1950 religious leaders - Events of 1952 - 1952 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1951 religious leaders - Events of 1952 - 1953 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year See also: List of state leaders in 1952 List of international organization leaders in 1952 List of colonial governors in 1952 Catholic Churches Roman Catholic Church - Pius XII, Pope (1939-1958) Other The Church of Jesus Christ... This is a list of the leaders of major religions in any given year. ...

1950 state leaders - Events of 1951 - 1952 state leaders - State leaders by year See also: List of religious leaders in 1951 List of international organization leaders in 1951 Africa Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971) South Africa Monarch - George VI, King of South Africa (1936-1952... 1950 colonial governors - Events of 1951 - 1952 colonial governors - Colonial governors by year See also: List of state leaders in 1951 List of religious leaders in 1951 List of international organization leaders in 1951 France French Somaliland - Numa François Henri Sadoul, Governor of French Somaliland (1950-1954) Guinea - Roland...

Catholic

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

The Roman Catholic Church, (also known as the Catholic Church), is the ancient Christian Church led by the Bishop of Rome (commonly called the Pope). ... 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 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Catholic not in communion with Rome

• Old Catholic Church of the Mariavites - Roman Maria Jakub Próchniewski (1945-1953)

It has been suggested that Mariavite Bishops be merged into this article or section. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Eastern Orthodoxy

• Russian Orthodox Church - Patriarch Alexius I(1945–1970)

The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Patriarch Alexius I Patriarch Alexius I (Sergey Simansky) (Russian: Патриарх Алексий I (Сергей Симанский) (October 27, 1877 – April 17, 1970), 13th Patriarch of Moscow and all of Russia, head of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) between 1945 and 1970. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Oriental Orthodoxy

• Indian Orthodox Church - Baselious Geevarghese II (1929-1964)

The Indian Orthodox Church (also known as the Malankara Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church of the East, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Orthodox Syrian Church of the East), is a prominent member of the Oriental Orthodox Church family. ... His Holiness Baselios Geevarghese II is the third Catholicos of the East in Malankara, and was the chief hierarch of the Indian Orthodox Church (also known as the Malankara Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church of the East, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Orthodox Syrian Church of the East). ... -1... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

Assyrian Christianity

• Assyrian Church of the East-Assyrian Patriarch in Qochanis Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII (1920-1975)

The Assyrian Church of the East is a Christian denominational body that traces its origins to the See of Babylon, said to be founded by Saint Thomas the Apostle. ... Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, sometimes known as Mar Shimun XXI Ishaya, Catholicos Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1920 until his assassination on November 6, 1975. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Protestant and offshoots

• Church of England - Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher(1945-1961)
• The Salvation Army - General Albert Orsborn from 1946 to June 30, 1954
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • President George Albert Smith from May 21, 1945 – April 4, 1951
  • President David O. McKay (April 9, 1951 - January 18, 1970)
• Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints(Now called Community of Christ) -Israel Alexander Smith - (1946-1958)

The Church of England is the officially 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. ... Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Baron Fisher of Lambeth (May 5, 1887 – September 15, 1972) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1945 to 1961. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Salvation Army is a Evangelist Christian denomination, a charity and a social services organization. ... Albert Orsborn (September 4, 1886 – February 4, 1967) was the 6th General of The Salvation Army (1946-1954). ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... George Albert Smith (April 4, 1870 – April 4, 1951) was an influential member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and eventually became president of the Church. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... David Oman McKay (September 8, 1873 – January 18, 1970) was the ninth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormon), serving from 1951 until his death in 1970. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 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. ... Israel Alexander Smith (February 2, 1876 – June 14, 1958) was the third son of Joseph Smith III and a grandson of Joseph Smith, Jr. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Judaism

• Chief rabbi of the State of Israel
  • Ashkenazi-Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog(1948-1959)
• Chief Rabbi of the British Empire: Sir Israel Brodie(1948-1965)

Chief rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognised religious leader of that countrys Jewish community. ... Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים Standard Hebrew, Aškanazi,Aškanazim, Tiberian Hebrew, ʾAškănāzî, ʾAškănāzîm, pronounced sing. ... Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, also known as Isaac Herzog, was the first Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Ireland and, later, of the British mandate in Palestine and Israel, once formed. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chief rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognised religious leader of that countrys Jewish community. ... Israel Brodie (born 1895, Newcastle - died 1979) was the Chief Rabbi of England 1948 - 1965. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

Islam and its offshoots

Ismaili

• Nizari - Aga Khan III (1885-1957)
• Dawoodi Bohras - Syedna Taher Saifuddin (1915-1965)

A sub-sect of the Sevener Shia Muslim Ismaili sect. ... Aga Khan III, founder of the Muslim League Aga Khan III (Arabic: آغا خان الثالث), PC (November 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957), also known as Sultan Mahommed Shah (Arabic: سلطان محمد شاه), 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 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras (a Mustali subsect of Ismaili Shia Muslims) based in India. ... Dr. Syedna Taher Saifuddin was the 51st Dail Mutlaq and led the Dawoodi Bohra, Ismaili Shia Muslim community between 1915 and 1965. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

• Khalifatul Masih II Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad (1914-1965)

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (sometimes called the Qadiani community, after the locality of Qadian, India) is based on the Ahmadiyya movement founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian in 1889. ... Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Jamaat-i-Ahmadiyya, believe that the elected leader of their community, the Khalifatul Masih, is the second manifestation of the Khalifat (as opposed to the Khalifat which ended with the Ottoman Khalifat of Abdul Mejid II), and that Allah has assured Ahmadi Muslims... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

New Religious Movements

• Nation of Islam - Elijah Muhammad(1934-1975)
• Radio Church of God- Herbert W. Armstrong(1946-1968 under this name, after 1968 it called Worldwide Church of God and he remained leader)

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Elijah Muhammad Elijah Muhammad (October 7, 1897–February 25, 1975) led the Black American spiritual and political organization, the Nation of Islam from 1934 to 1975. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Radio Church of God began as a religious radio program during 1934 on station KORE in Eugene, Oregon presented by Herbert W. Armstrong and supported by an unincorporated voluntary association of members meeting as the Church of God. ... Herbert W. Armstrong (July 31, 1892 – January 16, 1986) was the founder of the Radio Church of God / Worldwide Church of God; chancellor of Ambassador College; publisher of The Plain Truth magazine in several languages; presenter of The World Tomorrow radio and television programs; father of radio-television evangelist Garner... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

Buddhism

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