List of religious leaders in 1956

1955 religious leaders – Events of 1956 – 1957 religious leaders – Religious leaders by year

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 Islam 2.1 Ismailis 2.2 Ahmadiyya Muslim Community 3 Eastern

Christianity

Catholic churches

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

Eastern orthodox churches

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

Oriental Orthodox Churches

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

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])

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)

Islam

Ismailis

• Nizari – Aga Khan IV (1957–present)

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

• Khalifatul Masih II, Hazrat Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad (1914–1965)

Eastern

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