List of 18th-century religious leaders

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, 1701, to December 31, 1800.^[1] It should likewise only name leaders listed on other articles and lists.

• Dalai Lama of the Gelug (Yellow Hat sect) –

• Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (1688–1706)
• Kelzang Gyatso, 7th Dalai Lama (?–1757)
• Jamphel Gyatso, 8th Dalai Lama (1760–1804)

• Panchen Lama of the Gelug (Yellow Hat sect) –

• Lobsang Yeshe, Panchen Lama (1663–1737)
• Lobsang Palden Yeshe, Panchen Lama (1738–1780)
• Palden Tenpai Nyima, Panchen Lama (1782–1853)

• Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolia –

• Zanabazar Öndur gegeen Luvsadambiyjaltsan, (1635–1723)
• Luvsandambiydonmi, (1724–1757)
• Ishdambiynyam, (1758–1773)
• Luvsantüvdenvanchug, (1775–1813)

• Roman Catholic Church (complete list) -

• Clement XI, Pope (1700–1721)
• Innocent XIII, Pope (1721–1724)
• Benedict XIII, Pope (1724–1730)
• Clement XII, Pope (1730–1740)
• Benedict XIV, Pope (1740–1758)
• Clement XIII, Pope (1758–1769)
• Clement XIV, Pope (1769–1774)
• Pius VI, Pope (1775–1799)
• Pius VII, Pope (1800–1823)

• Old Catholicism: Church of Utrecht -

• Cornelius Steenoven, Archbishop of Utrecht (1723–1725)
• Cornelius Johannes Barchman, Archbishop of Utrecht (1725–1733)
• Theodorus van der Croon, Archbishop of Utrecht (1733–1739)
• Petrus Johannes Meindaerts, Archbishop of Utrecht (1739–1767)
• Gualterus Michael van Nieuwhuyzen, Archbishop of Utrecht (1767–1797)
• Johannes Jacobus van Rhyn, Archbishop of Utrecht (1797–1808)

• Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the first among equals in Eastern Orthodoxy (complete list) –

• Callinicus II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1688, 1689–1693, 1694–1702)
• Gabriel III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1702–1707)
• Neophytus V, Ecumenical Patriarch (1707)
• Cyprianus I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1707–1709)
• Athanasius V, Ecumenical Patriarch (1709–1711)
• Cyril IV, Ecumenical Patriarch (1711–1713)
• Cyprianus I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1713–1714), restored
• Cosmas III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1714–1716)
• Jeremias III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1716–1726)
• Callinicus III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1726), sometimes not counted among the patriarchs
• Paisius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1726–1732)
• Jeremias III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1732–1733), restored
• Serapheim I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1733–1734)
• Neophytus VI, Ecumenical Patriarch (1734–1740)
• Paisius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1740–1743), restored 1st time
• Neophytus VI, Ecumenical Patriarch (1743–1744), restored
• Paisius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1744–1748), restored 2nd time
• Cyril V, Ecumenical Patriarch (1748–1751)
• Paisius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1751–1752), restored 2nd time
• Cyril V, Ecumenical Patriarch (1752–1757), restored 1st time
• Callinicus IV, Ecumenical Patriarch (1757)
• Serapheim II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1757–1761)
• Joannicius III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1761–1763)
• Samuel I Chatzeres, Ecumenical Patriarch (1763–1768)
• Meletius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1769–1769)
• Theodosius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1769–1773)
• Samuel I Chatzeres, Ecumenical Patriarch (1773–1774), restored
• Sophronius II, Ecumenical Patriarch (1774–1780)
• Gabriel IV, Ecumenical Patriarch (1780–1785)
• Procopius I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1785–1789)
• Neophytus VII, Ecumenical Patriarch (1789–1794, 1798–1801)
• Gerasimus III, Ecumenical Patriarch (1794–1797)
• Gregory V, Ecumenical Patriarch (1797–1798, 1806–1808, 1818–1821)

• Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria -

• Gerasimos II, Pope and Patriarch (1688–1710)
• Samouil I, Pope and Patriarch (1710–1712)
• Kosmas II, Pope and Patriarch (1712–1714)
• Samouil I, Pope and Patriarch (1714–1723)
• Kosmas II, Pope and Patriarch (1723–1736)
• Kosmas III, Pope and Patriarch (1737–1746)
• Mattheos I, Pope and Patriarch (1746–1766)
• Kyprianos I, Pope and Patriarch (1766–1783)
• Gerasimos III, Pope and Patriarch (1783–1788)
• Parthenios II, Pope and Patriarch (1788–1805)

• Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch -

• ?, Patriarch (1684–1720)
• Athanasios III (1st time), Patriarch (1686–1694)
• Athanasios III, Patriarch (1720–1724)
• Silvestros I, Patriarch (1724–1766)
• Philimon I, Patriarch (1766–1767)
• Daniil I, Patriarch (1767–1791)
• Anthemios I, Patriarch (1792–1813)

• Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem -

• Dositheos II, Patriarch (1669–1707)
• Chrysanthos I, Patriarch (1707–1731)
• Meletios, Patriarch (1731–1737)
• Parthenios I, Patriarch (1737–1766)
• Ephraim II, Patriarch (1766–1770)
• Sophronios V, Patriarch (1770–1775)
• Avramios I, Patriarch (1775–1787)
• Prokopios I, Patriarch (1787–1788)
• Anthimos I, Patriarch (1788–1808)

• Russian Orthodox Church (complete list) -

• Trifily of Krutitsy, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1700–1701)
• Stefan of Ryazan, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1701–1722)
• ?, Head of Synod (1721–0)
• Iosif, Metropolitan of Moscow (1742–1745)
• Platon I, Metropolitan of Moscow (1745–1754)
• Ilarion of Krutitsy, Metropolitan of Moscow (1754–1757)
• Timofey, Metropolitan of Moscow (1757–1767)
• Amvrosy, Metropolitan of Moscow (1768–1771)
• Samuil of Krutitsy, Metropolitan of Moscow (1771–1775)
• Platon II, Metropolitan of Moscow (1775–1811)
• Nikodim, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1742–1745)
• Feodosy, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1745–1750)
• Silvestr, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1750–1761)
• Veniamin, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1761–1762)
• Gavriil I, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1762–1770)
• Gavriil II, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1770–1799)
• Amvrosy, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1799–1818)

• Serbian Orthodox Church -

• Kalinik I, Serbian Patriarch (1691–1710)
• Atanasije I, Serbian Patriarch (1711–1712)
• Mojsije I, Serbian Patriarch (1712–1725)
• Arsenije IV Jovanović-Šakabenta, Serbian Patriarch (1725–1739)
• Joanikije III Karadža, Serbian Patriarch (1739–1746)
• Atanasije II Gavrilović, Serbian Patriarch (1747–1752)
• Gavrilo II, Serbian Patriarch (1752–1752)
• Gavrilo III, Serbian Patriarch (1752–1754)
• Vikentije I, Serbian Patriarch (1754–1756)
• Pajsije II, Serbian Patriarch(1756–1757)
• Gavrilo IV, Serbian Patriarch (1757–1758)
• Kirilo II, Serbian Patriarch (1758–1763)
• Vasilije Jovanović Brkić, Serbian Patriarch (1763–1765)
• Kalinik II, Serbian Patriarch (1765–1766)
• Jeremija Papazoglu, Metropolitan of Belgrade (1766–1784)
• Dionizije I Papazoglu, Metropolitan of Belgrade (1785–1791)
• Metodije, Metropolitan of Belgrade (1791–1801)

• Serbian Orthodox Church in Habsburg monarchy -

• Arsenije III Crnojević, Serbian Patriarch (1674–1706), since 1690 in Habsburg monarchy
• Isaija Đaković, Metropolitan of Krušedol (1708–1708)
• Stefan Metohijac, Metropolitan of Krušedol (1708–1709)
• Sofronije Podgoričanin, Metropolitan of Krušedol (1710–1711)
• Vikentije Popović, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1713–1725)
• Mojsije Petrović, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1726–1730)
• Nikolaj Dimitrijević, Administrator of the Metropolitanate of Karlovci (1730–1731)
• Vikentije Jovanović, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1731–1737)
• Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1737–1748)
• Isaija Antonović, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1748–1749)
• Pavle Nenadović, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1749–1768)
• Jovan Đorđević, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1769–1773)
• Vikentije Jovanović Vidak, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1774–1780)
• Mojsije Putnik, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1781–1790)
• Stefan Stratimirović, Metropolitan of Karlovci (1790–1836)

• Romanian Orthodox Church -

• Theodosios, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1679–1708)
• Anthimos, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1708–1716)
• Mitrofanis II, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1716–1719)
• Daniil II, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1719–1731)
• Stephanos II, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1732–1738)
• Neophytos I, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1738–1753)
• Philaretos I, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1753–1760)
• Grigorios II, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1760–1787)
• Kosmas, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1787–1792)
• Philaretos II, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1792–1793)
• Dositheos, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia (1793–1810)

• Georgian Orthodox Church -

• Evdemoz II, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1700–1703)
• Domenti III, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1704–1725)
• Besarion, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1725–1737)
• Kirile, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1737–1739)
• Domenti III, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1739–1741)
• Nikoloz VII, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1742–1744)
• Anton I, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1744–1755)
• Ioseb, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1755–1764)
• Anton I, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1764–1788)
• Anton II, Catholicos-Patriarch of Iberia (1788–1811)

• Orthodox Church of Cyprus -

• Germanos II, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1694–1705)
• Athanasios II, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1705–1710)
• Iakovos II, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1707–1718)
• ?, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (0–1710)
• Silvestros, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1718–1734)
• Philotheos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1734–1745)
• Neophytos III, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1745–1745)
• Philotheos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1745–1759)
• Paisios, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1759–1761)
• Kyprianos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1761–1762)
• Paisios, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1762–1767)
• Chrysanthos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1767–1783)
• Ioannikios, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1783–1784)
• Chrysanthos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1784–1810)

• Orthodox Church of Greece -

• Kyrillos II, Metropolitan of Athens (1699–1703)
• Meletios II, Metropolitan of Athens (1703–1713)
• Iakovos II, Metropolitan of Athens (1713–1734)
• Zacharias, Metropolitan of Athens (1734–1741)
• Anthimos VI, Metropolitan of Athens (1741–1756)
• Athanasios III, Metropolitan of Athens (1756–1760)
• Anthimos VI, Metropolitan of Athens (1760–1764)
• Vartholomaios, Metropolitan of Athens (1764–0)
• Neophytos IV, Metropolitan of Athens (0–1774)
• Vartholomaios, Metropolitan of Athens (1774–1781)
• Venediktos, Metropolitan of Athens (1781–1785)
• Athanasios IV, Metropolitan of Athens (1785–1787)
• Venediktos, Metropolitan of Athens (1787–1789)
• Athanasios IV, Metropolitan of Athens (1789–1789)
• Venediktos, Metropolitan of Athens (1789–1796)
• Athanasios IV, Metropolitan of Athens (1796–1799)
• Grigorios III, Metropolitan of Athens (1799–1820)

• Albanian Orthodox Church -

• Kosmas, Metropolitan of Durrë (1694–1702)
• Nikodimos, Metropolitan of Durrë (1702–0)
• Nikitas, Metropolitan of Durrë (1740–1749)
• Anthimos I, Metropolitan of Durrë (1749–1760)
• Neophytos, Metropolitan of Durrë (1760–1761)
• Meletios, Metropolitan of Durrë (1761–1767)
• Grigorios II, Metropolitan of Durrës and Gora (1767–1772)
• Konstantios, Metropolitan of Durrës and Gora (1772–1783)
• Efthymios, Metropolitan of Durrës and Gora (1783–1805)

• Orthodox Church of Mount Sinai -

• Ioannikios I, Archbishop of Sinai (1671–1702)
• Kosmas, Archbishop of Sinai (1702–1706)
• Athanasios, Archbishop of Sinai (1707–1720)
• Ioannikios II, Archbishop of Sinai (1721–1728)
• Nikiphoros, Archbishop of Sinai (1728–1747)
• Konstantios I, Archbishop of Sinai (1748–1759)
• Kyrillos I, Archbishop of Sinai (1759–1790)
• Dorotheos, Archbishop of Sinai (1794–1797)

• Montenegrin Orthodox Church -

• Sava II, Metropolitan (vladika) (1766–1781)
• Arsenije II Plamenac, Metropolitan (vladika) (1781–1782)
• Petar I, Metropolitan (vladika) (1782–1830)
• ?, Metropolitan (vladika) (1784–0)

• Ukrainian Orthodox Church -

• Varlaam I, Metropolitan of Kiev (1690–1707)
• Ioasaf I, Metropolitan of Kiev (1708–1718)
• vacant, Metropolitan of Kiev (1718–1722)
• Varlaam II, Metropolitan of Kiev (1722–1730)
• Raphail, Metropolitan of Kiev (1731–1747)
• Timothei, Metropolitan of Kiev (1748–1757)
• Arseniy I, Metropolitan of Kiev (1757–1770)
• Gavriil I, Metropolitan of Kiev (1770–1783)
• Samuil, Metropolitan of Kiev (1783–1796)
• Ierofei, Metropolitan of Kiev (1796–1799)
• Gavriil II, Metropolitan of Kiev (1799–1803)

• Orthodox Church of Macedonia -

• Raphail, Archbishop of Ohrid (1699–1702)
• Germanos II, Archbishop of Ohrid (1702–1703)
• Ignatios III, Archbishop of Ohrid (1703–1706)
• Dionysios II, Archbishop of Ohrid (1706–1707)
• Zosimas II, Archbishop of Ohrid (1707–1708)
• Methodios I, Archbishop of Ohrid (1708–1709)
• Dionysios II, Archbishop of Ohrid (1709–1714)
• Philotheos, Archbishop of Ohrid (1714–1718)
• Ioasaph II, Archbishop of Ohrid (1718–1745)
• Iosiph, Archbishop of Ohrid (1746–1752)
• Dionysios III, Archbishop of Ohrid (1752–1753)
• Iosiph, Archbishop of Ohrid (1753–1756)
• Dionysios III, Archbishop of Ohrid (1756–1757)
• Methodios II, Archbishop of Ohrid (1757–1759)
• Kyrillos, Archbishop of Ohrid (1759–1763)
• Ieremias, Archbishop of Ohrid (1763–1763)
• Ananias, Archbishop of Ohrid (1763–1764)
• Arsenios II, Archbishop of Ohrid (1764–1767)
• Anthimos II, Metropolitan of Skopje (1767–1775)
• Zacharias, Metropolitan of Skopje (1775–1799)
• Anthimos III, Metropolitan of Skopje (1799–1820)

• Armenian Apostolic Church -

• Nahapet I, Catholicose of All Armenian (1691–1705)
• Alek'sandr I, Catholicose of All Armenian (1706–1714)
• Astuatsatur I, Catholicose of All Armenian (1715–1725)
• Karapet II, Catholicose of All Armenian (1726–1729)
• Abraham II, Catholicose of All Armenian (1730–1734)
• Abraham III, Catholicose of All Armenian (1734–1737)
• Lazar I, Catholicose of All Armenian (1737–1751)
• Minas I, Catholicose of All Armenian (1751–1753)
• Alek'sandr II, Catholicose of All Armenian (1753–1755)
• Sahak V, Catholicose of All Armenian (1755–0)
• vacant, Catholicose of All Armenian (1755–1759)
• Yakob V, Catholicose of All Armenian (1759–1763)
• Simeon, Catholicose of All Armenian (1763–1780)
• Lukas, Catholicose of All Armenian (1780–1799)
• Hovsep' Arlut'ean, Catholicose of All Armenian (1800–1801)

• Catholicose of Aluank -

• Eremia II, Catholicose of Aluank' (1676–1701)
• Esayi Hasan-Jalalean, Catholicose of Aluank' (1702–1728)
• Nerses V (anti-catholicos), Catholicose of Aluank' (1706–1763)
• Israyel I (anti-catholicos), Catholicose of Aluank' (1763–1765)
• Hovhannes X Hasan-Jalalean, Catholicose of Aluank' (1763–1786)
• Simeon V, Catholicose of Aluank' (1794–1810)

• Armenian Apostolic Church -

• Matevos I, Catholicose of Cilicia (1694–1705)
• Hovhannes V, Catholicose of Cilicia (1705–1721)
• Krikor III, Catholicose of Cilicia (1721–1729)
• Hovhannes VI, Catholicose of Cilicia (1729–1731)
• Ghougas I, Catholicose of Cilicia (1731–1737)
• Mikael I, Catholicose of Cilicia (1737–1758)
• Gabriel I, Catholicose of Cilicia (1758–1770)
• Yeprem I, Catholicose of Cilicia (1771–1784)
• Teotoros I, Catholicose of Cilicia (1784–1796)
• Giragos I, Catholicose of Cilicia (1797–1822)

• Coptic Orthodox Church -

• John XVI, Pope and Patriarch (1676–1718)
• Peter VI, Pope and Patriarch (1718–1726)
• John XVII, Pope and Patriarch (1727–1745)
• Mark VII, Pope and Patriarch (1745–1769)
• John XVIII, Pope and Patriarch (1769–1796)
• Mark VIII, Pope and Patriarch (1797–1810)

• Ethiopian Church -

• Marqos X, Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1694–1716)
• Krestodolos III, Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1718–1745)
• Yohannes XIV, Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1747–1770)
• Yosab III, Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1770–1803)

• Syriac Orthodox Church -

• Ignatius George II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1687–1708)
• Ignatius Isaac Azar, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1709–1723)
• Ignatius Shukr Allah II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1723–1745)
• Ignatius George III, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1745–1768)
• Ignatius George IV, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1768–1780)
• Ignatius Matthew, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1782–1817)

• Malabar Independent Syrian Church -

• Kattumangattu Abraham Mar Koorilos I, Metropolitan (1772–1802)

• Swedish Church -

• Eric Benzelius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1700–1709)
• Haquin Spegel, Archbishop of Uppsala (1711–1714)
• Matthias Steuchius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1714–1730)
• Johannes Steuchius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1730–1742)
• Eric Benzelius d.y., Archbishop of Uppsala (1742–1743)
• Jacob Benzelius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1744–1747)
• Henric Benzelius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1747–1758)
• Samuel Troilius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1758–1764)
• Magnus Beronius, Archbishop of Uppsala (1764–1775)
• Carl Fredrik Mennander, Archbishop of Uppsala (1775–1786)
• Uno von Troil, Archbishop of Uppsala (1786–1803)

• Finnish Church -

• Johannes Gezelius the younger, Bishop of Turku (1690–1718)
• Herman Witte, Bishop of Turku (1721–1728)
• Lars Tammelin, Bishop of Turku (1728–1733)
• Jonas Fahlenius, Bishop of Turku (1734–1748)
• Johan Browallius, Bishop of Turku (1748–1755)
• Karl Fredrik Mennander, Bishop of Turku (1757–1775)
• Jakob Haartman, Bishop of Turku (1776–1788)
• Jakob Gadolin, Bishop of Turku (1788–1802)

• Church of England

• Formal leadership: Supreme Governor of the Church of England (complete list) –

• William III, co-Supreme Governor (1689–1694), Supreme Governor (1694–1702)
• Anne, Supreme Governor (1702–1714)
• George I, Supreme Governor (1714–1727)
• George II, Supreme Governor (1727–1760)
• George III, Supreme Governor (1760–1820)

• Effective leadership: Archbishops of Canterbury (complete list) –

• Thomas Tenison, Archbishop (1695–1715)
• William Wake, Archbishop (1716–1737)
• John Potter, Archbishop (1737–1747)
• Thomas Herring, Archbishop (1747–1757)
• Matthew Hutton, Archbishop (1757–1758)
• Thomas Secker, Archbishop (1758–1768)
• Frederick Cornwallis, Archbishop (1768–1783)
• John Moore, Archbishop (1783–1805)

• Episcopal Church (United States) (complete list) –

• William White, Presiding Bishop (1789)
• Samuel Seabury, Presiding Bishop (1789–1792)
• Samuel Provoost, Presiding Bishop (1792–1795)
• William White, Presiding Bishop (1795–1836)

• Assyrian Church of the East, line 1 -

• Eliyya XI Marogin, Patriarch (1700–1722)
• Eliyya XII Dinkha, Patriarch (1722–1778)
• Eliyya XIII Isho-Yab, Patriarch (1778–1804)

• Assyrian Church of the East, line 2 -

• Shimoun XIV Sleman, Patriarch (1700–1740)
• Shimoun XV Maqdassi, Patriarch (1740–1780)
• Shimoun XVI Yohanan, Patriarch (1780–1820)

• Assyrian Church of the East -

• Ottoman Empire, (complete list) -

• Mustafa II, Caliph (1695–1703)
• Ahmed III, Caliph (1703–1730)
• Mahmud I, Caliph (1730–1754)
• Osman III, Caliph (1754–1757)
• Mustafa III, Caliph (1757–1774)
• Abdul Hamid I, Caliph (1774–1789)
• Selim III, Caliph (1789–1807)

• Twelver Islam

• Imams (complete list) –

• Muhammad al-Mahdi, Imam (874–present) Shia belief holds that he was hidden by Allah in 874.

• Nizari Isma'ilism (complete list) –

• Shah Nizar II, Imam (1680–1722)
• As-Sayyid Ali, Imam (1722–1754)
• Hasan Ali, Imam (1754– mid 18th century)
• Qasim Ali (Sayyid Ja'far), Imam (mid–late 18th century)
• Abu-l-Hasan Ali, Imam (late 18th century – 1792)
• Shāh Khalīlullāh III, Imam (1792–1817)

• Zaidiyyah (complete list) –

• al-Mahdi Muhammad, Imam (1687–1718)
• al-Mansur al-Husayn, Imam (1716–1720)
• al-Mutawakkil al-Qasim, Imam (1716–1727)
• an-Nasir Muhammad, Imam (1723)
• al-Mansur al-Husayn II, Imam (1727–1748)
• al-Mahdi Abbas, Imam (1748–1775)
• al-Mansur Ali I, Imam (1775–1809)

• Mumini (complete list) –

• Mu'in al-Din II bin 'Aziz Shah, Imam (1691–1715)
• Amir Muhammad bin Mu'in al-Din II al-Musharraf, Imam (1715–1764)
• Haydar bin Muhammad al-Mutahhar, Imam (1764–1786)
• Amir Muhammad bin Haydar al-Baqir, Imam (1786–1796); last imam of the Mu'mini line

• Dawoodi Bohra (complete list) –

• Musa Kalimuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1692–1711)
• Noor Mohammad Nooruddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1711–1719)
• Ismail Badruddin II, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1719–1738)
• Ibrahim Wajiuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1738–1756)
• Hebatullah-il-Moayed Fiddeen, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1756–1780)
• Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin Bin Badruddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1780–1787)
• Yusuf Najmuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1787–1799)
• Abde Ali Saifuddin, Da'i al-Mutlaq (1799–1817)

• British Empire (complete list) -

• Aaron Hart, Rabbi of the Great Synagogue (1704–1756)
• Hart Lyon, Rabbi of the Great Synagogue 1758–1764)
• David Tevele Schiff, Rabbi appointed by the Great Synagogue (1765–1766)
• Meshullam Solomon, (1765–1780), Appointed in opposition
• David Tevele Schiff, Chief Rabbi (1780–1791)

• Ottoman Empire –

• Hayim Kamhi, Chief Rabbi (1677–1715)
• Yehuda Ben Rey, Chief Rabbi (1715–1717)
• Samuel Levi, Chief Rabbi (1717–1720)
• Abraham Rozanes, Chief Rabbi (1720–1745)
• Salomon Hayim Alfandari, Chief Rabbi (1745–1762)
• Mayir Ishaki, Chief Rabbi (1762–1780)
• Eliyaho Palombo, Chief Rabbi (1780–1800)
• Hayim Yakup Benyakar, Chief Rabbi (1800–1835)

• Chabad Hasidism -

• Shneur Zalman, Leaders, called Lubavitcher Rebbe (1780–1812)

• Svetambara Jainism -

• Bhiksu, Leader (Acarya) (1760–1803)

• Religious leaders by year
• List of state leaders in the 18th century
• List of governors of dependent territories in the 18th century

• https://www.rulers.org/relig.html