List of religious leaders in 1998

1997 religious leaders – Events of 1998 – 1999 religious leaders – Religious leaders by year

See also:

• List of state leaders in 1998
• List of international organization leaders in 1998
• List of colonial governors in 1998

Christianity

Catholic churches

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

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 –
  1. Seraphim, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1973–1998)
  2. Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998–present)
• Jerusalem – Diodorus, Patriarch of Jerusalem (1981–2000)
• North America – Theodosius (Lazor), Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977–2002)
• Poland – Sawa, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998–present)
• 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 (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 (1995–present)

Anglicanism

Provinces of the Anglican Communion

• Church of England –

• Titular leadership – Elizabeth II, Supreme Governor of the Church of England (1952–present)
• Spiritual leadership – George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991–2002)

• Anglican Church of Canada – Michael Peers, Primate (1986–2004)
• Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui – Peter Kwong, Archbishop (1998–2006)
• Episcopal Church in the United States of America – Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop (1998–2006)

Continuing Anglicanism

• American Anglican Church – John A. Herzog, Presiding Bishop (1994–present)
• Anglican Province of America – Walter Grundorf, Presiding Bishop (early 1990s–present)
• Diocese of the Great Lakes – Julius A. Neeser, Bishop Ordinary (1998–2002)
• Episcopal Missionary Church – A. Donald Davies, Presiding Bishop (1992–2000)
• Orthodox Anglican Communion – Robert J. Godfrey, Metropolitan Archbishop (1994–2000)

• Episcopal Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America – Robert J. Godfrey, Presiding Bishop (1994–2000)

• Province of Christ the King – Robert Morse, Bishop Ordinary (1977–2007)
• Reformed Episcopal Church – Leonard W. Riches, Presiding Bishop (1996–present)
• Traditional Anglican Communion – Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2002)

• Anglican Church in America – Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2005)
• Anglican Catholic Church in Australia – John Hepworth, Archbishop (1998–present)
• Anglican Catholic Church of Canada – Robert Mercer, Bishop and Metropolitan (1988–2005)
• Anglican Church of India – Stephen Vattappara, Metropolitan Bishop (1990–present)

• United Episcopal Church of North America – Stephen C. Reber, Presiding Bishop (1996–2010)

Other Christian

• 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)

Islam

• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – Khalifatul Masih IV, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1982–2003)
• 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

• Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus – Bishop Teofilo D. Ora, Bishop Salvador 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)
• Universal Pentecostal Church Inc.-Philippines – Bishop Romeo D. Corpuz Sr., Founder and International President(1976–present)
• Jesus Is Lord Church – Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva, Founder and International President (1978–present)
• Scientology –
  • David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center [1], "highest ecclesiastical official of the Scientology religion (1987–present)
  • Heber Jentzsch, official president of the Church of Scientology International (1982–present)