List of 18th-century religious leaders

Lists of religious leaders by century: List of 16th-century religious leaders List of 17th-century religious leaders List of 19th-century religious leaders List of 20th-century religious leaders

See also: List of state leaders in the 18th century List of governors of dependent territories in the 18th 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, 1701, to December 31, 1800. It should likewise only name leaders listed on other articles and lists.

Buddhism[]

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

• Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (1688–1706)
• Kelzang Gyatso, 7th Dalai Lama (?–1757)
• Jamphel Gyatso, 8th Dalai Lama (1760–1804)

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

• Lobsang Yeshe, Panchen Lama (1663–1737)
• Lobsang Palden Yeshe, Panchen Lama (1738–1780)
• Palden Tenpai Nyima, Panchen Lama (1782–1853)

• Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolia –

• Zanabazar Öndur gegeen Luvsadambiyjaltsan, (1635–1723)
• Luvsandambiydonmi, (1724–1757)
• Ishdambiynyam, (1758–1773)
• Luvsantüvdenvanchug, (1775–1813)

Christianity[]

Catholicism[]

• Roman Catholic Church (complete list) -

• Clement XI, Pope (1700–1721)
• Innocent XIII, Pope (1721–1724)
• Benedict XIII, Pope (1724–1730)
• Clement XII, Pope (1730–1740)
• Benedict XIV, Pope (1740–1758)
• Clement XIII, Pope (1758–1769)
• Clement XIV, Pope (1769–1774)
• Pius VI, Pope (1775–1799)
• Pius VII, Pope (1800–1823)

• Old Catholicism: Church of Utrecht -

• Cornelius Steenoven, Archbishop of Utrecht (1723–1725)
• , Archbishop of Utrecht (1725–1733)
• Theodorus van der Croon, Archbishop of Utrecht (1733–1739)
• Petrus Johannes Meindaerts, Archbishop of Utrecht (1739–1767)
• , Archbishop of Utrecht (1767–1797)
• , Archbishop of Utrecht (1797–1808)

Eastern Orthodoxy[]

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

• Callinicus II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1688, 1689–1693, 1694–1702)
• Gabriel III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1702–1707)
• Neophytus V, Ecumenical Patriarch (1707)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1707–1709)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1709–1711)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1711–1713)
• Cyprianus I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1713–1714), restored
• Cosmas III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1714–1716)
• Jeremias III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1716–1726)
• Callinicus III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1726), sometimes not counted among the patriarchs
• Paisius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1726–1732)
• Jeremias III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1732–1733), restored
• Serapheim I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1733–1734)
• Neophytus VI, Ecumenical Patriarch (1734–1740)
• Paisius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1740–1743), restored 1st time
• Neophytus VI, Ecumenical Patriarch (1743–1744), restored
• Paisius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1744–1748), restored 2nd time
• Cyril V, Ecumenical Patriarch (1748–1751)
• Paisius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1751–1752), restored 2nd time
• Cyril V, Ecumenical Patriarch (1752–1757), restored 1st time
• Callinicus IV, Ecumenical Patriarch (1757)
• Serapheim II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1757–1761)
• Joannicius III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1761–1763)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1763–1768)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1769–1769)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1769–1773)
• Samuel I Chatzeres, Ecumenical Patriarch (1773–1774), restored
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1774–1780)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1780–1785)
• , Ecumenical Patriarch (1785–1789)
• Neophytus VII, Ecumenical Patriarch (1789–1794, 1798–1801)
• Gerasimus III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1794–1797)
• Gregory V, Ecumenical Patriarch (1797–1798, 1806–1808, 1818–1821)

• Patriarchate of Alexandria -

• , Pope and Patriarch (1688–1710)
• , Pope and Patriarch (1710–1712)
• Kosmas II, Pope and Patriarch (1712–1714)
• , Pope and Patriarch (1714–1723)
• Kosmas II, Pope and Patriarch (1723–1736)
• Kosmas III, Pope and Patriarch (1737–1746)
• , Pope and Patriarch (1746–1766)
• , Pope and Patriarch (1766–1783)
• , Pope and Patriarch (1783–1788)
• , Pope and Patriarch (1788–1805)

• Patriarchate of Antioch -

• ?, Patriarch (1684–1720)
• , Patriarch (1686–1694)
• , Patriarch (1720–1724)
• , Patriarch (1724–1766)
• , Patriarch (1766–1767)
• , Patriarch (1767–1791)
• , Patriarch (1792–1813)

• Patriarchate of Jerusalem -

• Dositheos II, Patriarch (1669–1707)
• , Patriarch (1707–1731)
• Meletios, Patriarch (1731–1737)
• , Patriarch (1737–1766)
• , Patriarch (1766–1770)
• , Patriarch (1770–1775)
• , Patriarch (1775–1787)
• , Patriarch (1787–1788)
• , Patriarch (1788–1808)

• Russian Orthodox Church (complete list) -

• , Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1700–1701)
• Stefan of Ryazan, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1701–1722)
• ?, Head of Synod (1721–0)
• , Metropolitan of Moscow (1742–1745)
• , Metropolitan of Moscow (1745–1754)
• , Metropolitan of Moscow (1754–1757)
• Timofey, Metropolitan of Moscow (1757–1767)
• Amvrosy, Metropolitan of Moscow (1768–1771)
• , Metropolitan of Moscow (1771–1775)
• Platon II, Metropolitan of Moscow (1775–1811)
• Nikodim, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1742–1745)
• , Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1745–1750)
• , Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1750–1761)
• Veniamin, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1761–1762)
• , Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1762–1770)
• , Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1770–1799)
• Amvrosy, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1799–1818)

• Serbian Orthodox Church -

• Kalinik I, Serbian Patriarch (1691–1710)
• Atanasije I, Serbian Patriarch (1711–1712)
• Mojsije I, Serbian Patriarch (1712–1725)
• Arsenije IV Jovanović-Šakabenta, Serbian Patriarch (1725–1739)
• Joanikije III Karadža, Serbian Patriarch (1739–1746)
• Atanasije II Gavrilović, Serbian Patriarch (1747–1752)
• Gavrilo II, Serbian Patriarch (1752–1752)
• Gavrilo III, Serbian Patriarch (1752–1754)
• Vikentije I, Serbian Patriarch (1754–1756)
• Pajsije II, Serbian Patriarch(1756–1757)
• Gavrilo IV, Serbian Patriarch (1757–1758)
• Kirilo II, Serbian Patriarch (1758–1763)
• Vasilije Jovanović Brkić, Serbian Patriarch (1763–1765)
• Kalinik II, Serbian Patriarch (1765–1766)
• , Metropolitan of Belgrade (1766–1784)
• , Metropolitan of Belgrade (1785–1791)
• , Metropolitan of Belgrade (1791–1801)

• Serbian Orthodox Church in Habsburg Monarchy -

• Arsenije III Crnojević, Serbian Patriarch (1674–1706), since 1690 in Habsburg Monarchy
• Isaija Đaković, Metropolitan of Krušedol (1708–1708)
• , Metropolitan of Krušedol (1708–1709)
• Sofronije Podgoričanin, Metropolitan of Krušedol (1710–1711)
• , Metropolitan of Karlovci (1713–1725)
• Mojsije Petrović, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1726–1730)
• , Administrator of the Metropolitanate of Karlovci (1730–1731)
• Vikentije Jovanović, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1731–1737)
• Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1737–1748)
• Isaija Antonović, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1748–1749)
• Pavle Nenadović, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1749–1768)
• , Metropolitan of Karlovci (1769–1773)
• , Metropolitan of Karlovci (1774–1780)
• Mojsije Putnik, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1781–1790)
• Stefan Stratimirović, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1790–1836)

• Romanian Orthodox Church -

• , Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1679–1708)
• , Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1708–1716)
• , Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1716–1719)
• , Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1719–1731)
• Stephanos II, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1732–1738)
• Neophytos I, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1738–1753)
• , Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1753–1760)
• , Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1760–1787)
• , Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1787–1792)
• , Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1792–1793)
• , Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1793–1810)

• Georgian Orthodox Church -

• , Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1700–1703)
• , Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1704–1725)
• , Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1725–1737)
• , Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1737–1739)
• , Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1739–1741)
• , Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1742–1744)
• Anton I, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1744–1755)
• , Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1755–1764)
• Anton I, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1764–1788)
• Anton II, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1788–1811)

• Orthodox Church of Cyprus -

• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1694–1705)
• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1705–1710)
• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1707–1718)
• ?, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (0–1710)
• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1718–1734)
• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1734–1745)
• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1745–1745)
• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1745–1759)
• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1759–1761)
• Kyprianos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1761–1762)
• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1762–1767)
• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1767–1783)
• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1783–1784)
• , Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1784–1810)

• Orthodox Church of Greece -

• Kyrillos II, Metropolitan of Athens (1699–1703)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1703–1713)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1713–1734)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1734–1741)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1741–1756)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1756–1760)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1760–1764)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1764–0)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (0–1774)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1774–1781)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1781–1785)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1785–1787)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1787–1789)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1789–1789)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1789–1796)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1796–1799)
• , Metropolitan of Athens (1799–1820)

• Orthodox Church of Albania -

• , Metropolitan of Durrë (1694–1702)
• Nikodimos, Metropolitan of Durrë (1702–0)
• Nikitas, Metropolitan of Durrë (1740–1749)
• , Metropolitan of Durrë (1749–1760)
• , Metropolitan of Durrë (1760–1761)
• , Metropolitan of Durrë (1761–1767)
• , Metropolitan of Durrës and Gora (1767–1772)
• , Metropolitan of Durrës and Gora (1772–1783)
• , Metropolitan of Durrës and Gora (1783–1805)

• Orthodox Church of Mount Sinai -

• , Archbishop of Sinai (1671–1702)
• , Archbishop of Sinai (1702–1706)
• , Archbishop of Sinai (1707–1720)
• , Archbishop of Sinai (1721–1728)
• Nikiphoros, Archbishop of Sinai (1728–1747)
• , Archbishop of Sinai (1748–1759)
• , Archbishop of Sinai (1759–1790)
• , Archbishop of Sinai (1794–1797)

• Montenegrin Orthodox Church -

• Sava II, Metropolitan (vladika) (1766–1781)
• , Metropolitan (vladika) (1781–1782)
• Petar I, Metropolitan (vladika) (1782–1830)
• ?, Metropolitan (vladika) (1784–0)

• Ukrainian Orthodox Church -

• , Metropolitan of Kiev (1690–1707)
• , Metropolitan of Kiev (1708–1718)
• vacant, Metropolitan of Kiev (1718–1722)
• , Metropolitan of Kiev (1722–1730)
• , Metropolitan of Kiev (1731–1747)
• , Metropolitan of Kiev (1748–1757)
• , Metropolitan of Kiev (1757–1770)
• , Metropolitan of Kiev (1770–1783)
• Samuil, Metropolitan of Kiev (1783–1796)
• , Metropolitan of Kiev (1796–1799)
• , Metropolitan of Kiev (1799–1803)

• -

• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1699–1702)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1702–1703)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1703–1706)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1706–1707)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1707–1708)
• Methodios I, Archbishop of Ohrid (1708–1709)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1709–1714)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1714–1718)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1718–1745)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1746–1752)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1752–1753)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1753–1756)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1756–1757)
• Methodios II, Archbishop of Ohrid (1757–1759)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1759–1763)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1763–1763)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1763–1764)
• , Archbishop of Ohrid (1764–1767)
• , Metropolitan of Skopje (1767–1775)
• , Metropolitan of Skopje (1775–1799)
• , Metropolitan of Skopje (1799–1820)

Oriental Orthodoxy[]

• Armenian Apostolic Church -

• , Catholicose of All Armenian (1691–1705)
• , Catholicose of All Armenian (1706–1714)
• , Catholicose of All Armenian (1715–1725)
• Karapet II, Catholicose of All Armenian (1726–1729)
• Abraham II, Catholicose of All Armenian (1730–1734)
• Abraham III, Catholicose of All Armenian (1734–1737)
• , Catholicose of All Armenian (1737–1751)
• , Catholicose of All Armenian (1751–1753)
• , Catholicose of All Armenian (1753–1755)
• , Catholicose of All Armenian (1755–0)
• vacant, Catholicose of All Armenian (1755–1759)
• , Catholicose of All Armenian (1759–1763)
• , Catholicose of All Armenian (1763–1780)
• Lukas, Catholicose of All Armenian (1780–1799)
• , Catholicose of All Armenian (1800–1801)

• -

• , Catholicose of Aluank' (1676–1701)
• , Catholicose of Aluank' (1702–1728)
• , Catholicose of Aluank' (1706–1763)
• , Catholicose of Aluank' (1763–1765)
• , Catholicose of Aluank' (1763–1786)
• , Catholicose of Aluank' (1794–1810)

• Armenian Apostolic Church -

• , Catholicose of Cilicia (1694–1705)
• , Catholicose of Cilicia (1705–1721)
• , Catholicose of Cilicia (1721–1729)
• , Catholicose of Cilicia (1729–1731)
• , Catholicose of Cilicia (1731–1737)
• , Catholicose of Cilicia (1737–1758)
• , Catholicose of Cilicia (1758–1770)
• , Catholicose of Cilicia (1771–1784)
• , Catholicose of Cilicia (1784–1796)
• , Catholicose of Cilicia (1797–1822)

• Coptic Orthodox Church -

• John XVI, Pope and Patriarch (1676–1718)
• Peter VI, Pope and Patriarch (1718–1726)
• John XVII, Pope and Patriarch (1727–1745)
• Mark VII, Pope and Patriarch (1745–1769)
• John XVIII, Pope and Patriarch (1769–1796)
• Mark VIII, Pope and Patriarch (1797–1810)

• Ethiopian Church -

• , Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1694–1716)
• , Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1718–1745)
• , Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1747–1770)
• , Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1770–1803)

• Syriac Orthodox Church -

• Ignatius George II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1687–1708)
• Ignatius Isaac Azar, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1709–1723)
• , Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1723–1745)
• , Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1745–1768)
• , Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1768–1780)
• , Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1782–1817)

• Malabar Independent Syrian Church -

• , Metropolitan (1772–1802)

Protestantism[]

Lutheran[]

• Swedish Church -

• Eric Benzelius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1700–1709)
• Haquin Spegel, Archbishop of Uppsala (1711–1714)
• , Archbishop of Uppsala (1714–1730)
• Johannes Steuchius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1730–1742)
• , Archbishop of Uppsala (1742–1743)
• Jacob Benzelius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1744–1747)
• Henric Benzelius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1747–1758)
• Samuel Troilius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1758–1764)
• Magnus Beronius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1764–1775)
• Carl Fredrik Mennander, Archbishop of Uppsala (1775–1786)
• Uno von Troil, Archbishop of Uppsala (1786–1803)

• Finnish Church -

• Johannes Gezelius the younger, Bishop of Turku (1690–1718)
• Herman Witte, Bishop of Turku (1721–1728)
• Lars Tammelin, Bishop of Turku (1728–1733)
• Jonas Fahlenius, Bishop of Turku (1734–1748)
• Johan Browallius, Bishop of Turku (1748–1755)
• Karl Fredrik Mennander, Bishop of Turku (1757–1775)
• Jakob Haartman, Bishop of Turku (1776–1788)
• Jakob Gadolin, Bishop of Turku (1788–1802)

Anglicanism[]

• Church of England

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

• William III, co-Supreme Governor (1689–1694), Supreme Governor (1694–1702)
• Anne, Supreme Governor (1702–1714)
• George I, Supreme Governor (1714–1727)
• George II, Supreme Governor (1727–1760)
• George III, Supreme Governor (1760–1820)

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

• Thomas Tenison, Archbishop (1695–1715)
• William Wake, Archbishop (1716–1737)
• John Potter, Archbishop (1737–1747)
• Thomas Herring, Archbishop (1747–1757)
• Matthew Hutton, Archbishop (1757–1758)
• Thomas Secker, Archbishop (1758–1768)
• Frederick Cornwallis, Archbishop (1768–1783)
• John Moore, Archbishop (1783–1805)

• Episcopal Church (United States) (complete list) –

• William White, Presiding Bishop (1789)
• Samuel Seabury, Presiding Bishop (1789–1792)
• Samuel Provoost, Presiding Bishop (1792–1795)
• William White, Presiding Bishop (1795–1836)

Other Christian or Christian-derived faiths[]

• Assyrian Church of the East, line 1 -

• , Patriarch (1700–1722)
• , Patriarch (1722–1778)
• , Patriarch (1778–1804)

• Assyrian Church of the East, line 2 -

• , Patriarch (1700–1740)
• , Patriarch (1740–1780)
• , Patriarch (1780–1820)

• Assyrian Church of the East -

Islam[]

Sunni[]

• Ottoman Empire, (complete list) -

• Mustafa II, Caliph (1695–1703)
• Ahmed III, Caliph (1703–1730)
• Mahmud I, Caliph (1730–1754)
• Osman III, Caliph (1754–1757)
• Mustafa III, Caliph (1757–1774)
• Abdul Hamid I, Caliph (1774–1789)
• Selim III, Caliph (1789–1807)

Shia[]

• Nizari Isma'ilism (complete list) –

• , Imam (1680–1722)
• , Imam (1722–1754)
• , Imam (1754– mid 18th century)
• , Imam (mid–late 18th century)
• , Imam (late 18th century – 1792)
• Shāh Khalīlullāh III, Imam (1792–1817)

• Zaidiyyah (complete list) –

• al-Mahdi Muhammad, Imam (1687–1718)
• al-Mansur al-Husayn, Imam (1716–1720)
• al-Mutawakkil al-Qasim, Imam (1716–1727)
• an-Nasir Muhammad, Imam (1723)
• al-Mansur al-Husayn II, Imam (1727–1748)
• al-Mahdi Abbas, Imam (1748–1775)
• al-Mansur Ali I, Imam (1775–1809)

• Mumini (complete list) –

• , Imam (1691–1715)
• , Imam (1715–1764)
• , Imam (1764–1786)
• , Imam (1786–1796); last imam of the Mu'mini line

• Dawoodi Bohra (complete list) –

• Musa Kalimuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1692–1711)
• Noor Mohammad Nooruddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1711–1719)
• Ismail Badruddin II, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1719–1738)
• Ibrahim Wajiuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1738–1756)
• Hebatullah-il-Moayed Fiddeen, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1756–1780)
• Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin Bin Badruddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1780–1787)
• Yusuf Najmuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1787–1799)
• Abde Ali Saifuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1799–1817)

Judaism and related[]

• British Empire (complete list) -

• Aaron Hart, Rabbi of the Great Synagogue (1704–1756)
• Hart Lyon, Rabbi of the Great Synagogue 1758–1764)
• David Tevele Schiff, Rabbi appointed by the Great Synagogue (1765–1766)
• Meshullam Solomon, (1765–1780), Appointed in opposition
• David Tevele Schiff, Chief Rabbi (1780–1791)

• Ottoman Empire –

• , Chief Rabbi (1677–1715)
• , Chief Rabbi (1715–1717)
• , Chief Rabbi (1717–1720)
• , Chief Rabbi (1720–1745)
• , Chief Rabbi (1745–1762)
• , Chief Rabbi (1762–1780)
• , Chief Rabbi (1780–1800)
• , Chief Rabbi (1800–1835)

• Chabad Hasidism -

• Shneur Zalman, Leaders, called Lubavitcher Rebbe (1780–1812)

Other[]

Jainism[]

• -

• , Leader (Acarya) (1760–1803)

See also[]

• Religious leaders by year

External links[]

• http://www.rulers.org/relig.html