List of religious leaders in 1955

1954 religious leaders – Events of 1955 – 1956 religious leaders – Religious leaders by year -

Contents 1 Christianity 1.1 Catholic churches 1.2 Oriental Orthodox Churches 1.3 Protestant 1.4 Other Christian 2 Islam 3 Eastern 4 New Religious Movements

Christianity

Catholic churches

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

Oriental Orthodox Churches

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

Protestant

• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod – President John W. Behnken (1935–1962)

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

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

Eastern

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

New Religious Movements

• Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventists – Benjamin Roden