List of religious leaders in 1998

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1997 religious leaders - Events of 1998 - 1999 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 - Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1991-present)
• Albania - Anastasius of Albania, Archbishop of Tiranë 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 -
  1. Seraphim, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1973-1998)
  2. Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998-present)
• Jerusalem - Diodorus, Patriarch of Jerusalem (1981-2000)
• Poland - Sawa, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998-present)
• Romania - Teoctist of Romania, Patriarch of All Romania (1986-present)
• Russia - Alexei II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990-present)
• Serbia - Pavle of Serbia, Patriarch of the Serbs (1990-present)

[edit] Oriental Orthodox Churches

• Armenian Apostolic Church - Karekin I, Catholicos of Armenia (1995-1999)
• 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)
• Ethiopian Orthodox Church - Abune Paulos (1992-present)
• Syriac Orthodox Church - Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980-present)

[edit] Protestant churches

• Assemblies of God - Thomas E. Trask, General superintendent of the Assemblies of God (1993-present)
• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - President Alvin 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)

[edit] Other Christian

• 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-present)

[edit] Islam: Ismaili and Ahmadiyya

• Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement - Asgar Hameed, Amir (1996-2002)
• Dawoodi Bohras - Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (1965-present)
• Nizari - Aga Khan IV (1957-present)

[edit] Eastern

• Tibetan Buddhism - Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1935-present)
• Supreme Patriarch of Thailand- Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana (1989-present)