Top 50 Priest Influencers in 2026
Priest Influencers
Here are Top 50 Priest Influencers to Follow on Instagram in 2026
1. Bishop Robert Barron
Bio Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota. He is also the host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary about the Catholic Faith, which aired on PBS. *****@wordonfire.orgMORE Instagram Handle @bishopbarron Instagram Followers 657.2K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 614 Priest Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Email us
2. Michael Schmitz
Bio Father Mike Schmitz is the director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth as well as the Chaplain for the Newman Center at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The Duluth Newman Center focuses on being fed through the Sacraments as well as study and knowledge of the Church and has thrived under his humble and Spirit filled guidance.MORE Instagram Handle @fathermikeschmitz Instagram Followers 407.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
3. James Martin
Bio The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach. Instagram Handle @jamesmartinsj Instagram Followers 208.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +16% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
4. Casey Cole
Bio Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, writer, YouTube creator, fan of sports and beer. #breakinginthehabit *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @caseyofm Instagram Followers 175.9K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
5. Leo Patalinghug
Bio Priest, TV & Radio Host 📺
Best Selling Author, Speaker 🎤
Award Winning Cook! 🍝
⬇️Join The Movement⬇️ *****@platinggrace.com Instagram Handle @platinggrace Instagram Followers 160.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +14% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
6. Fr. Rob Galea
Bio Fr Rob Galea is an international speaker, a priest, author, and musician, who has motivated many people in different parts of the world. A native of Malta, Fr Rob serves as the Executive Director and Founder of ICON Ministry in the Diocese of Sandhurst, Victoria. *****@frrobgalea.comMORE Instagram Handle @frrobgalea Instagram Followers 151.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male frrobgalea.com + Follow Get Email Contact
7. Joshua Johnson
Bio Following the powerful experience of meeting Jesus Christ through the Eucharist in his teen years, Fr. Josh Johnson devoted himself to being a disciple of Jesus Christ. Fr. Josh was ordained into the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 2014 and he dedicates his ministry to calling all people to be saints on their journey into eternity. *****@sacredheartbr.comMORE Instagram Handle @frjoshjohnson Instagram Followers 61.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact
8. Larry Richards
Bio Find more FREE content at www.OurHope.TV - Catholic priest, pastor of St. Luke and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parishes in Erie, PA. *****@thereasonforourhope.org Instagram Handle @frlarryrichards Instagram Followers 33.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male frlarryrichards.podbean.com + Follow Get Email Contact
9. Calvin Robinson
Bio The Rev'd Fr Calvin Robinson is a presenter of Common Sense Crusade, The Next Crusade and Fox & Father, formerly TalkTV/GB News. He is a priest with Old Catholic orders, serving in an Anglican parish. *****@calvinrobinson.co.ukMORE Instagram Handle @calvinrobinson Instagram Followers 81.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +17% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact
10. Thomas Wenski
Bio Official Instagram account of the Most Rev. Thomas Wenski, Archbishop of Miami. Instagram Handle @thomaswenski Instagram Followers 5.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
11. Sandesh Manuel
Bio Im an out of the box Franciscan Catholic priest. I’ll make U smile 😊 & I’ll PRAY 4 U 🙏🏽. U can send me your prayer requests. ❤️✝️
Music made prayer ❤️ *****@yahoo.co.in Instagram Handle @father_manuel_ofm Instagram Followers 727.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
12. David Michael Moses
Bio Catholic Priest bringing you laughs & lessons on the spiritual journey. Subscribe to my YT channel & parish channel: GrimesCountyCatholic *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @father_david_michael Instagram Followers 1.2M Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact
13. Joseph Yoo
Bio Your Friendly Neighborhood (Episcopal) Priest
🎥 Reels | 📝 Blog | 🎙️ Stories of faith, life, & everything in between *****@mosaicpearland.org Instagram Handle @joseph.yoo Instagram Followers 219.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
14. Rev Chris Lee
Bio Vicar of St Saviour’s Wendell Park, Author, Influencer. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @revchris7 Instagram Followers 154.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
15. Fr. Rafael Capo
Bio Father Capó currently serves as Vice President for Mission and Ministry and Dean of Theology at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, where it is his turn to teach and positively influence young people. He was appointed a Pontifical Missionary of Mercy by Pope Francis, and a national Eucharistic preacher by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). *****@icloud.comMORE Instagram Handle @fathercapo Instagram Followers 124.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
16. Simon Esshaki
Bio Fr. Simon Esshaki is a Chaldean Catholic priest of the Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle for the Western United States. He joined the Chaldean Catholic Seminary of Mar Abba the Great in 2009 and completed his studies in 2015 with a Masters degree in Biblical Theology. *****@gmail.comMORE Instagram Handle @father_simon Instagram Followers 131.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
17. Chinenye John Oluoma
Bio Rev. Fr. John Chinenye Oluoma Also known as Fada Oluoma is a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Nigeria. He is a Preacher, Teacher, Gospel Artiste, Footballer, Motivator, and Social Entrepreneur. He is the Founder of #wowcatholic.com a Social Media Network with a vision of connecting the over 1.2billion Catholics Across the world. *****@gmail.comMORE Instagram Handle @fadaoluoma Instagram Followers 138.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
18. Przemyslaw Wojcik
Bio Fr. Peter Wojcik is the pastor of Saint Clement Catholic Church in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. In addition to his ministry in the parish he serves as adjunct professor of strategy at the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago.MORE Instagram Handle @chicagopriest Instagram Followers 124.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact
19. Jared Cooke
Bio Catholic Priest from Texas, Healing & Deliverance, Campus Ministry @olowtxstate , Catholic Speaker, Musician, Fitness, Travel, Soccer, Family Winery *****@txstatecatholic.org Instagram Handle @look_its_father_cooke Instagram Followers 21.9K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact
20. Michael J. Alello
Bio Very Rev. Michael J. Alello, V.F., is a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, serving as Pastor of St. Aloysius in Baton Rouge and Dean of the Baton Rouge Deanery. He also serves as Chaplain of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge. *****@stmbr.orgMORE Instagram Handle @padrehooch Instagram Followers 11.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact
21. Priest Phillip
Bio Orthodox Priest in Singapore ☦️🇸🇬
📚PhD Theology - University lecturer.
Q&A’s every week🙏 Instagram Handle @priest.phillip Instagram Followers 13.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact
22. Rajeev Valiyaveettil
Bio Fr. Rajeev Valiyaveettil Philip of Tampa, Florida was ordained to the priesthood on June 2, 2018, and one of the few priests born in America belonging to the Syro Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago. Fr. Rajeev currently acts as the Vicar for St. Mary’s Syro Malabar Catholic Church in Charlotte, NC. *****@syromalabarsf.orgMORE Instagram Handle @frjeeves Instagram Followers 9.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
23. Tom Pringle
Bio Father Tom Pringle is a priest of the Diocese of Orlando, Florida, ordained on July 25, 2020, alongside Father Adam Marchese in a class dubbed "the COVID class" after the pandemic delayed their ordination. He previously served as parochial vicar of Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Indialantic and now serves at Our Lady of Lourdes in Melbourne, Florida. *****@holyfamilyorlando.orgMORE Instagram Handle @frtompringle Instagram Followers 5.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
24. Dave Nix
Bio "Padre Peregrino:" A Catholic Priest and Monk Missionary striving for the Apostolic Faith. Instagram Handle @frdave_nix Instagram Followers 6K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Male padreperegrino.org + Follow Get Email Contact
25. Goyo Hidalgo
Bio Catholic Priest Archdiocese of Los Angeles. BE AWARE of impersonators. I only have THIS ACCOUNT. Check the # of followers. Report others please. Instagram Handle @frgoyo Instagram Followers 39K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact
26. Daniel Shaba
Bio Chaldean Priest Instagram Handle @frdanielshaba Instagram Followers 8.6K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
27. Daniel Cruz
Bio Ad te levávi ánimam meam: Deus meus, in te confído | Priest of Diocese of Phoenix 🐦🔥| Pastor @stjoanofarcphoenix #chrismoncruzer Instagram Handle @fatherdanielcruz Instagram Followers 3.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
28. Phillip Tran
Bio A priest that loves God and his ministry! Want to connect with Lamar Catholic check here: https://linktr.ee/lucatholiccards Instagram Handle @fr.philliptran Instagram Followers 3K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
29. Matthew Breslin
Bio Catholic Priest, Archdiocese of NY
📍 Goshen, NY
God loves you more than you’ll ever know
Sunday Homilies 🔗 ⬇️ Instagram Handle @fr.breslin Instagram Followers 2.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
30. Gregory Merkley
Bio Roman Catholic Diocesan Priest for the Hamilton Diocese in Ontario, Canada.
Wannabe saint!
My posts are my own. Instagram Handle @revfrmerkley Instagram Followers 1.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +46% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
31. Petros Mwale
Bio A Catholic Priest and Parish Priest at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Parish in the Catholic Diocese of Mzuzu *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @mwalepetros Instagram Followers 1.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
32. Antonio Silveira
Bio Retired Roman Catholic Priest. Diocese of San Jose. Portuguese. Acores. Pico. Instagram Handle @fathersilveira Instagram Followers 1.4K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
33. John Kladar
Bio Pastor at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Batavia Instagram Handle @frkladar Instagram Followers 2.6K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
34. Matthew MacDonald
Bio Parochial Administrator of Saint Joseph-Immaculate Conception Parish, Millbrook, New York and Priest of the Archdiocese of New York Instagram Handle @mattmacdonald84 Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
35. Peter Gallagher
Bio Priest of the @camdendiocese
Parochial Vicar - St. Mary’s, Gloucester
Director of Catholic Identity - @gchsrams Instagram Handle @fatherpg Instagram Followers 2.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
36. Carlos Limongi
Bio Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of New York, from Ecuador, pastor of @holynamenyc Instagram Handle @fr.carlos.limongi Instagram Followers 3.7K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
37. Mario Amore
Bio Catholic Priest in the @archofdet *****@aod.org Instagram Handle @frmarioamore Instagram Followers 2.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
38. Joe Laramie
Bio 🔥 #jesuit #catholic #priest ❤️🔥 NEW Director, Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat in Sedalia CO. Author 📚: ‘Love Him Ever More’ *****@jesuits.org Instagram Handle @joelaramiesj Instagram Followers 1.5K Type Nano Gender Male joelaramiesj.com/blogposts + Follow Get Email Contact
39. Charles T Myers
Bio Padre is Rector of The Episcopal Church of St John the Baptist in Orlando FL. An African American congregation rooted in the civil rights movement. *****@bellsouth.net Instagram Handle @vicarofstjohnthebaptist Instagram Followers 3.2K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
40. Thomas More Barba
Bio Dominican friar, Catholic priest. 🇺🇸🇻🇦🏃🏽♂️ 🛏 🙏🏽 📚 Instagram Handle @veritatem1956 Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
41. Pete McCormick
Bio Father Pete McCormick, C.S.C., is Assistant Vice President for Campus Ministry in the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. He also acts as the chaplain of the men’s basketball team of Notre Dame. Father Pete has a master’s degree in divinity since 2006, and he got ordained as a Holy Cross priest in 2007. Father Pete is also an alumnus of the Executive MBA program offered by Mendoza College of Business of Notre Dame. In 2007 to 2013, Father Pete was the rector of Keough Hall of Notre Dame.MORE Instagram Handle @petecsc Instagram Followers 16.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact
42. Onyeka Nwafor
Bio 🔥Jesus' favourite
Catholic Priest of the most high God
Musician
@arsenal @realmadrid @fcdallas diehard fan.
Tiktok: @Ogenepraise *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @iam_fr_onyeka Instagram Followers 16.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact
43. Adam Nowak
Bio Catholic Priest of @archofdet | PhD Student in Ethical Leadership @stumiami *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @fatheradamnowak Instagram Followers 4K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
44. John F Cyr
Bio catholic priest, pastor @stpaul1303, chaplain @schlarmanacademy, MBA *****@schlarman.com Instagram Handle @frjohncyr Instagram Followers 3.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
45. Darryl Millette
Bio I'm a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon. Pastor; Chancellor; Canonist
Photos, homilies, and other content: Instagram Handle @frdarryl Instagram Followers 1.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male saskapriest.com/category/blog + Follow Get Email Contact
46. Joseph Paul Albin
Bio Catholic Priest / Dominican Friar / Preacher / Aspiring Chef / Diet Coke Fanatic
Lives in #houston serves at @holyrosaryparish Instagram Handle @frjosephpaul Instagram Followers 1.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
47. Jonathan Howell
Instagram Handle @fatherjonathanhowell Instagram Followers 2.5K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
48. Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
Bio Senior Minister & Public Theologian @middlechurch
God is Love. Period.
Just Love Story Bible;
Fierce Love Book & Substack *****@middlechurch.org Instagram Handle @revjacquilewis Instagram Followers 36.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact
49. Chuck Currie
Bio @unitedchurchofchrist Clergy | @PacificU Chaplain/Professor Emeritus | DMin, @CTS_Chicago | DD (h.c.), MDiv, @EdenSeminary | #DoJustice *****@pacificu.edu Instagram Handle @revchuckcurrie Instagram Followers 35K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact
50. Rev. Dr. John Faison Sr
Bio Believer, Husband, Father, Pastor, CEO, Professor, Veteran, Leader
Husband to @mayabfaison
Senior Pastor of @thegrovenash *****@johnfaison.org Instagram Handle @johnfaisonsr Instagram Followers 16.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact