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Most Famous Mexican Religious Figures
Religion 62
Mexico 1,427
17,772 JD 
Juan Diego Mexican Missionary 1474–1548
Juan Diego Mexican Missionary 1474–1548 21,936 MM 
Marcial Maciel Mexican Priest 1920–2008
Marcial Maciel Mexican Priest 1920–2008 46,684 MP 
Miguel Pro Mexican Priest 1891–1927
Miguel Pro Mexican Priest 1891–1927 47,012 SR 
Samuel Ruiz Mexican Prelate 1924–2011
Samuel Ruiz Mexican Prelate 1924–2011 72,119 JJ 
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo Mexican Priest 1926–1993
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo Mexican Priest 1926–1993 77,582 RG 
Rafael Guízar y Valencia Mexican Priest 1878–1938
Rafael Guízar y Valencia Mexican Priest 1878–1938 80,477 JM 
José María Luis Mora Mexican Priest 1795–1851
José María Luis Mora Mexican Priest 1795–1851 170,218 PC 
Pascual Chávez Villanueva Mexican Priest b. 1947
Pascual Chávez Villanueva Mexican Priest b. 1947 170,578 FR 
Francisco Robles Ortega Mexican Cardinal b. 1949
Francisco Robles Ortega Mexican Cardinal b. 1949 174,096 JS 
Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Mexican Priest b. 1933
Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Mexican Priest b. 1933 188,874 CM 
Cristóbal Magallanes Jara Mexican Presbyter 1869–1927
Cristóbal Magallanes Jara Mexican Presbyter 1869–1927 191,117 SM 
Sergio Méndez Arceo Mexican Priest 1907–1992
Sergio Méndez Arceo Mexican Priest 1907–1992 231,750 JS 
José Salazar López Mexican Cardinal 1910–1991
José Salazar López Mexican Cardinal 1910–1991 350,303 JR 
José Raúl Vera López Mexican Friar b. 1945
José Raúl Vera López Mexican Friar b. 1945 395,781 PJ 
Pedro José de Fonte y Hernández Miravete Mexican Archbishop 1777–1839
Pedro José de Fonte y Hernández Miravete Mexican Archbishop 1777–1839 396,807 ML María Luisa Josefa Mexican Nun 1866–1937
404,057 MD 
Manuela de Jesús Arias Espinosa Mexican Religious 1904–1981
Manuela de Jesús Arias Espinosa Mexican Religious 1904–1981 412,071 RC 
Rogelio Cabrera López Mexican Priest b. 1951
Rogelio Cabrera López Mexican Priest b. 1951 439,160 LC 
Leonardo Castellanos y Castellanos Mexican Priest 1862–1912
Leonardo Castellanos y Castellanos Mexican Priest 1862–1912 441,159 FA 
Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel Mexican Priest b. 1940
Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel Mexican Priest b. 1940 444,730 FH 
Fortino Hipólito Vera y Talonia Mexican Priest 1834–1898
Fortino Hipólito Vera y Talonia Mexican Priest 1834–1898 471,103 RT Rubén Tierrablanca González Mexican Priest b. 1952
476,758 AC Alfonso Cortés Contreras Mexican Priest b. 1947
496,920 JJ 
José Joaquín Pérez Budar Mexican Priest 1851–1931
José Joaquín Pérez Budar Mexican Priest 1851–1931 507,655 RH 
Rosendo Huesca Pacheco Mexican Priest 1932–2017
Rosendo Huesca Pacheco Mexican Priest 1932–2017 563,592 JA Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco Mexican Priest b. 1945
581,903 JM 
José Mora y del Río Mexican Priest 1854–1928
José Mora y del Río Mexican Priest 1854–1928 589,456 MC 
Mateo Correa Magallanes Mexican Presbyter 1866–1927
Mateo Correa Magallanes Mexican Presbyter 1866–1927 597,831 FO Florencio Olvera Ochoa Mexican Bishop b. 1933
610,975 ME 
Mateo Elías Nieves Castillo Mexican Presbyter 1882–1928
Mateo Elías Nieves Castillo Mexican Presbyter 1882–1928 639,181 TE 
Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda Mexican Priest 1946–2020
Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda Mexican Priest 1946–2020 647,173 RG Ricardo Guízar Díaz Mexican Priest 1933–2015
653,210 LR Luis Rojas Mena Mexican Priest 1917–2009
667,499 DA 
Darío Acosta Zurita Mexican Presbyter 1908–1931
Darío Acosta Zurita Mexican Presbyter 1908–1931 686,857 LP 
Lázaro Pérez Jiménez Mexican Priest 1943–2009
Lázaro Pérez Jiménez Mexican Priest 1943–2009 700,226 LM Lucas Martínez Lara Mexican Priest 1943–2016
752,144 FM Fabio Martínez Castilla Mexican Priest b. 1950
776,657 JM José María de la Torre Martín Mexican Priest b. 1952
780,092 HR 
Hipólito Reyes Larios Mexican Priest b. 1946
Hipólito Reyes Larios Mexican Priest b. 1946 790,251 PP 
Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas Mexican Priest b. 1949
Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas Mexican Priest b. 1949 796,910 JF 
José Fernández Arteaga Mexican Priest b. 1933
José Fernández Arteaga Mexican Priest b. 1933 848,419 MP 
Manuel Posada y Garduño Mexican Priest 1780–1846
Manuel Posada y Garduño Mexican Priest 1780–1846 856,877 JC Jaime Calderón Calderón Mexican Priest b. 1966
917,771 FG Francisco González Ramos Mexican Priest b. 1958
948,225 FS Felipe Salazar Villagrana Mexican Priest b. 1940
965,905 MS Manuel Samaniego Barriga Mexican Priest 1930–2005
999,964 GR Guillermo Ranzahuer González Mexican Priest 1928–2008
1,012,071 JA 
José Alberto González Juárez Mexican Priest b. 1967
José Alberto González Juárez Mexican Priest b. 1967 1,020,565 RF Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini Mexican Priest b. 1967
1,083,241 LG Luis Guízar y Barragán Mexican Prelate 1895–1981
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