Most Famous Canadian Religious Figures

50 Canadian Religious Figures in view out of 106

Religion 106
Canada 3,744
Aimee Semple McPherson
Aimee Semple McPherson Canadian Cleric 1890 – 1944
#18,076
Bernard Lonergan
Bernard Lonergan Canadian Theologian 1904 – 1984
#27,728
Marc Ouellet
Marc Ouellet Canadian Cardinal Born 1944
#39,184
André Bessette
André Bessette Canadian Religious 1845 – 1937
#41,195
JI
J. I. Packer Canadian Theologian 1926 – 2020
#46,350
George Leslie Mackay
George Leslie Mackay Canadian Missionary 1844 – 1901
#73,221
Lionel Groulx
Lionel Groulx Canadian Priest 1878 – 1967
#76,101
Paul-Émile Léger
Paul-Émile Léger Canadian Priest 1904 – 1991
#76,931
CC
Charles Chiniquy Canadian Priest 1809 – 1899
#78,769
Aloysius Ambrozic
Aloysius Ambrozic Canadian Priest 1930 – 2011
#84,664
Emiliano Tardif
Emiliano Tardif Canadian Priest 1928 – 1999
#103,415
Charles Brent
Charles Brent Canadian Priest 1862 – 1929
#129,359
ÉG
Édouard Gagnon Canadian Cardinal 1918 – 2007
#147,445
James Charles McGuigan
James Charles McGuigan Canadian Priest 1894 – 1974
#161,201
Gérald Lacroix
Gérald Lacroix Canadian Priest Born 1957
#169,082
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau Canadian Cardinal 1866 – 1931
#179,206
Henri-Raymond Casgrain
Henri-Raymond Casgrain Canadian Priest 1831 – 1904
#204,506
Jason Lee (missionary)
Jason Lee (missionary) Canadian Missionary 1803 – 1845
#218,381
Marie-Rosalie Cadron-Jetté
Marie-Rosalie Cadron-Jetté Canadian Nun 1794 – 1864
#236,374
TB
Todd Bentley Canadian Preacher Born 1976
#238,625
MC
Maurice Couture Canadian Priest 1926 – 2018
#251,142
Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon
Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon Canadian Nun 1840 – 1881
#267,353
François Norbert Blanchet
François Norbert Blanchet Canadian Priest 1795 – 1883
#269,873
LN
Laurent Noël Canadian Priest Born 1920
#327,124
GD
Gérard Dionne Canadian Priest 1919 – 2020
#328,209
JP
Joseph-Aurèle Plourde Canadian Archbishop 1915 – 2013
#328,469
Jean-Olivier Briand
Jean-Olivier Briand Canadian Priest 1715 – 1794
#332,306
Francis Kelley
Francis Kelley Canadian Priest 1870 – 1948
#363,589
RD
Remi De Roo Canadian Priest Born 1924
#378,047
AE
Adam Exner Canadian Priest Born 1928
#380,191
ME
Moses E. Kiley Canadian Priest 1876 – 1953
#385,865
DB
Donald Bolen Canadian Priest Born 1961
#436,860
Adrien-Gabriel Morice
Adrien-Gabriel Morice Canadian Missionary 1859 – 1939
#467,140
RL
Robert Lebel (bishop) Canadian Priest 1924 – 2015
#472,315
Delia Tetreault
Delia Tetreault Canadian Nun 1865 – 1941
#473,400
Georges-Antoine Belcourt
Georges-Antoine Belcourt Canadian Missionary 1803 – 1874
#478,743
JS
Jean-Mandé Sigogne Canadian Priest 1763 – 1844
#484,126
AJ
A. James Reimer Canadian Theologian 1942 – 2010
#502,401
Modeste Demers
Modeste Demers Canadian Priest 1809 – 1874
#505,898
JG
Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet Canadian Archbishop 1922 – 2009
#526,794
José Avelino Bettencourt
José Avelino Bettencourt Canadian Priest Born 1962
#534,460
Charles Henry Fowler
Charles Henry Fowler Canadian Priest 1837 – 1908
#536,421
M(
Michael (Khoroshy) Canadian Priest 1885 – 1977
#547,321
Charles-François Baillargeon
Charles-François Baillargeon Canadian Priest 1798 – 1870
#554,242
RG
Roger Guindon Canadian Priest 1920 – 2012
#562,785
Joseph-Thomas Duhamel
Joseph-Thomas Duhamel Canadian Priest 1841 – 1909
#563,697
OC
Ovide Charlebois Canadian Priest 1862 – 1933
#606,644
AM
Anthony Mancini Canadian Priest Born 1945
#614,939
AB
Austin-Emile Burke Canadian Priest 1922 – 2011
#642,222
MW
Martin William Currie Canadian Priest Born 1943
#646,736

By the numbers

Inside Canada Religious Figures

106 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous canada religious figures born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Canada Religious Figures peaked in the 1920s with 14 people.

What Canada Religious Figures Are Known For

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Priest are Canada Religious Figures's biggest group — 73% of all notables (77).

Canada Religious Figures over-index on missionary34.7× the global rate.

  1. Priest77
  2. Missionary7
  3. Theologian4
  4. Cardinal3
  5. Nun3
  6. Cleric2
  7. Archbishop2
  8. Presbyter2
  1. Missionary734.7×
  2. Priest7725.8×