Clergy and other religious figures have generally represented a popular outlet for pop culture. Some of the more popular clergy, members of religious orders, and other religious personages featured in works of fiction are listed below.
Christianity
Catholic Church
Monks and friars Frère Jacques The Monk – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Friar Tuck – Robin Hood Ambrosio – The Monk William of Baskerville – The Name of the Rose Brother Cadfael – protagonist of historical mystery novels by Ellis Peters
Nuns The Second Nun – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Sister Fidelma – protagonist of historical mystery novels by Peter Tremayne Ciel – Character from Tsukihime and the Melty Blood series Sister Jeanne – from The Devils Sister Bertrille (and several others) – from The Flying Nun Sister Boniface (and others) – from Sister Boniface Mysteries Sister Andrea – Evil (TV series) Sister Assumpta (and others) – Father Ted Sister Simone – from Mrs. Davis Sister Michael – from Derry Girls Maggie Grace – from Daredevil
Priests Claude Frollo – The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Claude Frollo – from the Disney adaptation Father John Brown – created by G. K. Chesterton Father Ted Crilly – Father Ted Father Dámaso – Noli Me Tángere Mr. Eko – Lost Betheal Gavarre (Belial) – Priest manhwa Father Dougal McGuire – Father Ted TV series Father John Mulcahy – M*A*S*H TV series and film Father Burke – The Conjuring franchise Father Gordon – The Conjuring franchise The Nun's Priest – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer The Pardoner – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer The Parson – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Don Abbondio – The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni Father Guido Sarducci – Vatican gossip columnist played by comedian Don Novello on Saturday Night Live and other TV shows and films Don Camillo Tarocci – Giovannino Guareschi's tales Nicholas D. Wolfwood – Trigun Enrico Pucci – a chaplain at the Green Dolphin Street Prison aspiring to achieve Heaven for all mankind, friend of DIO, main antagonist of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Kirei Kotomine – main antagonist of Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, also has minor appearances in Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya, Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel and Fate/Grand Order Risei Kotomine – Kirei Kotomine's father, Fate/Zero John Ward – The main protagonist of Faith: The Unholy Trinity Father Garcia- Another protagonist of Faith: The Unholy Trinity Father David Acosta (and others) – Evil Father Jacob Myers (and others) – Apparitions Padre Manuel Vergara – 30 Coins Father Peter – Derry Girls The "Hot" Priest – Fleabag Damien Karras – A main character from The Exorcist Father Shiro Fujimoto - Rin and Yukio Okumura's adoptive father in Blue Exorcist Father Paul Lantom – Daredevil Father Salcedo – Lord, Give Me Patience Father Brian Kilkenney Finn – Keeping the Faith Father McKenzie - Eleanor Rigby
Bishops Bishop René d'Herblay of Vannes – the D'Artagnan Romances novels of Alexandre Dumas, père Bishop Len Brennan – Father Ted TV show
Popes Pope Andreas – legendary figure Pope Joan – 9th-century legendary figure Pope Urban X – Candide (1759 satire) Pope Hadrian VII – Hadrian the Seventh (1904 novel) Pope John XXIV – Lord of the World (1907 novel) Pope Sylvester III – Lord of the World (1907 novel) Pope Kiril I – The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968 film) Pope Sixtus VII – "Good News from the Vatican" (1971 short story) Pope Urban IX – Urban the Ninth (1973 novel) Pope Marx I – Marx the First (1975 novel) Pope Peter II – Peter the Second (1976 novel) Pope Germanian I (Martin Luther) – The Alteration (1976 novel) Pope Hadrian VII (Thomas More) – The Alteration (1976 novel) Pope John XXIV (implied to be Harold Wilson) – The Alteration (1976 novel) Pope Francis I – The Vicar of Christ (1979 novel) Pope Gregory XVII – Earthly Powers (1980 novel) Pope Gregory XVII – The Clowns of God (1981 novel) Pope Leo XIV – Saving Grace (1986 film) Pope John XXIX – "The Last Word" (1988 short story) Pope Leo XIV – Lazarus (1990 novel) Pope John Paul I (Cardinal Lamberto) – The Godfather Part III (1990 film) Pope David I – The Pope Must Die (1991 film) Pope Pius XX – 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997 novel) Pope Genevieve G. Rota – Lexx (1997 TV series) Pope Peter II – The Accidental Pope (2000 novel) Pope Oswald Leopold II – Battle Pope (2000 comic book series) Pope Peter II – The Third Secret (2005 novel) Pope Luke – Angels & Demons (2009 film) Pope Pius XIII – Oblivion (2012 novel) Pope Innocent XIV – Conclave (2016 novel) and Conclave (2024 film) Pope Marcellus IX – Through Darkest Europe (2018 novel) Pope Pius XIII – The Young Pope (2016 TV series) and The New Pope (2020 TV series) Pope Francis II – The New Pope (2020 TV series) Pope John Paul III – The New Pope (2020 TV series)
Saints Saint Grobian – A fictional patron saint of vulgar and coarse people in various late Medieval satirical works. Saint Xynoris – A fictional saint accidentally created through mistranslation. Saint Tibulus – A fictional saint created for the Father Ted episode: The Passion of St. Tibulus.
Other Dean Jocelin – Dean of the cathedral in William Golding's The Spire.
Eastern Orthodox Church Monks Father Zosima – The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Nuns Sister Pelagia – Pelagia and the White Bulldog and sequels by Boris Akunin
Saints Saint Javelin – A fictional Ukrainian saint who was used as a propaganda symbol in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Anglican/Episcopal churches Priests William Collins – Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen; also several film and TV adaptations Leonard Clement – The Murder at the Vicarage, novel by Agatha Christie Theodore Venables – The Nine Tailors, novel by Dorothy L. Sayers Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn – Doctor Syn series of novels by Russell Thorndike Josiah Crawley – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope Theophilus Grantly – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope Dr Vesey Stanhope – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope Mark Robarts – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope Father Gabriel Stokes – The Walking Dead Ashley Thomas – Emmerdale Harriet Finch – Emmerdale Charles Anderson – Emmerdale Billy Mayhew – Coronation Street Adam Smallbone – Rev. Father Jack – Six Feet Under Sidney Chambers – Grantchester Daniel Webster – The Book of Daniel Canon John Tallis – works of Madeleine L'Engle Geraldine Granger — The Vicar of Dibley Alf Bloxby (books) / Jez Bloxby (TV) – Agatha Raisin (TV series) Reverend Green - Cluedo Ernest Trelaw - Timewyrm: Revelation Annie Trelaw - Happy Endings
Bishops Bishop Proudie of Barchester – Chronicles of Barsetshire series of novels by Anthony Trollope The Bishop of Tatchester - The Box of Delights
Mormonism
Fundamentalist leaders Bill Henrickson – Big Love Roman Grant – Big Love
Baptists Jesse Custer – Preacher, comic created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon Chaplain Captain Albert T. Tappman – Catch-22, novel by Joseph Heller
Methodists Father Mapple – Moby-Dick Brother Justin Crow – an aspiring radio preacher in Carnivàle Norman Balthus – Brother Justin's guardian and mentor in Carnivàle
Other Protestants Derrial Book, Shepherd – Firefly Caleb – Buffy the Vampire Slayer Eric Camden – 7th Heaven Ivan Isaacs – Priest Reverend Timothy Lovejoy – The Simpsons Reverend Harry Powell – The Night of the Hunter (1953) William Stryker – Marvel Comics Reverend Nathaniel Cole – Congregationalist minister in Hell on Wheels Ruth Cole – Congregationalist preacher in Hell on Wheels Joseph Black Moon – Congregationalist preacher in Hell on Wheels Reverend Orville Swanson – Congregationalist minister in Red Dead Redemption 2 Reverend I. M. Jolly - Church of Scotland minister in Scotch and Wry Reverend Lloyd Meechum - Mama's Family, married Vint Harper and Naomi Oates; had the Hapers look after his incorrigible grandson
Unspecified Christian Prester John – Christian priest-king of medieval legend
Shinto
Miko (Names are listed by alphabetically by given name in the western convention of given-name, surname for clarity.)
Arashi Kishū – X Ayako Matsuzaki – Ghost Hunt Chikane Himemiya and Himeko Kurusugawa – Kannazuki no Miko Kagome Higurashi, Kikyo, and Kaede – Inuyasha Kagami Hiiragi and Tsukasa Hiiragi – Lucky Star Kaho Mizuki – Cardcaptor Sakura Machi Amayadori – Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear Mitsuha Miyamizu – Your Name Momiji – Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive Nozomi Tojo – Love Live! School Idol Project Koyori – Samurai Aces Pocky – Pocky & Rocky Sailor Mars (Rei Hino) – Sailor Moon Sakura Miko – Hololive Rika Furude – Higurashi: When They Cry Ruka (Luka) Urushibara – Steins;Gate Reimu Hakurei and Sanae Kochiya – Touhou Project Sakura - Urusei Yatsura Sangonomiya Kokomi – Genshin Impact Saya Kisaragi – Blood-C Togashi – Sengoku Blade Princess Tomoyo – Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Yae Miko – Genshin Impact Yae Sakura – Honkai Impact 3rd Utahime Iori – Jujutsu Kaisen
Buddhism
Mahayana
Monks Kwai Chang Caine – Kung Fu Hoichi the Earless (Zen) – Japanese folklore Liu Kang – Mortal Kombat Kung Lao – Mortal Kombat
Hinduism
Sadhu Dhalsim – Street Fighter
Shamanism Ainu religion Nakoruru and Rimururu – Samurai Shodown
North American shamanism Nightwolf – Mortal Kombat
Judaism Rabbi David Small – Friday the Rabbi Slept Late Rabbi Avram – The Frisco Kid Rabbi Jacob "Jake" Schram – Keeping the Faith Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky – The Simpsons
Unclassified, fictional, or non-specific religions Adiris – Babylonian priestess, Dead by Daylight Otto Stamper – leader of The Fold, a cult residing in The Garden of Joy, responsible for summoning The Dredge, Dead by Daylight Abdul Alhazred – author of the Necronomicon, mentioned in various works by Howard Philips Lovecraft The Lamb – unnamed protagonist of the indie video game Cult of the Lamb The Vestal (Junia) – former priestess of an unknown church, Darkest Dungeon and Darkest Dungeon II The Occultist (Alhazred) – former leader of a cult, Darkest Dungeon and Darkest Dungeon II Bensheng – leader of Happiness Metta Power Group, a fictional cult, Lin Lu-ho – leader of New Spiritual Society, a cult residing in Penghu, The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon Priest – Nameless ally who reverses transformations in Pizza Tower. Has a pizza printed on his biretta, but his exorcist counterpart uses a crucifix, suggesting he may be Christian. Rhea (Seiros) – Archbishop of the Church of Seiros, and later revealed to be the holy figure Seiros, in the game Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Also appears in the spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.
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