List of religious leaders in 1885

1884 religious leaders – Events of 1885 – 1886 religious leaders – Religious leaders by year

Bahá'í Faith

• Bahá'í Faith – Bahá'u'lláh (1863–1892)

Catholic churches

• Roman Catholic Church-Pope Leo XIII-(1878–1903)

Oriental orthodoxy

• Coptic Christianity-Pope Cyril V of Alexandria(November 1, 1874 – August 7, 1927)

Protestant churches

• Church of England: Archbishop of Canterbury – Edward White Benson (January 18, 1883 – October 11, 1896)
• Church of Sweden – Archbishop of Uppsala Anton Niklas Sundberg (1870–1900)
• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod – President Heinrich Christian Schwan (1878–1899)

Other Christian

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – President of the Church John Taylor (October 10, 1880 – July 25, 1887)
• Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints-Joseph Smith III(1860–1914)
• Church of Christ, Scientist-Mary Baker Eddy(1879–1910)
• Salvation Army – General William Booth – from 1878–1912(Founder who died on August 20, 1912)

Other Abrahamic faiths

• Judaism
  • Great Britain and British Empire – Nathan Marcus Adler (1845–1891)
• Nizari
  • Aga Khan II-47th Imam (1881–1885)
  • Aga Khan III-48th Imam (1885–1957)

Buddhism

• Tibetan Buddhism – Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama (1876–1933)