List of 17th-century religious leaders

Lists of religious leaders by century: List of 15th-century religious leaders List of 16th-century religious leaders List of 18th-century religious leaders List of 19th-century religious leaders

See also: List of state leaders in the 17th century List of governors of dependent territories in the 17th 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, 1601, to December 31, 1700. It should likewise only name leaders listed on other articles and lists.

Buddhism[]

• Dalai Lama of the Gelug (Yellow Hat sect) –

• Yonten Gyatso, 4th Dalai Lama (?–1617)
• Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama (1618–1682)
• Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (1688–1706)

• Panchen Lama of the Gelug (Yellow Hat sect) –

• Lobsang Chökyi Gyalsten, Panchen Lama (1570–1662)
• Lobsang Yeshe, Panchen Lama (1663–1737)

• Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolia –

• Zanabazar Öndur gegeen Luvsadambiyjaltsan, (1635–1723)

• Sakya sect –

• Duchod Labrangpa Jamgon Kunga, Throne holder (1685–1711)

Christianity[]

Catholicism[]

• Roman Catholic Church (complete list) -

• Clement VIII, Pope (1592–1605)
• Leo XI, Pope (1605)
• Paul V, Pope (1605–1621)
• Gregory XV, Pope (1621–1623)
• Urban VIII, Pope (1623–1644)
• Innocent X, Pope (1644–1655)
• Alexander VII, Pope (1655–1667)
• Clement IX, Pope (1667–1669)
• Clement X, Pope (1670–1676)
• Innocent XI, Pope (1676–1689)
• Alexander VIII, Pope (1689–1691)
• Innocent XII, Pope (1691–1700)
• Clement XI, Pope (1700–1721)

Eastern Orthodoxy[]

• Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the first among equals in Eastern Orthodoxy (complete list) –

• Matthew II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1596, 1598–1602, 1603)
• Neophytus II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1602–1603)
• Raphael II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1603–1607)
• Neophytus II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1607–1612), restored
• Cyril I Lucaris, acting Ecumenical Patriarch (1612)
• Timothy II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1612–1620)
• Cyril I Lucaris, Ecumenical Patriarch (1620–1623), restored 1st time
• Gregory IV, Ecumenical Patriarch (1623)
• Anthimus II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1623)
• Cyril I Lucaris, Ecumenical Patriarch (1623–1633), restored 2nd time
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1633)
• Cyril I Lucaris, Ecumenical Patriarch (1633–1634), restored 3rd time
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1634)
• Cyril I Lucaris, Ecumenical Patriarch (1634–1635), restored 4th time
• Cyril II Kontares, Ecumenical Patriarch (1635–1636), restored 1st time
• Neophytus III of Nicea, Ecumenical Patriarch (1636–1637)
• Cyril I Lucaris, Ecumenical Patriarch (1637–1638) restored 5th time
• Cyril II Kontares, Ecumenical Patriarch (1638–1639), restored 2nd time
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1639–1644)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1644–1646)
• Joannicius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1646–1648)
• Parthenius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1648–1651), restored
• Joannicius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1651–1652), restored 1st time
• Cyril III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1652–1652)
• Athanasius III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1652), restored
• Paisius I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1652–1653）
• Joannicius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1653–1654), restored 2nd time
• Cyril III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1654), restored
• Joannicius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1655–1656), restored 3rd time
• Parthenius III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1656–1657)
• Gabriel II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1657)
• Parthenius IV, Ecumenical Patriarch (1657–1659)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1659)
• vacant, Ecumenical Patriarch (1659–1662)
• Dionysius III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1662–1665)
• Parthenius IV, Ecumenical Patriarch (1665–1667), restored 1st time
• Clement, Ecumenical Patriarch (1667)
• Methodius III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1668–1671)
• Parthenius IV, Ecumenical Patriarch (1671), restored 2nd time
• Dionysius IV Muselimes, Ecumenical Patriarch (the Muslim), Ecumenical Patriarch (1671–1673)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1673–1674)
• Parthenius IV, Ecumenical Patriarch (1675–1676) restored 3rd time
• Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim), Ecumenical Patriarch (1676–1679), restored 1st time
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1679)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1679–1682)
• Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim), Ecumenical Patriarch (1682–1684), restored 2nd time
• Parthenius IV, Ecumenical Patriarch (1684–1685) restored 4th time
• James, Ecumenical Patriarch (1685–1686), restored 1st time
• Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim), Ecumenical Patriarch (1686–1687), restored 3rd time
• James, Ecumenical Patriarch (1687–1688), restored 2nd time
• Callinicus II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1688, 1689–1693, 1694–1702)
• Neophytus IV, Ecumenical Patriarch (1688)
• Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim), Ecumenical Patriarch (1693–1694), restored 4th time

• Patriarchate of Alexandria -

• , Pope and Patriarch (1688–1710)

• Patriarchate of Antioch -

• , Patriarch (1686–1694)
• , Patriarch (1720–1724)

• Patriarchate of Jerusalem -

• Dositheos II, Patriarch (1669–1707)

• Russian Orthodox Church (complete list) -

• Adrian I, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1690–1700)
• , Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1700–1701)

• Serbian Orthodox Church -

• Jovan Kantul, Serbian Patriarch (1592–1613)
• Pajsije Janjevac, Serbian Patriarch (1614–1647)
• Gavrilo I, Serbian Patriarch (1648–1655)
• Maksim I, Serbian Patriarch (1655–1674)
• Arsenije III Crnojević, Serbian Patriarch (1674–1706), after 1690 in Habsburg Monarchy
• Kalinik I Skopljanac, Serbian Patriarch (1691–1710)

• Serbian Orthodox Church in Habsburg Monarchy -

• Arsenije III Crnojević, Serbian Patriarch (1674–1706), since 1690 in Habsburg Monarchy

• Romanian Orthodox Church -

• , Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1679–1708)

• Bulgarian Orthodox Church -

• , Metropolitan of Turnovo (1697–?)

• Georgian Orthodox Church -

• , Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1696–1700)
• , Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1700–1703)

• Orthodox Church of Cyprus -

• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1694–1705)

• Orthodox Church of Greece -

• Kyrillos II, Metropolitan of Athens (1699–1703)

• Orthodox Church of Albania -

• , Metropolitan of Durrë (1694–1702)

• Orthodox Church of Mount Sinai -

• , Archbishop of Sinai (1671–1702)

• Ukrainian Orthodox Church -

• , Metropolitan of Kiev (1690–1707)

• -

• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1699–1702)

Oriental Orthodoxy[]

• Armenian Apostolic Church -

• , Catholicose of All Armenian (1691–1705)

• , Catholicose of Aluank' (1676–1701)

• Armenian Apostolic Church -

• , Catholicose of Cilicia (1694–1705)

• Coptic Orthodox Church, (List of Coptic Popes|complete list) -

• Gabriel VIII, Pope and Patriarch (1587–1603)
• vacant (1603–1610)
• Mark V, Pope and Patriarch (1610–1621)
• John XV, Pope and Patriarch (1621–1631)
• Matthew III, Pope and Patriarch (1631–1645)
• Mark VI, Pope and Patriarch (1645–1660)
• Matthew IV, Pope and Patriarch (1660–1676)
• John XVI, Pope and Patriarch (1676–1718)

• Ethiopian Church -

• , Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1694–1716)

• Syriac Orthodox Church -

• Ignatius George II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1687–1708)

Protestantism[]

Lutheran[]

• Swedish Church -

• , Archbishop of Uppsala (1681–1700)
• Eric Benzelius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1700–1709)

Anglicanism[]

• Church of England

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

• Elizabeth I, Supreme Governor (1559–1603)
• James I, Supreme Governor (1603–1625)
• Charles I, Supreme Governor (1625–1649)
• Oliver Cromwell, Supreme Governor (1653–1658)
• Richard Cromwell, Supreme Governor (1658–1659)
• Charles II, Supreme Governor (1660–1685)
• James II, Supreme Governor (1685–1688)
• Mary II, co-Supreme Governor (1689–1694)
• William III, co-Supreme Governor (1689–1694), Supreme Governor (1694–1702)

• Effective leadership: Archbishops of Canterbury (complete list) –

• John Whitgift, Archbishop (1583–1604)
• Richard Bancroft, Archbishop (1604–1610)
• George Abbot, Archbishop (1611–1633)
• William Laud, Archbishop (1633–1645)
• William Juxon, Archbishop (1660–1663)
• Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop (1663–1677)
• William Sancroft, Archbishop (1678–1690)
• John Tillotson, Archbishop (1691–1694)
• Thomas Tenison, Archbishop (1695–1715)

Other Christian or Christian-derived faiths[]

• Assyrian Church of the East, line 1 -

• , Patriarch (1660–1700)
• , Patriarch (1700–1722)

• Assyrian Church of the East, line 2 -

• , Patriarch (1692–1700)
• , Patriarch (1700–1740)

Islam[]

Sunni[]

• Ottoman Empire, (complete list) -

• Mehmed III, Caliph (1595–1603)
• Ahmed I, Caliph (1603–1617)
• Mustafa I, Caliph (1617–1618, 1622–1623)
• Osman II, Caliph (1618–1622)
• Murad IV, Caliph (1623–1640)
• Ibrahim I, Caliph (1640–1648)
• Mehmed IV, Caliph (1648–1687)
• Suleiman II, Caliph (1687–1691)
• Ahmed II, Caliph (1691–1695)
• Mustafa II, Caliph (1695–1703)

Shia[]

• Nizari Isma'ilism (complete list) –

• , Imam (1574–1634)
• , Imam (1634–1671)
• , Imam (1671–1680)
• , Imam (1680–1722)

• Zaidiyyah (complete list) –

• al-Mansur al-Qasim, Imam (1597–1620)
• al-Mu'ayyad Muhammad, Imam (1620–1644)
• al-Mutawakkil Isma'il, Imam (1644–1676)
• al-Mahdi Ahmad, Imam (1676–1681)
• al-Mu'ayyad Muhammad II, Imam (1681–1686)
• al-Mahdi Muhammad, Imam (1687–1718)

• Mumini (complete list) –

• , Imam (1586–1622)
• , Imam (1622–1644)
• , Imam (1644–1663)
• , Imam (1663–1691)
• , Imam (1691–1715)

• Dawoodi Bohra (complete list) –

• Dawood Bin Qutubshah, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1591–1612)
• Sheikh Adam Safiuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1612–1622)
• Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1622–1633)
• Ali Shamshuddin Bin Moulai Hasan, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1633–1634)
• Kasim Khan Zainuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1634–1646)
• Qutubuddin Shaheed, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1646–1648)
• Feer Khan Shujauddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1648–1657)
• Ismail Badruddin I, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1657–1676)
• Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin II, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1676–1692)
• Musa Kalimuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1692–1711)

Judaism and related[]

This section needs expansion. You can help by . (December 2013)

• Western Europe –

• Menasseh Ben Israel (died 1657)
• David Pardo (Dutch rabbi, born at Salonica) (died 1657)
• David Pardo (Dutch rabbi, born in Amsterdam)
• Saul Levi Morteira (died 1660)
• Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (died 1693)
• Yair Bacharach (died 1702)
• Abraham ben Saul Broda (died 1717)
• Tzvi Ashkenazi (died 1718)
• Naphtali Cohen (died 1718)
• Samuel Schotten (died 1719)
• David Nieto (died 1728)

• Ottoman Empire –

• , Chief Rabbi (1677–1715)

See also[]

• List of 16th-century religious leaders
• List of 18th-century religious leaders

External links[]

• http://www.rulers.org/relig.html