Top 44 Pastors in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 44 largest pastors in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Luis Antonio Tagle, Gregor Mendel and Bosa lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 512,794 people. Across all 44 entries the average audience size is 22,757, and the largest, Luis Antonio Tagle, reaches around 258,088 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each pastor, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luis Antonio Tagle |
258,088 | 16.3% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Gregor Mendel |
135,043 | 16.3% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Bosa |
119,663 | 9.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Rotho |
105,319 | 49.3% | Pastor | Home & Garden |
| 5 |  Georg Bätzing |
86,956 | 85.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Adolph Kolping |
69,676 | 95.3% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  Saint Kilian |
66,220 | 39.8% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  Timothy M. Dolan |
30,009 | 4.5% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  Abbé Pierre |
17,387 | 2.1% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  Saint Dominic |
14,510 | 1.3% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Philip Neri |
12,940 | 2.4% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  John Bosco |
12,158 | 1.1% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Basil of Caesarea |
10,583 | 1.7% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 14 |  Pio of Pietrelcina |
9,688 | 0.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Leonardo Boff |
6,985 | 8.8% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 16 |  padre marcelo rossi |
5,958 | 0.2% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Marcel Lefebvre |
5,907 | 23.7% | Pastor | Literature |
| 18 |  judah smith |
5,245 | 3.8% | Pastor | Literature |
| 19 |  Matthew Barnett |
4,791 | 7.7% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  Chuck Swindoll |
3,562 | 0.8% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 21 |  Carlo Pignatelli |
2,951 | 3.1% | Pastor | Fashion & Accessoires |
| 22 |  Jerry Falwell |
2,672 | 1.0% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 23 |  Vincent Ferrer |
2,530 | 1.0% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 24 |  Louie Giglio |
2,342 | 0.9% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 25 |  Camillus de Lellis |
1,848 | 2.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 26 |  Skip Heitzig |
1,247 | 1.4% | Pastor | Literature |
| 27 |  Pastor Shirley Caesar |
1,099 | 0.3% | Pastor | Music & Radio |
| 28 |  Padre Reginaldo Manzotti |
1,010 | 0.1% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  Marcellin Champagnat |
854 | 6.3% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 30 |  Ed Young (pastor) |
716 | 0.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 31 |  Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla |
612 | 0.1% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 32 |  Adam Hamilton (pastor) |
541 | 1.4% | Pastor | Literature |
| 33 |  Luigi Ciotti |
504 | 1.3% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 34 |  Angelo Mai |
360 | 0.7% | Pastor | Literature |
| 35 |  Chip Ingram |
342 | 0.4% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 36 |  Frei Galvão |
198 | 0.1% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 37 |  Mitch Pacwa |
160 | 1.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 38 |  Jonathan Falwell |
157 | 0.8% | Pastor | Literature |
| 39 |  John Corapi |
131 | 0.4% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 40 |  Miles McPherson |
108 | 0.3% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 41 | Cesar Castellanos |
103 | 0.6% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 42 |  Andrés Bustamante |
98 | 0.3% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 43 |  Bishop John Francis |
44 | 2.2% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
| 44 | Apostle G Maldonado |
36 | 24.4% | Pastor | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 44 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each pastor 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 pastor in Germany?
Luis Antonio Tagle currently leads with an estimated audience of 258,088 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.