List of 16th century religious leaders

Updated on Sep 30, 2024

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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, 1501, to December 31, 1600. It should likewise only name leaders listed on other articles and lists.

Catholicism

Roman Catholic Church (complete list) -

Alexander VI, Pope (1492–1503)

Pius III, Pope (1503)

Julius II, Pope (1503–1513)

Leo X, Pope (1513–1521)

Adrian VI, Pope (1522–1523)

Clement VII, Pope (1523–1534)

Paul III, Pope (1534–1549)

Julius III, Pope (1550–1555)

Marcellus II, Pope (1555)

Paul IV, Pope (1555–1559)

Pius IV, Pope (1559–1565)

Pius V, Pope (1566–1572)

Gregory XIII, Pope (1572–1585)

Sixtus V, Pope (1585–1590)

Urban VII, Pope (1590)

Gregory XIV, Pope (1590–1591)

Innocent IX, Pope (1591)

Clement VIII, Pope (1592–1605)

Eastern Orthodoxy

Church of Constantinople - (complete list), the first among equals in Eastern Orthodoxy

Joachim I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1498–1502, 1504)

Nephon II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1486–1488, 1497–1498, 1502)

Pachomius I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1503–1504, 1504–1513)

Theoleptus I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1513–1522)

Jeremias I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1522–1545)

Joannicius I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1546)

Dionysius II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1546–1555)

Joasaph II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1555–1565)

Metrophanes III, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1565–1572, 1579–1580)

Jeremias II Tranos, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1572–1579, 1580–1584, 1587–1595)

Pachomius II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1584–1585)

Theoleptus II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1585–1586)

Matthew II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1596, 1598–1602, 1603)

Gabriel I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1596)

Theophanes I Karykes, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1597)

Meletius I Pegas, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1597–1598)

Oriental Orthodoxy

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

John XIII, Pope and Patriarch (1483–1524)

vacant (1524–1526)

Gabriel VII, Pope and Patriarch (1526–1569)

vacant (1569–1573)

John XIV, Pope and Patriarch (1573–1589)

Gabriel VIII, Pope and Patriarch (1587–1603)

Lutheran

Finish Church -

Mikael Agricola, Bishop of Turku (1554–1557)

Petrus Follingius, Bishop of Turku (1558–1563)

Paulus Juusten, Bishop of Turku (1563–1575)

Ericus Erici Sorolainen, Bishop of Turku (1583–1625)

Provinces of the Anglican Communion

Church of England -

Effective leadership, (list) -

Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (1559–1575)

Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury (1575–1583)

John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583–1604)

Formal leadership -

Henry VIII, Supreme Head (1536–1547)

Edward VI, Supreme Head (1547–1553)

Elizabeth I, Supreme Governor of the Church of England (1559–1603)

Islam

Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo, (complete list) -

Al-Mustamsik, Abbasid Caliph (1497–1508)

Al-Mutawakkil III, Abbasid Caliph (1508–1517, surrendered the title to Selim I)

Caliphate of the Ottoman Empire, (complete list) -

Selim I, Caliph of the Ottoman Empire (1517–1520)

Suleiman the Magnificent, Caliph of the Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)

Selim II, Caliph of the Ottoman Empire (1566–1574)

Murad III, Caliph of the Ottoman Empire (1574–1595)

Mehmed (Muhammed) III, Caliph of the Ottoman Empire (1595–1603)

References

List of 16th-century religious leaders Wikipedia

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