- List of religious leaders in 1981
1980 religious leaders - Events of 1981 - 1982 religious leaders -
Religious leaders by year -----See also:
*List of state leaders in 1981
*List of international organization leaders in 1981
*List of colonial governors in 1981 Christianity
Catholic churches
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Roman Catholic Church -Pope John Paul II ,Pope (1978 -2005 )Eastern orthodox churches
*Constantinople - Demetrius I,
Patriarch of Constantinople (1972 -1991 )
*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 )
*Romania - Iustin,Patriarch of All Romania (1977 -1986 )
*Russia - Pimen I, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1971 -1990 )
*Serbia - German,Patriarch of Serbia (1958 -1990 )Oriental Orthodox Churches
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Armenian Apostolic Church -Vazgen I ,Catholicos of Armenia (1955 -1994 )
*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)
*Syriac Orthodox Church -Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980-present)Protestant churches
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Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
**President J. A. O. Preus (1969 -1981 )
**President Ralph Bohlmann (1981 -1992 )
*Seventh-day Adventist Church -Neal C. Wilson , President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (1979 -1990 )
* The Salvation Army -General Arnold Brown July 5 1977 to 1981( 2nd Canadian General)-General Jarl Wahlstrom (1st General from Finland)1981-1986Other Christian
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) -Spencer W. Kimball , President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1973 –1985 )
*New Apostolic Church -Hans Urwyler ,Chief apostle of theNew Apostolic Church (1978 -1988 )Islam: Ismaili and Ahmadiyya
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Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement -Saeed Ahmad Khan , Amir (1981 -1996 )
*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)
*Thailand's Buddhists -Ariyavangsagatayana ,Supreme Patriarch of Thailand (1973 -1988 )
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