List of 16th-century religious leaders

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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.

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Christianity

Catholicism

Eastern Orthodoxy

Oriental Orthodoxy

  • 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)
  • Ignatius Noah of Lebanon, Patriarch of Antioch (1493/1494–1509)
  • Ignatius Yeshu I, Patriarch of Antioch (1509–1510/1519)
  • Ignatius Jacob I, Patriarch of Antioch (1510/1512–1517/1519)
  • Ignatius David I, Patriarch of Antioch (1519–1521)
  • Ignatius Abdullah I, Patriarch of Antioch (1521–1557)
  • Ignatius Nemet Aloho, Patriarch of Antioch (1557–1576)
  • Ignatius David II Shah, Patriarch of Antioch (1576–1591)
  • Ignatius Pilate, Patriarch of Antioch (1591–1597)
  • Ignatius Hidayat Aloho, Patriarch of Antioch (1597/1598–1640)

Protestantism

Lutheran

  • Paulus Juusten, Bishop of Tampere (1554–1563)
  • Canutus Johannis, Bishop of Tampere (1563–1564)
  • Eerik Härkäpää, Bishop of Tampere (1568–1678)


Islam

Sunni

  • Efdalzâde Hamîdüddin Efendi (1496–1503)
  • Zenbilli Ali Efendi (1503–1526)
  • Kemalpaşazâde (1526–1534)
  • Sâdî Çelebi (1534–1539)
  • Çivizâde Muhyiddin Mehmed Efendi (1539–1542)
  • Abdülkadir Hamîdî Çelebi (1542–1543)
  • Fenârîzâde Muhyiddin Çelebi (1543–1545)
  • Ebüssuûd Efendi (1545–1574)
  • Çivizâde Damadı Hâmid Efendi (1574–1577)
  • Ahmed Şemseddin Kadizâde (1577–1580)
  • Mâlûlzâde Mehmed Efendi (1580–1582)
  • Çivizâde Mehmed Efendi (1582–1587)
  • Abdülkadir Şeyhî Efendi (1587–1589)
  • Bostanzâde Mehmed Efendi (1589–1592)
  • Bayramzâde Zekeriyyâ Efendi (1592–1593)
  • Bostanzâde Mehmed Efendi (1593–1598)
  • Hoca Sâdeddin Efendi (1598–1599)
  • Sun‘ullah Efendi (1599–1601)
  • Hocazâde Mehmed Efendi (1601–1603)

Shia

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