List of 16th-century religious leaders

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See also: List of state leaders in the 16th century List of governors of dependent territories in the 16th century

This is a list of the top-level leaders for religious groups with at least 50,000 adherents, and that led anytime from January 1, 1501, to December 31, 1600. It should likewise only name leaders listed on other articles and lists.

Christianity[]

Catholicism[]

• Roman Catholic Church (complete list) -

• Alexander VI, Pope (1492–1503)
• Pius III, Pope (1503)
• Julius II, Pope (1503–1513)
• Leo X, Pope (1513–1521)
• Adrian VI, Pope (1522–1523)
• Clement VII, Pope (1523–1534)
• Paul III, Pope (1534–1549)
• Julius III, Pope (1550–1555)
• Marcellus II, Pope (1555)
• Paul IV, Pope (1555–1559)
• Pius IV, Pope (1559–1565)
• Pius V, Pope (1566–1572)
• Gregory XIII, Pope (1572–1585)
• Sixtus V, Pope (1585–1590)
• Urban VII, Pope (1590)
• Gregory XIV, Pope (1590–1591)
• Innocent IX, Pope (1591)
• Clement VIII, Pope (1592–1605)

Eastern Orthodoxy[]

• Church of Constantinople - (complete list), the first among equals in Eastern Orthodoxy

• Joachim I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1498–1502, 1504)
• Nephon II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1486–1488, 1497–1498, 1502)
• Pachomius I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1503–1504, 1504–1513)
• Theoleptus I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1513–1522)
• Jeremias I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1522–1545)
• Joannicius I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1546)
• Dionysius II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1546–1555)
• Joasaph II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1555–1565)
• Metrophanes III, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1565–1572, 1579–1580)
• Jeremias II Tranos, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1572–1579, 1580–1584, 1587–1595)
• Pachomius II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1584–1585)
• Theoleptus II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1585–1586)
• Matthew II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1596, 1598–1602, 1603)
• Gabriel I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1596)
• Theophanes I Karykes, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1597)
• Meletius I Pegas, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1597–1598)

Oriental Orthodoxy[]

• Coptic Orthodox Church, (complete list) -

• John XIII, Pope and Patriarch (1483–1524)
• vacant (1524–1526)
• Gabriel VII, Pope and Patriarch (1526–1569)
• vacant (1569–1573)
• John XIV, Pope and Patriarch (1573–1589)
• Gabriel VIII, Pope and Patriarch (1587–1603)

• Syriac Orthodox Church, (complete list) -

• Ignatius Noah of Lebanon, Patriarch of Antioch (1493/1494–1509)
• Ignatius Yeshu I, Patriarch of Antioch (1509–1510/1519)
• Ignatius Jacob I, Patriarch of Antioch (1510/1512–1517/1519)
• Ignatius David I, Patriarch of Antioch (1519–1521)
• Ignatius Abdullah I, Patriarch of Antioch (1521–1557)
• Ignatius Nemet Aloho, Patriarch of Antioch (1557–1576)
• Ignatius David II Shah, Patriarch of Antioch (1576–1591)
• Ignatius Pilate, Patriarch of Antioch (1591–1597)
• Ignatius Hidayat Aloho, Patriarch of Antioch (1597/1598–1640)

Protestantism[]

Lutheran[]

• Finnish Church, (complete list) -

• Mikael Agricola, Bishop of Turku (1554–1557)
• Petrus Follingius, Bishop of Turku (1558–1563)
• Paulus Juusten, Bishop of Turku (1563–1575)
• Ericus Erici Sorolainen, Bishop of Turku (1583–1625)

Anglican[]

• Church of England

• Supreme Governor of the Church of England (complete list) –

• Henry VIII, Supreme Head (1536–1547)
• Edward VI, Supreme Head (1547–1553)
• Lady Jane Grey, Supreme Head (1553)
• Elizabeth I, Supreme Governor (1559–1603)

• Archbishop of Canterbury (complete list) –

• Matthew Parker, Archbishop (1559–1575)
• Edmund Grindal, Archbishop (1575–1583)
• John Whitgift, Archbishop (1583–1604)

Islam[]

Sunni[]

• Abbasid Caliphate, Cairo (complete list) –

• al-Mustamsik, Caliph (1497–1508, 1516–1517)
• al-Mutawakkil III, Caliph (1508–1516, 1517)

• Ottoman Empire, (complete list) -

• Selim I, Caliph (1517–1520)
• Suleiman the Magnificent, Caliph (1520–1566)
• Selim II, Caliph (1566–1574)
• Murad III, Caliph (1574–1595)
• Mehmed III, Caliph (1595–1603)

Shia[]

• Nizari Isma'ilism (complete list) –

• Abu Dharr Ali, Imam (1498–1509)
• Murad Mirza, Imam (1509–1574)
• , Imam (1574–1634)

• Zaidiyyah (complete list) –

• al-Mansur Muhammad, Imam (1475–1504)
• an-Nasir al-Hasan, Imam (1495–1523)
• al-Mutawakkil Yahya Sharaf ad-Din, Imam (1506–1555)
• al-Mutahhar, Imam (1547–1572)
• an-Nasir al-Hasan bin Ali, Imam (1579–1585)
• al-Mansur al-Qasim, Imam (1597–1620)

• Mumini (complete list) –

• , Imam (?–1509)
• , Imam (1509–1549)
• , Imam (1549–1586)
• , Imam (1586–1622)

• Dawoodi Bohra (complete list) –

• Hasan Badruddin bin Idrees, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1467–1512)
• Husain Husamuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1512–1527)
• Ali Shams al-Din III, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1527)
• Mohammad Ezzuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1527–1539)
• Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1539–1567)
• Jalal Shamshuddin bin Hasan, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1567–1568)
• Dawood Bin Ajabshah, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1568–1591)
• Dawood Bin Qutubshah, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1591–1612)

See also[]

• Lists of religious leaders by century
• Religious leaders by year

External links[]

• Rulers.org: religious leaders