Germany
GermanyGerman Catholic monk and priest

Pietro Carrera
Italy
ItalyItalian priest, chess player and theorist.

Petr Zhukovsky
Poland
PolandBlessed Roman Catholic, priest, monk of the Franciscan order

Konstantin Kustodiev
Hungary
HungaryArchpriest of the Orthodox churches in Carlsbad, Russian writer.

Ottokar Kernstock
Austria
AustriaAustrian poet, Catholic priest

Johannes Coler
Germany
GermanyPriest in Brandenburg

Antonio Cavoli
Japan
JapanCatholic priest of the Salesian congregation

Isidor Yurievsky
Priest of the Nikolskaya Church in Yuryev

Joseph C. Martin
USA
USACatholic priest, famous fighter against alcoholism

Jozef Ratcinger
Germany
GermanyPope since April 2005

Guilio Alberoni
Italy
ItalyItalian cardinal and politician

Francis Budris
Priest

Henry Manning
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish cardinal, one of the most prominent church figures in England

Benedikt
Vatican
VaticanPope

Alfred Delp
Germany
GermanyGerman Catholic priest.

Jose Maria Arizmendiarrieta
Spain
SpainCatholic priest

Douglas Horton
USA
USAAmerican priest and scientist

Ilia 2
Georgia
GeorgiaCatholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi