Top 19 Priests in United States
This curated ranking covers the 19 largest priests in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Padre Pío, Melchizedek and John Vianney lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,619,745 people. Across all 19 entries the average audience size is 131,263, and the largest, Padre Pío, reaches around 708,877 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each priest, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Padre Pío |
708,877 | 14.3% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Melchizedek |
559,605 | 51.4% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  John Vianney |
351,263 | 94.2% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  D. Todd Christofferson |
144,919 | 85.9% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  Huldrych Zwingli |
123,750 | 45.4% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  San Antonio de Padua |
122,268 | 15.3% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 7 |  Thomas S. Monson |
108,179 | 78.2% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  David A. Bednar |
96,641 | 79.7% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  Frank Pavone |
79,907 | 84.2% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 10 |  Kevin DeYoung |
72,557 | 73.3% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 11 |  Gregory of Nazianzus |
38,167 | 69.5% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  Howard W. Hunter |
20,512 | 97.5% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Charles E. Blake |
14,168 | 99.4% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 14 |  James E. Faust |
13,552 | 97.4% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Nichiren |
12,928 | 34.9% | Priest | Literature |
| 16 |  Robert D. Hales |
11,725 | 96.8% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Padre Fábio de Melo |
7,576 | 1.2% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 18 |  Dayananda Saraswati |
6,576 | 1.4% | Priest | Politics & Society |
| 19 |  Padre Robson de Oliveira |
842 | 1.1% | Priest | Politics & Society |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 19 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 United States?
Padre Pío currently leads with an estimated audience of 708,877 people in United States.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.