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* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'': Pontiff Sulyvahn. His title of "pontiff" means "pope", meaning he's the highest member of the clergy in Irithyll Valley. He even looks like UsefulNotes/ThePope with the sword. Yorshka's dialogue and the item description of the Golden Ritual Spear imply that the "pontiff" title was gained when he usurped control of Irithyll and Anor Londo from Gwyndolin and falsely declared himself the leader of the moon-worshiping religion in Irithyll related to the Darkmoon Knights. Downplayed though with the Deacons of the Cathedral of the Deep. They look very much like stereotypical Catholic priests, except they're insane undead in service to a ReligionOfEvil. Both them and Pontiff Sylyvahn worpship Aldritch, and it is popular among fans to believe that Sulyvahn is a Pontiff/ Pope of the Deacons, but their actual connection is never alluded in the game itself (or if there even is any at all outside of loyalty to Aldritch).

* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'': Pontiff Sulyvahn. His title of "pontiff" means "pope", meaning he's the highest member of the clergy in Irithyll Valley. He even looks like UsefulNotes/ThePope with the sword. Yorshka's dialogue and the item description of the Golden Ritual Spear imply that the "pontiff" title was gained when he usurped control of Irithyll and Anor Londo from Gwyndolin and falsely declared himself the leader of the moon-worshiping religion in Irithyll related to the Darkmoon Knights. Downplayed though with the Deacons of the Cathedral of the Deep. They look very much like stereotypical Catholic priests, except they're insane undead in service to a ReligionOfEvil. Both them and Pontiff Sylyvahn worpship Aldritch, and it is popular among fans to believe that Sulyvahn is a Pontiff/ Pope of the Deacons, but their actual connection is completely unknown.

* Winn Adami in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', who goes from a vedek (similar to a bishop or cardinal) to the kai (leader, equivalent to a pope) of a SaintlyChurch purely in pursuit of personal power, and somehow fools everyone except the main characters. (She even tries to have a rival vedek assassinated.) Initially she believes that [[ItsAllAboutMe everything that goes right for her is proof she's doing the Prophets' will, and everything that goes wrong is a test]], but later she decides that if the Prophets don't agree with her they're wrong, and turns to the Pah-Wraiths, the Bajoran equivalent of demons. Though, during the GrandFinale, after [[spoiler:Gul Dukat]] has tricked her into releasing the Wraiths and helped him essentially become TheAntiChrist, she helps Sisko stop him. [[spoiler:[[RedemptionEqualsDeath Naturally, she dies.]]]] At first, Winn expressed resentment of the Federation's presence due to their secularism. Later, when Sisko starts to embrace his role as [[MessianicArchetype the Emissary of the Prophets]], it's more that she sees him personally as a threat to her power. After all, when the Emissary has arrived, what need is there for a Kai? It's rather akin to a scenario where the Pope is resentful of the fact that Jesus outranks him, which illustrates how much her ambition twisted her religious beliefs.
* In the [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E07HookMan "Hook Man" (S01, Ep07)]] episode of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', Preacher Jacob Karns murdered prostitutes because he was outraged by the red light district.

* "The Holiness of Azéderac", by Creator/ClarkAshtonSmith: The titular antagonist is a demon-worshiping sorcerer who charmed his way into the church to [[BetterLivingThroughEvil enjoy the cozy life of a bishop]]. However, he's a HarmlessVillain despite his demon-summoning habit, and [[spoiler:ends up getting made a saint.]]

* One of the characters created during the ''ComicBook/{{Bloodlines}}'' CrisisCrossover event in Franchise/TheDCU was Cardinal Sin; a disillusioned priest who gained superpowers and became a villain after being bitten by an alien space parasite. He has not reappeared since the original event. (Presumably he is not to be confused with the real-life Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila.)