List of religious leaders in 1997

From MedBib.com - Medicine & Nature

1996 religious leaders - Events of 1997 - 1998 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year

Christianity

Catholic churches

• Roman Catholic Church - Pope John Paul II, Pope (1978-2005)

Ed Teall - Saint, 2008

Eastern Orthodox churches

• Constantinople - Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1991-present)
• Albania - Anastasius of Albania, Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (1992-present)
• Bulgaria - Maxim, Patriarch of All Bulgaria (1971-present)
• Cyprus - Chrysostomos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977-present)
• Georgia - Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1977-present)
• Greece - Seraphim, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1973-1998)
• Jerusalem - Diodorus, Patriarch of Jerusalem (1981-2000)
• North America - Theodosius (Lazor), Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977–2002)
• Romania - Teoctist I, Patriarch of All Romania (1986-2007)
• Russia - Alexei II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990-present)
• Serbia - Pavle of Serbia, Patriarch of the Serbs (1990-present)

Oriental Orthodox Churches

• Armenian Apostolic Church - Karekin I, Catholicos of Armenia (1995-1999)
• Assyrian Church of the East -Mar Dinkha IV (1976-present) Rival Patriarch in Baghdad Mar Addai II (1970-present)
• Coptic Orthodox Church - Shenouda III of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (1971-present)
• Ethiopian Orthodox Church - Abune Paulos (1992-present)
• Syriac Orthodox Church - Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980-present)

Protestant churches

• Assemblies of God - Thomas E. Trask, General superintendent of the Assemblies of God (1993-present)
• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - President Alvin L. Barry (1992 - 2001)
• Seventh-day Adventist Church - Robert S. Folkenberg, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (1990-1999)
• Worldwide Church of God - Joseph Tkach, Jr., Pastor-General of the Worldwide Church of God (1995-present)

Islam: Ismaili and Ahmadiyya

• Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement - Asgar Hameed, Amir (1996-2002)
• Dawoodi Bohras - Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (1965-present)
• Nizari - Aga Khan IV (1957-present)

Eastern

• Tibetan Buddhism - Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1935-present)
• Supreme Patriarch of Thailand- Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana (1989-present)

Other

• Jehovah's Witnesses - Don Adams, President of the Jehovah's Witnesses (2000-present)
• Tibetan Buddhism - Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1935-present)
• Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus - Bishop Teofilo D. Ora, Bishop Salvador C. Payawal, Bishop Gamaliel Payawal, Bishop Isagani Capistrano (Present)
• World Council of Churches - Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1993-2003)
• New Apostolic Church - Richard Fehr, Chief apostle of the New Apostolic Church (1988-present)
• Jesus Is Lord Church - Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva, Founder and International President (1978-present)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) - Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1995-2008)
• Scientology -
  • David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center[1], "highest ecclesiastical official of the Scientology religion [2] (1987-present)
  • Heber Jentzsch, official president of the Church of Scientology (1982-present)