List of religious leaders in 1981

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1980 religious leaders - Events of 1981 - 1982 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year

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Contents 1 Christianity 1.1 Catholic churches 1.2 Eastern orthodox churches 1.3 Oriental Orthodox Churches 1.4 Protestant churches 1.5 Other Christian 2 Islam: Ismaili and Ahmadiyya 3 Eastern

[edit] Christianity

[edit] Catholic churches

• Roman Catholic Church - Pope John Paul II, Pope (1978-2005)

[edit] 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)
• Russia - Pimen I, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1971-1990)
• Serbia - German, Patriarch of Serbia (1958-1990)

[edit] Oriental Orthodox Churches

• Armenian Apostolic Church - Vazgen I, Catholicos of Armenia (1955-1994)
• Assyrian Church of the East - Mar Dinkha IV (1976-present) Rival Patriarch in Baghdad Mar Addai II (1970-present)
• Coptic Orthodox Church - Shenouda III of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (1971-present)
• Syriac Orthodox Church - Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980-present)

[edit] Protestant churches

• 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)

[edit] Other Christian

• 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 the New Apostolic Church (1978-1988)

[edit] Islam: Ismaili and Ahmadiyya

• Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement - Saeed Ahmad Khan, Amir (1981-1996)
• Dawoodi Bohras - Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (1965-present)
• Nizari - Aga Khan IV (1957-present)

[edit] Eastern

• Tibetan Buddhism - Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1935-present)
• Thailand's Buddhists - Ariyavangsagatayana, Supreme Patriarch of Thailand (1973-1988)