Catholic

• Roman Catholic Church - Pope Pius XII (1939-1958)

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the Christian Church whose visible head is the Pope, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It teaches that it is the one holy catholic and apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ, and that the sole Church of Christ which in the... Pope Pius XII (Latin: ), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (March 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958), reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from March 2, 1939 to 1958. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Catholic not in communion with Rome

• Polish National Catholic Church - First Prime Bishop Franciszek Hodur: Founder presided as Prime Bishop from (1924-1946)

The Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC) is a former member of the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht and for much of that period was the only member church of the Union of Utrecht based outside Western or Central Europe (although it was not so when the Philippine Independent Church, also... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Protestant and offshoots

• Church of England - Archbishop of Canterbury William Temple(1942-1944)
• The Salvation Army - General George Carpenter (1939-1946)
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Heber J. Grant seventh President of the LDS Church(1918-1945)
• Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints(Now called Community of Christ) - Frederick Madison Smith (1914–1946)

The Church of England is the officially gimp established Christian church in England and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... William Temple (1881 - 1944), Archbishop of Canterbury (1942 - 1944) was the second son of Archbishop Frederick Temple (1821-1902). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Salvation Army is a Evangelist Christian denomination, a charity and a social services organization. ... George Carpenter (June 20, 1872 – April 9, 1948) was the 5th General of The Salvation Army (1939-1946). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Salt Lake City temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... Heber J. Grant (November 22, 1856 – May 14, 1945) was the seventh President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormonism). ... In Mormonism, the President of the Church is the head of a Latter Day Saint denomination or church. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Community of Christ Temple in Independence, Missouri, USA. Dedicated 1994 Community of Christ, previously known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or RLDS church is a branch of Mormon Restorationism, and is the second largest denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement. ... Frederick Madison Smith (January 21, 1874 - March 20, 1946) was an American religious leader and author, president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (renamed in 2001 the Community of Christ) from 1915 until his death. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Ismaili

• Nizari - Aga Khan III (1885-1957)

A sub-sect of the Sevener Shia Muslim Ismaili sect. ... Aga Khan III, PC (November 2, 1877 - July 11, 1957), also known as Sultan Mahommed Shah, was born in Karachi (then India, now Pakistan) and was the only son of Aga Khan II, and succeeded him on his death in 1885, becoming the head of the family. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Buddhism

• Tibetan Buddhism - Fourteenth Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso (Officially 1935-present, but not discovered until 1937. See explanation at Dalai Lama)