List of religious leaders in 1956

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1955 religious leaders - Events of 1956 - 1957 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 Protestantism and offshoots thereof 1.5 Other Christian 2 Ismailis 3 Eastern

[edit] Christianity

[edit] Catholic churches

• Roman Catholic Church - Pius XII, Pope (1939-1958)

[edit] Eastern orthodox churches

• Russian Orthodox Church - Patriarch Alexius I (1945-1970)
• Patriarch of Constantinople - Patriarch Athenagoras (1948-1972)

[edit] Oriental Orthodox Churches

• Armenian Apostolic Church - Vazgen I, Catholicos of Armenia (1955-1994)
• Indian Orthodox Church - Baselious Geevarghese II (1929-1964)

[edit] Protestantism and offshoots thereof

• Church of England - Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher (1945-1961)
• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - President John W. Behnken (1935 - 1962)
• Salvation Army- Wilfred Kitching (General from 1954 to 1963])

[edit] Other Christian

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) - David O. McKay, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1951–1970)

[edit] Ismailis

• Nizari - Aga Khan IV (1957-present)

[edit] Eastern

• Tibetan Buddhism - Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1935-present)