Most Famous Mexican Religious figures

Mexico has produced 70 notable religious figures throughout history, led by Bernardino de Sahagún. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Bernardino de Sahagún — Mexican Franciscan (1499–1590) , ranked #12656
  2. Juan Diego — Mexican Missionary (1474–1548) , ranked #17772
  3. Marcial Maciel — Mexican Priest (1920–2008) , ranked #21936
  4. Miguel Pro — Mexican Priest (1891–1927) , ranked #46684
  5. Samuel Ruiz — Mexican Prelate (1924–2011) , ranked #47012
  6. Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo — Mexican Priest (1926–1993) , ranked #72119
  7. Rafael Guízar y Valencia — Mexican Priest (1878–1938) , ranked #77582
  8. José María Luis Mora — Mexican Priest (1795–1851) , ranked #80477
  9. Pascual Chávez Villanueva — Mexican Priest (Born 1947) , ranked #170218
  10. Francisco Robles Ortega — Mexican Cardinal (Born 1949) , ranked #170578
  11. Juan Sandoval Íñiguez — Mexican Priest (Born 1933) , ranked #174096
  12. Cristóbal Magallanes Jara — Mexican Presbyter (1869–1927) , ranked #188874
  13. Sergio Méndez Arceo — Mexican Priest (1907–1992) , ranked #191117
  14. José Salazar López — Mexican Cardinal (1910–1991) , ranked #231750
  15. Ervil LeBaron — Mexican Mormon (1925–1981) , ranked #282417
  16. José Raúl Vera López — Mexican Friar (Born 1945) , ranked #350303
  17. Pedro José de Fonte y Hernández Miravete — Mexican Archbishop (1777–1839) , ranked #395781
  18. María Luisa Josefa — Mexican Nun (1866–1937) , ranked #396807
  19. Manuela de Jesús Arias Espinosa — Mexican Religious (1904–1981) , ranked #404057
  20. Rogelio Cabrera López — Mexican Priest (Born 1951) , ranked #412071