List of fictional clergy and religious figures
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Clergy and other religious figures have generally represented a popular outlet for pop culture, although this has tapered in recent years. Some of the more popular clergy, members of religious orders and other religious personages featured in works of fiction are listed below.
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NOTE: All names on list are in Western order (first name, last name) when applicable.
Christianity [edit]
Roman Catholic Church [edit]
Attended seminary [edit]
Monks and friars [edit]
- Adso of Melk (Benedictine) – The Name of the Rose novel & movie
- Ambrosio – The Monk
- Brother Brace – RuneScape
- Brother Cadfael (Benedictine) – mystery novels by Edith Pargeter
- Caraccioli – (Dominican) – A General History of the Robberies and Murders Of the most notorious Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson
- Friar Carl – Van Helsing (film)
- Friar Domingo – Shōgun, played by Michael Hordern in the 1980 Shōgun.
- Brother Dominic – TV ads for Xerox photocopiers
- Brother Francis Gerard – A Canticle for Leibowitz
- Brother Francisco, played by Giampiero Albertini in the 1975 film version of Zorro.
- Brother Kornhoer – A Canticle for Leibowitz
- "Friar Fuck" – Sex and the City
- Brother Edward Hamilton – Chrono Crusade
- Friar Huberd – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
- Father Imperius – Ladyhawke
- Frère Jacques
- Friar Lawrence – Romeo and Juliet
- Brother Maynard – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- The Monk – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
- Fr O'Bubblegum (English) in the Pocket Cartoons of Osbert Lancaster
- Fray Felipe – The Mask of Zorro
- Prior Philip (Benedictine) – The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
- Brother Theo (Dominican) – Babylon 5
- Friar Tuck – Robin Hood
- William of Baskerville (Franciscan) – The Name of the Rose novel & movie
- The Meddling Monk – A Rogue Time Lord in Doctor Who
Nuns [edit]
- The Abbess – The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- Sister Abigail (C. C. H. Pounder) – Orphan
- Sister Agnes (Meg Tilly) – Agnes of God
- Sister Angela – One-Pound Gospel
- Sister Angela – Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
- Angela Chiaromonte – The White Sister
- Sister Anna – Operation Pacific
- Sister Anna Baragli – Hudson Hawk
- Sister Ann – Sacred Flesh
- Sister Assumpta – Father Ted
- Sister Augustine – Appointment with Danger
- Sister Barbara Bennett – Change of Habit
- Calen Hortensia – Fate/Hollow Atraxia
- Sister Catherine – Sacred Flesh
- Ciel – Tsukihime, Melty Blood and Shingetsutan Tsukihime
- Sister Clotilde – Till We Meet Again
- Sister Dominique – The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
- Sister Laura Donnelly – Love is a Many Splendored Thing
- Sister Edwitha – Angels in the Outfield
- Abbess Elizabeth – Sacred Flesh
- Eglentyne The Prioress – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
- Sister Encarnación – Nacho Libre
- Sister Euphemia – Nuns on the Run
- Felicia – Darkstalkers
- Sister Fidelma – stories by Peter Tremayne
- Sister Frances – Women in War
- Sister Gertrude – Killer Nun
- Heinkel Wolfe-Hellsing
- Sister Helen – Sacred Flesh
- Sister Helena – Sacred Flesh
- Sister Mathieu – Killer Nun
- Sister Michelle Gallagher – Change of Habit
- Sister Mako Graham – Yakitate!! Japan
- Sister Inviolata – Nuns on the Run
- Sister Irene Hawkins – Change of Habit
- Sister Jane – Sacred Flesh
- Sister Jude – American Horror Story: Asylum
- Sister Kate – TV series Sister Kate
- Sister Libertine – All Quiet on the Western Front
- Sister Margaret – D no Fūin and Girl Saurus series, all by manga artist Kei Kusunoki
- Mother Maria Jose-Anthony Adverse
- Sister Marie – Popetown
- Sister Marie Therese Vauzous – The Song of Bernadette
- Sister Mary of the Annunciation – Nuns on the Run
- Sister Mary Benedict – The Bells of St. Mary's
- Sister Mary Elephant – from the Cheech & Chong comedy skit of the same name
- Sister Mary Eunice – American Horror Story: Asylum
- Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart – Nuns on the Run
- Sister Mary Stigmata (a.k.a. "The Penguin") – The Blues Brothers
- Sister Michelle (Mary Tyler Moore) – Change of Habit
- Sister Miyako – Kannazuki no Miko
- Sister Josepha Montafiore (Natascha McElhone) – Revelations TV miniseries
- Sister Olav – The Far Arena
- Mother Redempta – The Private War of Major Benson
- Sister Rose – Three Came Home
- Ryesbyfe Stridberg – Melty Blood
- Sister Sandrine Beil-The Da Vinci Code
- Sister Stephanie "Steve" Oskowski – Father Dowling Mysteries TV series
- Mother Josephine – The Garden of Allah
- Mother Maria Jose – Anthony Adverse
- Mother Miriam Ruth (Anne Bancroft) – Agnes of God
- Mother Stephen – Bless Me Father
- Mother Superior (Diana Scarwid) – Pushing Daisies – Season 2, Episode 1 : "Bzzzzzzz!", Episode 2 : "Circus Circus", & Episode 3 : "Bad Habits"
- Mother Superior – (Alida Valli) – Killer Nun
- Sister Penelope – Popetown
- Sister Phoebe – Bedazzled
- Sister Peter Marie – Oz
- Sister Teresa – Sacred Flesh
- Sister Therese – Sea Wife
- Yoko Belnades in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
- Sister Yukariko Sanada – My-HiME
- Sister Yumiko/Yumie Takagi from Hellsing
- Sister Yuko Amamiya – Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.
- The Second Nun – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
- Sister Thornly – Time Squad
- Sister Wilhelmina – The Cardinal
Nuns from The Singing Nun [edit]
- Mother Prioress
- Sister Ann
- Sister Cluny
- Sister Mary
- Sister Michele
- Sister Elise
- Sister Brigitte
- Sister Gertrude
- Sister Marthe
- Sister Therese
- Sister Elizabeth
- Sister Consuella
- Sister Marissalas
Nuns from Impure Thoughts [edit]
- Sister Gertrude
- Sister Juliet
- Sister Othilda
- Sister Joan of Arc
- Sister Edmunda
- Sister Scholastica
- Sister Atta
Nuns from The Keys of the Kingdom [edit]
- Mother Maria Veronica
- Sister Clotilde
- Sister Martha
- Sister Mercy Mary
Nuns from In This House of Brede [edit]
- Dame Phillipa
- Dame Agnes
- Mother Abbess Hester
- Dame/Mother Abbess Catherine
- Dame Emily
- Dame Colette
- Dame Thecla
- Dame Scholastica
- Dame Margaret
- Dame Beatrice
- Dame Maura
- Dame Joan
- Dame Veronica
- Dame Perpetua
- Dame Anselma
- Dame Ursula
- Sister/Dame Cecily
- Sister Hilary
- Sister Polycarp
- Sister Louise
- Sister Joanna
- Sister Jane
- Sister Renata
- Sister Constance
- Sister Barbara
- Sister/Sama Kazuko
- Sister/Sama Yuri
- Sister/Sama Mariko
- Sister/Sama Yoko
- Sister Sumi
Nunsense [edit]
- Mother Mary Regina
- Sister Mary Paul
- Sister Robert Anne
- Sister Mary Leo
- Sister Mary Hubert
- Sister Julia Child of God
- Sister Mary Wilhelm
Nuns from Brides of Christ [edit]
- Mother Ambrose
- Sister Agnes
- Sister Catherine
- Sister Paul
- Sister Attracta
- Sister Clare
- Sister Innocent
- Sister Philomena
- Sister Pierre
- Sister Polycarp
- Sister Francine
- Sister Perpetua
- Sister Patrick
- Novice Brigid
- Novice Therese
- Novice Denise
Nuns from Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? [edit]
- Sister Helen
- Sister Lee
- Sister Louise
- Sister Melanie
- Sister Monica
Nuns from The Flying Nun [edit]
- Reverend Mother Superior Plaseato
- Sister Ana
- Sister Bertrille
- Sister Jacqueline
- Sister Sixto
- Sister Theresa
Nuns from Lilies of the Field [edit]
- Mother Maria
- Sister Agnes
- Sister Albertine
- Sister Elizabeth
- Sister Gertrude
Nuns from The Nun's Story [edit]
- Mother Emmanuel
- Mother Mathilde
- Mother Cristophe
- Mother Marcella
- Mother Didyma
- Sister Luke
- Sister Margharita
- Sister William
- Sister Eleanor
- Sister Pauline
- Sister Marie
- Sister Augustine
- Sister Aurelie
- Sister Ellen
- Sister Bernard
- Sister Timothy
- Novice Simone
Nuns from Agnes of God [edit]
- Mother Miriam Ruth
- Sister Agnes
- Sister Marguerite
- Sister Anne
- Sister Susanna
- Sister Jeannine
- Sister David Marie
- Sister Therese
- Sister Elizabette
- Sister Geraldine
- Sister Genevieve
- Sister Luke
- Sister Joseph
- Sister Paul
Nuns from The Sound of Music [edit]
- Mother Abbess
- Sister Berthe
- Sister Margaretta
- Sister Sophia
- Novice Maria
Nuns from Chrono Crusade [edit]
Unless otherwise specified, all below belong to the fictional Order of Magdalene (specifically, the Order of Mary Magdalene).
- Sister Anna
- Sister Claire
- Sister Rosette Christopher
- Sister Azmaria Hendric
- Sister Mary
- Sister Kate Valentine
Nuns from Sister Act and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit [edit]
- Mother Superior
- Sister Alma
- Sister Mary Clarence
- Sister Mary Lazarus
- Sister Mary Patrick
- Sister Mary Robert
Nuns from Trinity Blood [edit]
- Sister Esther Blanchett (Queen of Albion)
- Sister Noélle Bor (Mistress)
- Sister Kate Scott (Iron Maiden)
- Sister Paula (Lady of Death)
- Various Abesses and Nuns
Nuns from Satan Never Sleeps [edit]
- Sister Agness
- Sister Theresa
- Sister Mary
- Sister Justine
Nuns from The Trouble with Angels and Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows [edit]
- Mother Superior
- Sister George
- Sister Celestine
- Sister Constance
- Sister Clarissa
- Sister Ligouri
- Sister Rose Marie
- Sister Barbara
- Sister Elizabeth
- Sister Ursula
- Sister Prudence
- Novice Mary Clancy
- Novice Sheila
Deacons [edit]
Priests [edit]
- The Pardoner – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
- Father Adelfio – Cinema Paradiso
- Captain Paul Adrano – Chaplain in the US Marines in Donald Pfarrer's novel "The Fearless Man"
- Father Amaro – The Sin of Father Amaro
- Father Alexander Anderson – Hellsing
- Monsignor Marcus Apollo – A Canticle for Leibowitz
- Father Arkos – A Canticle for Leibowitz
- Father Barry – On the Waterfront, a character based on Father John M. Corridan
- Father Ben – fictional character from (meta-fictional) television show that Father Ted watched.
- Father Neil Boyd – Bless Me Father
- Father Brady – BBC TV's Ballykissangel
- Pfarrer Guido Braun – Pfarrer Braun, a 2003 German TV series based on the Father Brown stories
- Father Brennan – The Omen
- Father Ralph de Bricassart – The Thorn Birds
- Father John Brown – created by G. K. Chesterton
- Father Donald Callahan – Stephen King's novel 'Salem's Lot and in The Dark Tower series
- Father Capitola – Neighbours
- Father Cheroki – A Canticle for Leibowitz
- Father Francis Chisholm – The Keys of the Kingdom
- Joshua Christopher (eventually) – Chrono Crusade/Chrono Crusade
- Father Peter Clifford – BBC TV's Ballykissangel
- Father Cloughessy – BBC TV's Ballykissangel
- Father Jerome (Jerry) Connelly – Angels with Dirty Faces
- Father Ted Crilly – Father Ted TV series
- Confessor (Jeremiah Parrish) – Astro City
- Father Thomas Cusack (Christopher Reeve) – Mortal Sins (1992 Movie)
- Father Clifford Daniels (Martin Short) – Clifford, (1994 Movie)
- Pastor Dave (Kevin McDonald) – That '70s Show
- Father David – D no Fuin
- Father Anthony Delvecchio (Al Molinaro) – Happy Days
- Father Frank Dowling – Father Dowling Mysteries TV series
- Father Charles Duddleswell – Bless Me Father
- Father Mike Dugan – Robert K. Tanenbaum's crime novels featuring Marlene Ciampi and Butch Karp
- Mr. Eko – Lost
- Father Ellerton – Priest (1994 movie)
- Father Stephen Fermoyle – The Cardinal by Henry Morton Robinson
- Father John Flaherty (Christopher Reeve) – Monsignor
- Reverend Matthew Fordwick (John Ritter) – The Waltons
- Dom Claude Frollo – The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
- Belial (Betheal) Gavarre – Priest manga
- Father Jack Gilliam – Chrono Crusade/Chrono Crusade
- Father Christian Gladstone – Windswept House by Malachi Martin
- Father Andrew Graham – Yakitate!! Japan
- Father Jack Hackett – Father Ted TV series
- Father Keiron Hobbs – Hollyoaks
- Father Hubley (Charles Durning) – Everybody Loves Raymond
- Vaclav Havel (Know Faith) – Trinity Blood
- Father Hugh Collins – Ryan's Daughter
- Father Ignatius – Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
- Father Tres Iqus (HC-IIIX, Gunslinger) – Trinity Blood
- Father Janovich – Gran Torino
- Father José – La Mala Educación
- Father Isaac Edward Leibowitz – A Canticle for Leibowitz
- Father Markus Kane – Indigo Prophecy
- Father Damien Karras – The Exorcist
- Father Andrew Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne) – Stigmata
- Father Kirei Kotomine – Fate/Stay Night
- Father Jack Landry – V
- Father Laforgue – Black Robe
- Father Jean Marie Latour – Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
- Father Peter Lonergan – The Quiet Man
- Father Lonigan – Passions
- Father Lucci – The Seventh Sign
- Father Frank 'Mac' Macanally – BBC TV's Ballykissangel
- Father John Majeski – All in the Family TV series
- Father Manolo – La Mala Educación
- Father Maurice – Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
- Father Maxi – South Park
- Father Enrico Maxwell (later Archbishop) – Hellsing
- Father Dougal McGuire – Father Ted TV series
- Father Lancaster Merrin – The Exorcist
- Tommy Miller – The Butterfly Effect
- Father Richard Moore – The Exorcism of Emily Rose
- Father M'Quive-Hellsing
- Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy – M*A*S*H (TV series)
- Father Nicholas – Popetown
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) – X-Men
- Father Abel Nightroad (Kresnik/Crusnik) – Trinity Blood
- The Nun's Priest – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
- Father Aidan O'Connell – BBC TV's Ballykissangel
- Father O'Day – Escape to Witch Mountain (book)
- Father O'Reilly – Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
- Father Chuck O'Malley – Going My Way and The Bells of Saint Mary's
- Father Paneloux – The Plague
- Father Fermin de Pas La Regenta
- The Parson – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
- Dom Paulo of Pecos – A Canticle for Leibowitz
- Father Greg Pilkington – Priest (1994 movie)
- Father Philip Prestwick – Father Dowling Mysteries TV series
- Priest (no name given) – The Power and the Glory, a novel by Graham Greene
- Father Ewan Remington – Chrono Crusade
- Father Restrepo The House of the Spirits
- Father Roberto – D no Fuin and Girl Saurus series, all by manga artist Kei Kusunoki
- Father Ronaldo, Hellsing
- Father Ramon Ruiz-Sanchez – Jesuit priest in A Case of Conscience by James Blish
- Father Emilio Sandoz – Jesuit priest-linguist in Mary Doria Russell's novels The Sparrow and Children of God
- Father Guido Sarducci – Vatican gossip columnist played by comedian Don Novello on Saturday Night Live and other TV shows and movies
- Fr. Frank "Buzz" Scott – The Poseidon Adventure novel by Paul Gallico and movie
- Father James – Sacred Flesh
- Father Tom Scully – Neighbours
- Father Vincent Sheahan – BBC TV's Ballykissangel
- Sloth, the lazy priest – Piers Plowman, a long-form poem written by William Langland in 1377
- Reverend Snow (Peter Mark Richman) – Three's Company; Chrissy Snow's (Suzanne Somers) father was a priest, who came to visit in the episode, Chrissy, Come Home (28 February 1978).
- Father Peter – Sacred Flesh
- Father Spiletto – The Omen
- Don Camillo Tarocci – Giovannino Guareschi's tales
- Father Gabriel Stokes – The Walking Dead(Comic Series)
- Father Thomas – Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
- Father Matthew Thomas – Priest (1994 movie)
- Father Antonio Torres – Sunset Beach
- Father Viner – Sinister Street
- Father Hugue de Watteau (Sword Dancer) – Trinity Blood
- Father Wolfgang – Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
- Nicholas D. Wolfwood – Trigun
- Father Zerchi – A Canticle for Leibowitz
Bishops [edit]
- Bishop of Aquila – Ladyhawke
- Bishop René d'Herblay of Vannes – The D'Artagnan Romances novels of Alexandre Dumas, père
- Bishop Manuel Aringarosa – Opus Dei Bishop in The Da Vinci Code
- Bishop Bernard – Rebirth (manhwa)
- Bishop Len Brennan – Father Ted TV series
- Don Candido, Archbishop of Trebilie (or Trebiglie) – novels by Giovannino Guareschi
- Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese – The Thorn Birds, played by Christopher Plummer
- Bishop Costello – BBC TV's Ballykissangel
- Bishop James Cunningham of Wandsworth, murdered in Messiah by Boris Starling
- Archbishop Gilday – The Godfather Part III
- Bishop O'Hara – Sister Act
- Bishop Myriel (aka Monseigneur Bienvenue; Bishop of Digne) – Les Misérables
- Archbishop Richard Rushman – Primal Fear
- Bishop Blackie Ryan – Andrew Greeley novels
- Archbishop of Cologne, Alfonso d'Este – Trinity Blood
Cardinals [edit]
- "Cardinal" – Flesh & Blood (1985)
- Cardinal Sean Cronin – Andrew Greeley Novels
- Cardinal Ralph de Bricassart – The Thorn Birds, played by Richard Chamberlin
- Cardinal Dario Fungi – Gilda Live, Father Guido Sarducci accompanies him on the "college lecture circuit"
- Cardinal Ignatius Glick – Dogma, played by George Carlin
- Cardinal Grandenetti – Astro City
- Cardinal Daniel Houseman (Jonathan Pryce) – Stigmata
- Cardinal Lamberto – The Godfather Part III
- Cardinal Maestroianni – Windswept House by Malachi Martin
- Cardinal Patrick Henry Roark – Sin City
- Cardinal Mortati – Angels and Demons
- Cardinal Francesco di Medici – Trinity Blood
- Cardinal Ravenwood – Metalocalypse
- Cardinal Caterina Sforza – Trinity Blood
- Cardinal Scarpia – Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell
- Cardinal Sanchez – Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell
- Cardinal Jinette – Van Helsing
Popes [edit]
- Pope without name – Popetown
- Pope Agape I – Sky Doll by Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa
- Pope Alabaster II – Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Alabaster III – Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Alexander VI – The tragical history of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe (this play was written in 1590 and set in 1522)
- Pope Alexander IX – First American Pope: Pontifex Maximus by Angelo Pagnotti
- Pope Alexander XVIII – Trinity Blood by Sunao Yoshida
- Pope Amen I – Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Amen II – Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Andrew I – The legend of the Jewish pope Andreas
- Pope Andrew IV – First American Pope: Pontifex Maximus by Angelo Pagnotti
- Pope Annalisa I – Pope Annalisa by Peter Canova (first part of The First Souls Trilogy)
- Pope Bardamus I – Le Conte de Paris by Pierre Gripari
- Pope Bernadette II – Babylon 5 and Crusade
- Pope Benedict XVI – The Armageddon Decision by James Herbert Brennan (this novel was written in 1977)
- Pope Benedict XVI – The Red Hat by Ralph McInerny (this novel was written in 1997)
- Pope Benedict XVI – Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer (this novel was written in 1999)
- Pope Benedict XVI – Benedict XVI by Paul Wiebe (this novel was written in 2003)
- Pope Benedict XVI – The Emberverse series by S. M. Stirling (this Pope is the real Benedict XVI in an alternate history universe)
- Pope Benedict XVII – Achetez Dieu! by Christopher Stork
- Pope Benedict XVIII – The Devil's Popess by Jehan Sylvius and Pierre de Ruynes
- Pope Benedict XXII – A Canticle for Leibowitz – Fiat Lux by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Blanquerna I – Blanquerna by Raymond Lull
- Pope Boniface X – Vicar of Christ by Walter F. Murphy
- Pope Boniface X – I giorni della tempesta by Antonio Socci
- Pope Brendan I – The Last Fisherman: A Novel of the Last Pope, the Antichrist and the End of the Age by Randy England
- Pope Bruno I (Antipope)– The tragical history of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe (this play was written in 1590)
- Pope Callistus IV – The Assassini by Thomas Gifford
- Pope Celestine VI – Lettere agli uomini di Papa Celestino VI by Giovanni Papini
- Pope Celestine VI – Conclave and Council by Greg Tobin
- Pope Celestine VI – Vita e morte senza miracoli di Celestino VI by Adriana Zarri
- Pope Celestine VI – The Devil will come by Glenn Cooper
- Pope Celestine VI – We have a pope, Italian movie by Nanni Moretti
- Pope Celestine VIII – A Canticle for Leibowitz – Fiat Voluntas Tua by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Cerebus I – Cerebus the Aardvark
- Pope Clement XV – Notre-Dame sous la Terre by Arnaud Delalande
- Pope Clement XV – The Last Fisherman: A Novel of the Last Pope, the Antichrist and the End of the Age by Randy England
- Pope Clement XV – The Third Secret: A Novel Of Suspense by Steve Berry
- Pope Clement XV – Le Jour du Dernier Pape by Philippe Remy-Wilkin
- Pope Clement XV – The Eleventh Commandment by Lester del Rey
- Pope Clement XV – In Solemn Conclave by Robert L. Carneiro
- Pope Clement XV – The Children's Crusade: Scandal at the Vatican by Eugene C. Bianchi
- Pope Clement XV – Pope Annalisa by Peter Canova (first part of The First Souls Trilogy)
- Pope Clement Paul I – The Vatican Target, German movie
- Pope Computer – Project Pope by Clifford D. Simak
- Pope Crocodile I – The Space Pope (Crocodylus Primus Pontifex) in Futurama
- Pope David I – The Pope Must Die, British film, played by Robbie Coltrane
- Pope Eleanor I – The Night's Dawn Trilogy who excommunicated all persons using affinity in 2090.
- Pope Erwin IX – Papst Erwin IX by R. Zoller
- Pope Faustinus I – La Damnation de Méfisto by Pierre Gripari
- Pope Formosus II – Le Pape a disparu by Gérard Bessière (First Part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Francis I – The Road to Gandolfo by Robert Ludlum (this novel was written in 1975)
- Pope Francis I – Vicar of Christ by Walter F. Murphy (this novel was written in 1979)
- Pope Gelasius III – Il Papa Negro by Emilio Cavaterra
- Pope Genevieve I – Lexx
- Pope German I – The Alteration by Kingsley Amis (German I is Martin Luther)
- Pope Gregory XVII – To Kill the Pope : An Ecclesiastical Thriller by Tad Szulc, a fictional story loosely based on the real assassination attempt of Pope John Paul II in 1981
- Pope Gregory XVII – The Clowns of God by Morris West (Second part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Gregory XVII – Il Quarto Segreto and L'Ultima Rivelazione by Joseph Thornborn
- Pope Gregory XVII – Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess
- Pope Gregory XVII – A Canticle for Leibowitz – Fiat Voluntas Tua by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Gregory XVIII – The Last Pope by David Osborn
- Pope Gregory XVIII – Les Illuminés by Georges-Jean Arnaud
- Pope Gregory XXX – Trinity Blood by Sunao Yoshida
- Pope Hadrian VI – The tragical history of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe (this play was written in 1590 and set in 1522)
- Pope Hadrian VII – Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Rolfe
- Pope Hadrian VII – The Alteration by Kingsley Amis (Hadrian VII is Thomas More)
- Pope Hadrian VII – One of several "historical bad characters" eliminated by assassin time travelers in Thus we frustrate Charlemagne by R. A. Lafferty
- Pope Hadrian VIII – A Case of Conscience by James Blish
- Pope Hadrian XI – The Futurological Congress by Stanisław Lem
- Pope Hadrian XXXVII – Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric by Rudimentary Peni
- Pope Hyacinth I – Le Pape a disparu (1972), Le Pape reparaît (1973) and Le Pape meurt à Jérusalem (1989) by Gérard Bessière (Trilogy)
- Pope Innocent XIV – Glory of the Olive: A Novel of the Time of Tribulation by Susan Claire Potts (First part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Innocent XIV – The Bible Code, 2008 German movie
- Pope Innocent XIV – The Final Judgement by Denis MacEoin
- Pope Innocent XIV – The Fourth K by Mario Puzo
- Pope Innocent XVI – Concerning the eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli by Ronald Firbank
- Pope Isidor VII (Antipope)– Papst Erwin IX by R. Zoller
- Pope Joan – female pope in De septem donis Spiritu Sancti ("The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit"), a medieval satire of the Church written c. 1250
- Pope Joan – female pope in Robert Rankin's Armageddon: the Musical
- Pope John VIII – Sönke Wortmann's movie Pope Joan
- Pope John XXIII – Petrus Secundus by Harold J. Frysne (this novel was written in 1953 and here John is Paul's successor)
- Pope John XXIV – Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson (when this novel was written, in 1908, Antipope John XXIII was considered a true Pope)
- Pope John XXIV – Roma senza papa: Cronache romane di fine secolo ventesimo by Guido Morselli
- Pope John XXIV – Il Papa Negro. Giovanni XXIV by Emilio Cavaterra (Sequel of "Il Papa Negro")
- Pope John XXIV – Left Behind novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
- Pope John XXIV – White Smoke: A Novel of Papal Election by Andrew Greeley
- Pope John XXIV – The Promise of God: A Novel by David Shapiro
- Pope John XXIV – The Alteration by Kingsley Amis
- Pope John XXIV – Peter's Chair by John Simpson
- Pope John XXIV – The Last Pope: Egression by John Oster
- Pope John XXIV – Le Triangle Secret by Didier Convard
- Pope John XXIV – Vatican 2035 by Pietro de Paoli
- Pope John XXIV – Shadowrun, a RPG set in the "Sixth World", an alternate history universe (John XXIV is successor of the real John Paul II and is elected instead of Benedict XVI)
- Pope John XXIV (Antipope) – The Last Fisherman: A Novel of the Last Pope, the Antichrist and the End of the Age by Randy England
- Pope John XXV – Shadowrun, a RPG set in the "Sixth World", an alternate history universe (John XXV is the 3rd successor of John XXIV)
- Pope John XXV – Megalopolis, musical comedy played by Herbert Pagani
- Pope John XXIX – The Last Word by Graham Greene
- Pope John Clement I – Morte in Vaticano, Italian movie by Marcello Aliprandi, played by Terence Stamp
- Pope John Paul I – Cardinal Lamberto, a fictional character loosely based on the real John Paul I in The Godfather Part III
- Pope John Paul II – the real Pope Wojtyła in Sister Act
- Pope John Paul III – En el mar de la duda by Pedro De Illanez
- Pope John Paul III – Shadowrun, a RPG set in the "Sixth World", an alternate history universe (John Paul III is successor of John XXIV elected instead of Benedict XVI)
- Pope John Paul IV – Shadowrun (John Paul IV is successor of John Paul III)
- Pope John Paul V – Rama II by Arthur C. Clarke (Second Part of a Tetralogy)
- Pope John Paul VII – Les Illuminés by Georges-Jean Arnaud
- Pope John Pius XXIV – Panique au Vatican by Raoul Cauvin and Arthur Berckmans
- Pope Julius II – The tragical history of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe (this play was written in 1590 and set in Hadrian VI's pontificate)
- Pope Julius IV – Endymion by Dan Simmons
- Pope Julius XV – The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
- Pope Khoméfre I – Le Mulot by German Clavien (Latin name Khomefres Primus is inexistent, formed by Khomeini and Lefebvre)
- Pope Kiril I – The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris West, played by Anthony Quinn in the movie based on that novel (First part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Lando II – The Translation of Father Torturo by Brendan Connell
- Pope Leo XIV – Leone XIV, successore di Paolo VI by Bruno Boccoli
- Pope Leo XIV – Il Papa Negro by Emilio Cavaterra
- Pope Leo XIV – Lazarus by Morris West (Third part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Leo XIV – Urban the Ninth by Bruce Marshall (First part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Leo XIV – Saving Grace, 1985 American movie
- Pope Leo XIV – The Secret Cardinal by Tom Grace
- Pope Leo XIV – Il Giorno del Giudizio by Lucio Brunelli and Alvar Metalli
- Pope Leo XIV (Antipope) – The Emberverse series by S. M. Stirling (he's elected in USA while in Italy he's elected the real Benedict XVI)
- Pope Leo XX – A Canticle for Leibowitz – Fiat Homo by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Leo XXI – A Canticle for Leibowitz – Fiat Homo by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Leo XXV – The Last Starship from Earth by John Boyd
- Pope Liberus I – Roma senza papa: Cronache romane di fine secolo ventesimo by Guido Morselli
- Pope Linus VI – Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Linus VII – Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Linus Stephen I – Conclave by Roberto Pazzi
- Pope Lodovica I – Sky Doll by Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa
- Pope Luke I – Angels & Demons (film), the movie based on the novel by Dan Brown
- Pope Marx I – Marx the First by Bruce Marshall (Second part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Mary I – Deus X by Norman Spinrad
- Pope Matthew I – Le mani sul Vaticano by Carlo Marroni
- Pope Matthias I – L'évangile selon Satan by Patrick Graham
- Pope Nicholas VI – L’Icône sans nom by Gordon Thomas
- Pope Octavian I – The Call of Pope Octavian: A Novel of the 21st Century by William B. Faherty
- Pope Oswald Leopold II – Battle Pope
- Pope Otto V (Antipope)– Papst Erwin IX by R. Zoller
- Pope Patrick I – Pope Patrick by Peter de Rosa
- Pope Paul VI – Petrus Secundus by Harold J. Frysne (this novel was written in 1953 and here Paul is John's predecessor)
- Pope Paul VII – The Confessor by Daniel Silva
- Pope Paul VII – Berlinguer e il Professore by Gianfranco Piazzesi
- Pope Paul VII – A Canticle for Leibowitz – Fiat Voluntas Tua by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Paul VII – Giubileo 2050 by Giuseppe Perrotta
- Pope Paul VIII – Giubileo 2050 by Giuseppe Perrotta
- Pope Paul IX – December 32, 2003 by Enki Bilal (Second Part of a Tetralogy)
- Pope Peter II – War, Progress, and the End of History: Three Conversations, Including a Short Story of the Anti-Christ by Vladimir S. Solovyov
- Pope Peter II – Petrus Secundus by Harold J. Frysne
- Pope Peter II – Peter the Second by Bruce Marshall (Third part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Peter II – The Accidental Pope by Raymond Flynn and Robin Moore
- Pope Peter II – The Final Restoration by John Cantwell Kiley
- Pope Peter II – The Reckoning by Thomas F. Monteleone
- Pope Peter II – The Third Secret: A Novel Of Suspense by Steve Berry
- Pope Peter II – Left Behind novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
- Pope Peter II – Glory of the Olive: A Novel of the Time of Tribulation by Susan Claire Potts (First part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Peter II – En el mar de la duda by Pedro De Illanez
- Pope Peter II – The Roman: Peter II... The Last Pope? by George R. Araujo-Matiz
- Pope Peter II – Fumata Bianca by Giuseppe Magnarapa
- Pope Peter II – I giorni della tempesta by Antonio Socci
- Pope Peter II (Antipope)– L'évangile selon Satan by Patrick Graham
- Pope Peter Rabbit – Rabbit Pope, true identity of St. Peter (appointed by Jesus as first Pope) in South Park episode "Fantastic Easter Special"
- Pope Pius X – The Eternal City by Hall Caine (this novel was written in 1900, three years before real Pope Pius X's election)
- Pope Pius XIII – Urban the Ninth by Bruce Marshall (First part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Pius XIII – Le 13 Octobre 2017 by Hubert Bassot
- Pope Pius XIII – The Devil's Popess by Jehan Sylvius and Pierre de Ruynes
- Pope Pius XIII – Le Pape a disparu by Gérard Bessière (First Part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Pius XIII – Réform au Vaticane by Gotlib
- Pope Pius XIII – Foul Play, 1978 American movie
- Pope Pius XIII – The Pope Must Die, 1991 American movie
- Pope Pius XIII – The Shoes of the Fisherman, the movie based on the novel by Morris West
- Pope Pius XIII – Basilica by William Montalbano
- Pope Pius XIII – Attacco all'Occidente by Mario Farneti (Second Part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Pius XIII – Vatican 2035 by Pietro de Paoli
- Pope Pius XIII – Giubileo 2050 by Giuseppe Perrotta
- Pope Pius XIII (Antipope) – The Red Hat by Ralph McInerny
- Pope Pius XIV – Le Livre/Machine by Philippe Goy
- Pope Pius XIV – Giubileo 2050 by Giuseppe Perrotta
- Pope Pius XIV – The Gladiator by Harry Turtledove
- Pope Pius XIV – Pio XIV, pontefice di transizione (now known as Habemus Papam) by Walter Martìn, pseudonym of Mgr. Giuseppe Pace, Salesiano
- Pope Pius XV – Dopo Paolo VI by Walter Martìn, pseudonym of Mgr. Giuseppe Pace Salesiano (Sequel of Pio XIV pontefice di transizione/Habemus Papam)
- Pope Pius XV – Babylon 5 universe
- Pope Pius XV – Les Illuminés by Georges-Jean Arnaud
- Pope Pius XV – Les Bergères de l'Apocalypse by Françoise d'Eaubonne
- Pope Pius XVI – Angels & Demons (film), the movie based on the novel by Dan Brown
- Pope Pius XVII – La Damnation de Méfisto by Pierre Gripari
- Pope Pius XX – 3001: The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
- Pope Pius XXXI – L'Ultimo Papa by Roberto Vacca
- Pope Pius Innocent I – The Last Pope by Jerry Marcus
- Pope Robert I – Millennium Pope : A Novel of Spiritual Journey by Frederick J. Luhmann
- Pope Silvester III – Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson (when this novel was written, in 1908, real Pope Silvester III was considered an Antipope)
- Pope Silvester III – Vatican 2035 by Pietro de Paoli (the author considers Pope Silvester III an antipope)
- Pope Sixtus VII – robot pope in Good News from the Vatican by Robert Silverberg
- Pope Snowball I – Rabbit Pope, alleged descendent of Peter Rabbit
- Pope Sorely I – Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman by Walter M. Miller
- Pope Teilhard I – Endymion by Dan Simmons
- Pope Tertius II – Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli by Ronald Firbank
- Pope Thomas I – Vatican 2035 by Pietro de Paoli
- Pope Thomas II – Vatican 2035 by Pietro de Paoli
- Pope Timothy I – The Red Hat by Ralph McInerny
- Pope Urban IX – Urban the Ninth by Bruce Marshall (First part of a Trilogy)
- Pope Urban IX – In Solemn Conclave by Robert L. Carneiro
- Pope Urban IX – Monsignore by Jack-Alain Léger
- Pope Urban X – Candide by Voltaire
- Pope Urban XVI – The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
- Pope Vissarion I (Antipope) – A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller
- Pope William I (Antipope) – William A. Donohue that declares himself pope against Jesus and Benedict XVI in South Park episode "Fantastic Easter Special"
Eastern Orthodox Church [edit]
Monks [edit]
- Theodorus Philetas -The History of the Necronomicon by H. P. Lovecraft
- Elder Zosima – The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Nuns [edit]
- Sister Pelagia – Pelagia and the White Bulldog and sequels by Boris Akunin
Priests [edit]
- Father Grigori – Half-Life 2 video game
Bishops [edit]
- Bishop Mitrofanii of Zavolzhsk – Pelagia and the White Bulldog and sequels by Boris Akunin
- Bishop Tikhon – The Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, from a chapter originally excised by Russian censors but which can be found in many modern editions.
Anglican/Episcopal churches [edit]
Priests [edit]
- Rev. Claire Fergusson – written by Julia Spencer-Fleming
- The Ven. Edwin Allchin – The Cunning Man
- Mr Arabin – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope
- Reverend Stephen Babbington – Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie
- Archdeacon Henry Blunt – All Gas and Gaiters TV series
- Rev. and Hon. Wilfred Bohun – The Hammer of God by G. K. Chesterton
- Reverend Caleb Dane Calthrop – The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
- Reverend Leonard Clement – The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
- Reverend John Colchester – Death by Request by Katherine and Romilly John
- William Collins – Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen; also several film and TV adaptations
- Dr Daly – The Sorcerer, by Gilbert and Sullivan
- The Reverend Lord Henry d'Ascoyne ("The Parson") – Kind Hearts and Coronets, one of eight roles played by Alec Guinness in that film.
- Professor the Reverend Simon Darcourt – The Cornish Trilogy
- Archdeacon Davenant – War in Heaven by Charles Williams
- Father Donovan – American Dad! Television series
- Mr Elton – Emma by Jane Austen
- Reverend Felcher – All in the Family TV series and Married... with Children TV series.
- Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) – License to Wed movie
- Reverend Jack Gilliam – Chrono Crusade
- Reverend Geraldine Grainger – The Vicar of Dibley TV Series
- Reverend Arnold Golightly – Doctor Who episode The Unicorn and the Wasp
- Dr Grant – Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
- Archdeacon Grantly – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope
- Septimus Harding – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope
- Reverend Julian Harmon – A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
- Revd Nigel Hartley – The Ghoul character played by Ralph Richardson in 1934 British movie starring borris Karloff
- Graham Hess – Signs
- Fr. Ninian Hobbes – The Cunning Man
- Reverend Rosie Hoyland – Neighbours
- Fr. Charles Iredale – The Cunning Man
- Reverend Lester Lowe – character in 1983 novel Cycle of the Werewolf, by Stephen King. It was retitled Silver Bullet when it was adapted for the screen in 1985. Everett McGill played Lowe.
- Mr Magister – The Dæmons episodes of Doctor Who
- Dr Meddlar – The Liar by Stephen Fry
- Reverend Mervyn Noote – All Gas and Gaiters TV series
- Canon Pennyfather – At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
- Mr Quiverfull – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope
- Mr Pinkerton – Bless Me Father
- Dean Lionel Pugh-Critchley – All Gas and Gaiters TV series
- Cyril Playfair – The Quiet Man
- Mr Roundhay – The Adventure of the Devil's Foot by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Archdeacon Simmons – At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
- Obadiah Slope – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope
- Reverend Adam Smallbone – Rev. (TV series)
- Reverend John Smith – The Canon in Residence by Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch
- Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn – Doctor Syn series of novels by Russell Thorndike
- Father Stanley Unwin – The Secret Service
- Reverend Wainwright (played by Nicholas Parsons) – Doctor Who serial The Curse of Fenric
- Reverend John Walters – The Curse of the Golden Cross by G. K. Chesterton
- Mike Weber (Dan Aykroyd) – Soul Man TV Series
- Daniel Webster -The Book of Daniel TV Series
- Reverend Jonathan Whirley (Christopher Plummer) – Dragnet (1987 movie)
- Reverend Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson) – Keeping Mum (2005 movie)
Bishops [edit]
- Right Rev. Timothy Archer – The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by Philip K.Dick – fictionalised version of Episcopal Bishop of California James Pike
- "The Baby-Eating Bishop of Bath and Wells" – Blackadder II TV series
- Henry Brougham – The Bishop's Wife
- Beatrice Congreve – The Book of Daniel TV Series
- "The Episcopal Ghost" – The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis
- Bishop of Frattenbury – Thrilling Stories of the Railway by Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch
- Bishop Grantly – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope
- Bishop Cuthbert Hever – All Gas and Gaiters TV series
- Bishop Proudie – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope
- Bertram Webster – The Book of Daniel TV series
- Bishop George Postlethwaite – Emmerdale
Monks [edit]
- Br. John Parlabane – The Rebel Angels
Nuns [edit]
Nuns from Black Narcissus [edit]
- Sister Briony (Judith Furse)
- Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr)
- Mother Dorothea (Nancy Roberts)
- Sister Honey (Jenny Laird)
- Sister Phillipa (Flora Robson)
- Sister Ruth (Kathleen Byron)
Other Protestants [edit]
Baptist ministers [edit]
- Rev. Henry Biggs, The Preacher's Wife
- Chaplain Captain Albert T. Tappman – Catch-22, novel by Joseph Heller
- The Reverend Jesse Custer – Preacher created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon.
- Rev. Matthew Fordwick, The Waltons television program
- Reverend Reuben Gregory (Clifton Davis) – Amen (TV series)
- Rev. Grady Williams, The Grady Nutt Show[1]
- Rev. Scroggins, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, novel by Fannie Flagg
Christian ministers [edit]
- Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow) – Footloose, minister responsible for banning dancing and rock music in a small town
Congregationalist ministers [edit]
- Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale – The Scarlet Letter
- Abner Hale – Hawaii novel & movie
Lutheran pastors [edit]
- Pastor David Ingqvist (Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church) – A Prairie Home Companion
- Pastor Manders – Ghosts
- Pastor Dan Parker – Raising Helen
Methodist ministers [edit]
- Chaplain James J. Banquette – the man impersonated by adult bookstore janitor Miles Derry on a US Navy ship in One of the Guys, novel by Robert Clark Young
- Elmer Gantry
- Rev. Karen Stroup – King of the Hill
- Brother Justin Crowe – Carnivàle
- Reverend Norman Balthus – Carnivàle
- Bishop Charles McNaughton – Carnivàle
- Reverend Sykes – To Kill a Mockingbird (AME)
Presbyterian ministers [edit]
- Rev. Macpherson – Local Hero
- Rev. I.M. Jolly – Scotch and Wry
- Rev. Mike Hill – The North Avenue Irregulars
- Rev. Hopkins – The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Non-denominational/other/unspecified/fictional Protestant [edit]
- Marvin O. Bagman – Good Omens
- Derrial Book, Shepard – Firefly
- Rev. Clayton Brooks, (Dick Van Dyke) – Cold Turkey (1971)
- Caleb – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Eric Camdem – 7th heaven
- Chapel the Evergreen – Trigun
- Reverend Robert Alden (Dabbs Greer) – Little House on the Prairie
- Reverend Jimmy Lee Farnsworth (R. Lee Ermey) – Fletch Lives
- Rev. Aaron Gilstrom (Ozzy Osbourne) – Trick or Treat (1986)
- Reverend Green – Cluedo, classic detective game created by the Parker Brothers
- Ivan Isaacs – Priest manga
- L. Ron Hubbard the 23rd – Robert Rankin's Armageddon the Musical
- Reverend Cleophus James (James Brown) – pastor of the Triple Rock Church, from The Blues Brothers
- Billy Kosch – The Müller–Fokker Effect
- Reverend Timothy Jonhson – Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- Rev. Lester Lowe – character in 1983 novel Cycle of the Werewolf, by Stephen King. It was retitled Silver Bullet when it was adapted for the screen in 1985. Everett McGill played Lowe.
- Reverend Timothy Lovejoy – The Simpsons ("American Presbylutheran")
- Reverend Lloyd Meechum – Mama's Family; minister of the (unnamed) church of which the Harpers are members and henpecked husband of Church Ladies' League leader Alberta Meechum; married Vint and Naomi; officiated at Fran's funeral just as Bubba was coming to stay; talked the Harpers into babysitting his incorrigible grandson Eugene.
- Jonas Nightengale – Leap of Faith (1992)
- Reverend Oliver (Rene Auberjonois) – Minister of Pembroke. The Patriot (2000)
- Ray Porter – Pass the Ammo (1988)
- Reverend Gene Purdy – The Dead Zone, (TV Series)
- Homer J. Simpson – Has been a missionary among other things
- Reverend Harry Powell – unspecified in The Night of the Hunter (1953)
- Pastor Richards – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Reverend Purlie Victorious, Purlie
- Nicholas D. Wolfwood – Trigun
- Rev. Jeremiah Brown – Inherit the Wind
- Deacon Ernest Frye (Sherman Hemsley) – Amen (TV series)
Unspecified/Pre-schism/Other religious workers [edit]
- Prester John – Christian priest-king of medieval legend
- Olynt – Christian Priest at The Last Days of Pompeii
- Pope John Calvin – novel The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
- The Reverend Tom Stuart, EastEnders
- The Reverend David Walsh, EastEnders
- The Reverend Mary Lavender, EastEnders
- Douglas Baker, EastEnders
- The Reverend Alex Healy, EastEnders
- Duncan Boyd (curate), EastEnders
- The Reverend Ashley Thomas, Emmerdale
- Bishop George Postlethwaite, Emmerdale
- Ethan Blake (curate), Emmerdale
Shinto [edit]
Priests [edit]
- Rei Hino's grandfather ("Jī-chan") – Sailor Moon
- Kagome's grandfather ("Jī-chan") – InuYasha
- Kazuki Ōgami – Kannazuki no Miko
Miko [edit]
- Tsuruhime – Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes
- Motoko Aoyama – Love Hina
- Mina Hakuba – Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
- Keiko Asakura – Shaman King
- Reimu Hakurei – Touhou Project
- Sanae Kochiya – Touhou Project
- Rika Furude – Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
- Kagome Higurashi – InuYasha
- Chikane Himemiya – Kannazuki no Miko
- Rei Hino – Sailor Moon, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
- Akari Ichijo – The Last Blade video game series
- Kaede – InuYasha
- Kikyo – InuYasha
- Miaka Yuki – Fushigi Yuugi
- Yui Hongo – Fushigi Yuugi
- Takiko Okuda – Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden
- Himeko Kurusugawa – Kannazuki no Miko
- Kaho Mizuki – Cardcaptor Sakura
- Akina Nanamura – UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie
- Kirara-Samurai 7
- Kurogane's Mother – Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
- Midoriko – InuYasha
- Sayo-chan (aka "Pocky") – KiKi KaiKai video game (and its SNES sequel Pocky & Rocky)
- Miki-chan (aka "Becky") – also from the KiKi Kai Kai/Pocky and Rocky series
- Mana Tatsumiya – Negima
- Princess Tomoyo – Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
- Rin Yagami – Atlach Nacha
- Sarina (Mizuchi Saiou) – Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Yuki – The Last Blade video game series
- Nami Yamigumo – Silent Möbius
- Ayane – Nagasarete Airantou
- Machi – Nagasarete Airantou
- Kō – Our Home's Fox Deity.
- Mirei Mikuna – "Phantasy Star Universe"
- Sakura – Urusei Yatsura
- Mikan Katsuragi – Rental Magica
- Arashi Kishu-X/1999
- Tsukasa Hiiragi – Lucky Star
- Kagami Hiiragi – Lucky Star
- Kureha Akabane – Night Wizard the animation
- Miko and Matsuri – Kamichu!
- Rao – Ōkami
- Kagu – Ōkamiden
- Suzuna Kuraki – Moonlight Lady
- Nono – Popotan visual novel and anime
- Akira Amatsume – Yosuga no Sora
- Miko Kazuki – Master of Martial Hearts
- Colette Brunel – "Tales of Symphonia"
- Zelos Wilder – "Tales of Symphonia"
- Shirayuki Hotogi – Aria the Scarlet Ammo
Miko from Shrine of the Morning Mist [edit]
- Kurako Hieda
- Tama Hieda
- Yuzu Hieda
- Shizuka Midō
- Seiko Rikīshi
- Izumi Sakakibara
- Chika Yurikasa
Kuro Miko [edit]
While "Dark Miko" do not exist in real-world Shinto, a number of them appear in popular fiction.
- Mizuho Hamaji – Shrine of the Morning Mist
- Kukuri Shirayama – Shrine of the Morning Mist
- Tsubaki – InuYasha
- Yukie Uranami – Shrine of the Morning Mist
- Kagura – Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
Buddhism [edit]
Mahayana [edit]
Priests [edit]
Abbots [edit]
- Spiritual Virtue – The Chinese Bell Murders by Robert van Gulik
- Abbot Songsten – in the Doctor Who story The Abominable Snowmen.
- K'anpo Rinpoche – in the Doctor Who story Planet of The Spiders.
Monks [edit]
- Mikihisa Asakura – Shaman King
- Kwai Chang Caine (Shaolin) – Kung Fu
- Chichiri (Hōjin Ri) (Chan) – Fushigi Yûgi
- Edge Master (Chan) – Soulcalibur
- Hoichi the Earless (Zen)
- Kilik (Chan) – Soulcalibur
- Miroku (Zen) – InuYasha
- Retsu (Zen) – Street Fighter
- Anji Yukyuzan (Zen) – Rurouni Kenshin
Monks from Shaolin Soccer [edit]
- Empty Hand (Brother #4)
- Hooking Leg (Brother #2)
- Iron Head (Brother #1)
- Iron Shirt (Brother #3)
- Sing (also known as "Steel Leg") (Brother #5) (Stephen Chow)
- Weight Vest (Brother #6)
Monks from Mortal Kombat [edit]
Unless specified, all belong to the Shaolin discipline.
- Bo' Rai Cho (Chan)
- Liu Kang
- Kai
- Kung Lao, the elder (aka the Great Kung Lao)
- Kung Lao, the younger
Vajrayana [edit]
Monks [edit]
- The Monk with No Name (Tibetan Buddhism) – Bulletproof Monk
Lamas [edit]
- "Dalai Dan" – Robert Rankin's Armageddon: The Musical
Judaism [edit]
High Priests [edit]
Priests [edit]
Rabbis [edit]
- Rabbi Gideon Abel – Heaven Help Us!, by Herbert Tarr
- Rabbi Avram Belinski (Gene Wilder) – The Frisco Kid
- Rabbi David Cohen – The Conversion of Chaplain Cohen, by Herbert Tarr
- Rabbi Copperfield – Showy Las Vegas rabbi from the "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" episode of Family Guy
- Rabbi Richard Glass (7th Heaven)
- Rabbi Jehuda – leader of the Jewish community in the film The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
- Rabbi Hyman Krustofski (voiced by Jackie Mason) – The Simpsons TV series
- Rabbi Chaim Leiber – from novel Stone Kiss, by Faye Kellerman
- Rabbi Loew – creator of the Golem in the film The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
- Rabbi Jewy McJewJew (David Wain) – Childrens Hospital
- Rabbi Moscowitz – Matters of Choice
- Rabbi Emanuel Rabinovich – creation of Eustace Mullins
- Rabbi Jacob Schram – (Ben Stiller) – Keeping the Faith
- Rabbi David Small – novel Friday the Rabbi Slept Late and its sequels by Harry Kemelman
- Rabbi Tuckman (Mel Brooks) – parody of Friar Tuck, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
- Rabbi Jacob (Louis de Funès) – Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
- Rabbi Chang (Tom Yi) – Community (TV series)
- Rabbi Katz – Kim Possible (TV Series) – episode "Ron the Man"
left [edit]
- David Markus – Matters of Choice
Taoism [edit]
Abbots [edit]
- Jade Mirror – The Haunted Monastery by Robert van Gulik
- True Wisdom – The Haunted Monastery by Robert van Gulik
Hermits [edit]
- Master Crane Robe – The Chinese Maze Murders by Robert van Gulik
- Master Gourd – Necklace and Calabash by Robert van Gulik
Ainu religion [edit]
- Nakoruru – Samurai Shodown
- Rimururu – Samurai Shodown
- Tamao Tamamura – Shaman King
- Horokeu Usui – Shaman King
- Pirika Usui – Shaman King
Native American or Canadian shamanist [edit]
- Goldva, Native American shaman – Shaman King
- Kalim, Native American shaman – Shaman King
- Nightwolf, Native American shaman – Mortal Kombat video game series
- Silva, Native American shaman – Shaman King
- Montagnais shaman – Black Robe
Fictional religions [edit]
Yevonism (from Final Fantasy X) [edit]
Maesters [edit]
Maesters are considered equivalent of cardinals, with the Grand Maester equivalent to the Pope.
- Grand Maester Mika
- Maester Seymour Guado
- Maester Wen Kinoc
- Maester Kelk Ronso
- Maester Jyscal Guado (predecessor and father to Maester Seymour Guado)
Summoners [edit]
Summoners are a cross between miko and priests; they fall into the ranks of summoner and high summoner (the title of High Summoner is posthumously bestowed upon a summoner when they defeat Sin).
- High Summoner Yunalesca (first high summoner)
- High Summoner Gandof
- High Summoner Ohalland
- High Summoner Yocun
- High Summoner Braska
- High Summoner Yuna (received title non-posthumously)
- Summoner Belgemine (killed on pilgrimage)
- Summoner Ginnem (killed on pilgrimage)
- Unnamed sister of O'aka XXIII and Wantz (killed on pilgrimage)
- Summoner Dona (quit pilgrimage)
- Summoner Isaaru (quit pilgrimage)
- Summoner Zuke (quit pilgrimage)
Acolytes [edit]
Acolytes of the Yevon church are common, but the only one that plays a major role in the game is a young woman named Shelinda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acolyte
Arms of the Church [edit]
The Yevon Church also has many militant arms in addition to the Summoners.
- The Warrior Monks serve as protectors of the Maesters and the City of Bevelle itself. Maester Kinoc is the leader of the Warrior Monks and Auron was a former member of the Warrior Monks.
- The Guardians serve as protectors of the Summoners, but are not directly related to the church. A Summoner chooses their Guardians and can choose non-Yevonites if they wish.
- The Crusaders are a kind of army the exists to protect towns and temples from Sin. Unlike the Guardians, Crusaders are directly related to the church. The Crusaders used to be called the "Crimson Blades" until they were absorbed into the church.
The Church of Aram (from The Elder Gods) [edit]
Andari [edit]
Andari are considered the equivalent of bishops.
- Andari Estarg
Heria [edit]
Heria are Aramite priests.
- Jalkan
Bajoran Religion (from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) [edit]
The Order (from Silent Hill) [edit]
- Dahlia Gillespie, Priestess
- Leonard Wolf, Keeper of the Seal
- Vincent, Priest
- Claudia Wolf, Priestess
- Jimmy Stone, Priest of the Valtiel Sect
- George Rostin, Priest of the Valtiel Sect
- Toby Archbolt, Priest of the Holy Mother Sect
Nisan Religion (from Xenogears) [edit]
Great Mother [edit]
Great Mothers are akin to popes, the leaders of the religion.
- Margie Fatima
- Sophia
Ethos (from Xenogears) [edit]
Etones [edit]
Bishop [edit]
- Stone
Ormus (From Xenosaga) [edit]
Patriarchs [edit]
- Patriarch Julius XVIII
- Patriarch Sergius XIV
- Patriarch Sergius XVII
Cardinals [edit]
- Cardinal Heinlein
Inquisitors [edit]
- Chief Inquisitor Margulis
- Pellegri
Omnianism (from Discworld) [edit]
Cenobiarch [edit]
The Cenobiarch or Supreme Iam is equivalent to the Pope.
- Unnamed Cenobiarch
- Brutha
Iam [edit]
- Fri'it
Deacon [edit]
- Cusp
- Vorbis
Bishop [edit]
- Didactylos
- Drunah
- Horn
Quite Reverend [edit]
- Mightily-Exalted-Are-Those-Who-Praise-Om Oats
Brother [edit]
- Murduck
- Nuhmrod (Master of Novices)
- Sasho
Discworld pantheon [edit]
- Hughnon Ridcully, High Priest of Blind Io – Discworld
The Order of Wen the Eternally Surprised from Discworld [edit]
- See under History Monks
The Church of Granas (from Grandia II) [edit]
Pope [edit]
- Pope Zera
High Priestess [edit]
- Selene
Priests [edit]
- Carius
Songstresses [edit]
- Elena
Sisters [edit]
- Eurydice
- Ismene
- Isolde
- Tessa
- Velda
The Chapter of Viron (from The Book of the Long Sun) [edit]
Augers [edit]
- Patera Quetzal, Prolocutor of Viron
- Patera Remora, Coadjutor.
- Patera Caldé Silk
- Patera Bull
- Patera Feeler
- Patera Gulo
- Patera Incus
- Patera Jerboa
- Patera Moray
- Patera Pike
Sibyls [edit]
- Maytera Betel
- Maytera Marble
- Maytera Mint
- Maytera Mockorange
- Maytera Rose
- Maytera Wood
Origin (from Stargate SG-1) [edit]
Oricis [edit]
- Adria
Priors [edit]
- The Doci, The leader of the Priors
- Damaris
- Gerak
- Daniel Jackson
- Several unnamed priors
Other/Unclassified [edit]
- Reverend Behemial Far Traveller (aka Rev Bem), Wayist – Andromeda
- Bheid, Awes Priest – The Redemption of Althalus
- Brother Cavill, Colonial cleric – Battlestar Galactica
- Father Changstein-El-Gamal, First Amalgamated Church – Futurama
- Father Cornello, priest of the sun god Leto – Fullmetal Alchemist
- Dhalsim, Hindu ascetic – Street Fighter video game series
- Supreme Bishop Digby of the Fosterites – Stranger in a Strange Land
- Elosha, Colonial Priestess – Battlestar Galactica
- V. Rev. Lieutenant Theo Fobius – Schlock Mercenary
- The Reverend Foster, founder of the Fosterites – Stranger in a Strange Land
- Revered Jim Ignatowski (né James Caldwell), Church of the Peaceful – Taxi
- Yui Hongo, Priestess of Seiryu – Fushigi Yûgi
- Imhotep, Mortuary priest – Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie
- Kalon, the New Priest of Apollo – The Eye of Apollo, a Father Brown story by G. K. Chesterton
- Wilbur Mercer, founder of Mercerism – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
- The Very Irreverend Joffy Next, Global Standard Deity – Thursday Next books
- Reverend Lionel Preacherbot, Robotology – Futurama
- (unnamed)Priest who taught Scar – Fullmetal Alchemist
- Reverend Wayne, Asherah cult priest – Snow Crash
- Miaka Yūki, Priestess of Suzaku – Fushigi Yûgi
- Zadoc, High Priest of The Internet Oracle
- Zagato, High Priest of the Pillar religion – Magic Knight Rayearth
- Takiko Okuda, Priestess of Genbu – Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden
- Marcus Didius Falco – Procurator of the Sacred Geese (he also officied some wedding ceremonies)
- Arbaces, Isis priest – The Last Days of Pompeii
- Sinuhe, Amon priest (Individuals only could be medecins in ancient Egypt if were ordered priests)-The Egyptian
See also [edit]
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