- List of religious leaders in 1997
1996 religious leaders - Events of 1997 - 1998 religious leaders -
Religious leaders by year -----See also:
*List of state leaders in 1997
*List of international organization leaders in 1997
*List of colonial governors in 1997 Christianity
Catholic churches
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Roman Catholic Church -Pope John Paul II ,Pope (1978 -2005 )Eastern Orthodox churches
*Constantinople -
Bartholomew I ,Ecumenical Patriarch (1991 -present)
*Albania -Anastasius of Albania ,Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (1992 -present)
*Bulgaria - Maxim,Patriarch of All Bulgaria (1971 -present)
*Cyprus -Chrysostomos ,Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977 -present)
*Georgia -Ilia II ,Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1977 -present)
*Greece - Seraphim, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1973 -1998 )
*Jerusalem - Diodorus, Patriarch of Jerusalem (1981 -2000 )
*North America -Theodosius (Lazor) , Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977–2002)
*Romania - Teoctist I,Patriarch of All Romania (1986 -2007 )
*Russia - Alexei II,Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990 -present)
*Serbia - Pavle of Serbia, Patriarch of the Serbs (1990 -present)Oriental Orthodox Churches
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Armenian Apostolic Church -Karekin I ,Catholicos of Armenia (1995 -1999 )
*Assyrian Church of the East -Mar Dinkha IV (1976-present) Rival Patriarch in BaghdadMar Addai II (1970-present)
*Coptic Orthodox Church -Shenouda III of Alexandria , Coptic Pope (1971 -present)
*Ethiopian Orthodox Church -Abune Paulos (1992-present)
*Syriac Orthodox Church -Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980-present)Protestant churches
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Assemblies of God -Thomas E. Trask ,General superintendent of the Assemblies of God (1993 -present)
*Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - PresidentAlvin L. Barry (1992 -2001 )
*Seventh-day Adventist Church -Robert S. Folkenberg , President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (1990 -1999 )
*Worldwide Church of God -Joseph Tkach, Jr. ,Pastor-General of the Worldwide Church of God (1995 -present)Islam: Ismaili and Ahmadiyya
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Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement -Asgar Hameed , Amir (1996 -2002 )
*Dawoodi Bohras -Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (1965-present)
*Nizari -Aga Khan IV (1957-present)Eastern
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Tibetan Buddhism -Tenzin Gyatso ,Dalai Lama (1935 -present)
*Supreme Patriarch of Thailand -Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana (1989-present)Other
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Jehovah's Witnesses - Don Adams,President of the Jehovah's Witnesses (2000 -present)
*Tibetan Buddhism -Tenzin Gyatso ,Dalai Lama (1935 -present)
*Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus -Bishop Teofilo D. Ora ,Bishop Salvador C. Payawal ,Bishop Gamaliel Payawal ,Bishop Isagani Capistrano (Present)
*World Council of Churches -Samuel Kobia ,General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1993 -2003 )
*New Apostolic Church -Richard Fehr ,Chief apostle of the New Apostolic Church (1988 -present)
*Jesus Is Lord Church -Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva ,Founder and International President (1978 -present)
*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) -Gordon B. Hinckley , President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1995 -2008 )
*Scientology -
**David Miscavige , Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center [http://davidmiscavige.blogspot.com] , "highest ecclesiastical official of the Scientology religion [http://www.scientologytoday.org/bio/] (1987 -present)
**Heber Jentzsch , official president of theChurch of Scientology (1982 -present)
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