Top 11 Priests in Brazil
This curated ranking covers the 11 largest priests in Brazil, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Padre Pío, Padre Fábio de Melo and Melchizedek lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,992,640 people. Across all 11 entries the average audience size is 193,762, and the largest, Padre Pío, reaches around 1,036,258 people in Brazil. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Brazil who actively engage with each priest, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Brazil and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Padre Pío |
1,036,258 | 20.9% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Padre Fábio de Melo |
592,648 | 97.2% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Melchizedek |
363,734 | 33.4% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Padre Robson de Oliveira |
76,478 | 97.9% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  Thomas S. Monson |
13,366 | 9.7% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Nichiren |
12,976 | 35.0% | Priest | Literature |
| 7 |  David A. Bednar |
11,856 | 9.8% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  Gregory of Nazianzus |
9,041 | 16.5% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  Kevin DeYoung |
6,344 | 6.4% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  D. Todd Christofferson |
5,828 | 3.5% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  John Vianney |
2,861 | 0.8% | Priest | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 11 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil and ranks each priest by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest priest in Brazil?
Padre Pío currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,036,258 people in Brazil.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.