Home›Subcategories›Lineage OfficeSubcategoriesLineage Office23 of 123 entries in Religious Offices. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Lineage Office." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/subcategories/religiousoffice/lineage-office.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Lineage Office. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/subcategories/religiousoffice/lineage-officeCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-lineage-office, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Lineage Office}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/subcategories/religiousoffice/lineage-office}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOffices defined by a specific line of succession rather than by ordination alone, gathering the papacy, the Dalai Lama, the Aga Khan, the Guru of Sikhism, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and comparable seats where authority rests on being the recognized successor in an unbroken chain. Excludes clergy roles that a tradition can confer on many people at once, such as bishop or abbot, which are grouped separately under clergy role.FactsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Offices 1BrowseCompareSelect all 23Acharya of the Shvetambara TerapanthLineage Office1 linkAga Khan (Nizari Ismaili Imam)Lineage Office1 linkArchbishop of CanterburyLineage Office6 linksCatholicos of All ArmeniansLineage Office2 linksCoptic Orthodox Pope of AlexandriaLineage Office2 linksDalai LamaLineage Office5 linksEcumenical Patriarch of ConstantinopleLineage Office4 linksEmperor of JapanLineage Office6 linksGuru of SikhismLineage Office1 linkKarmapaLineage Office1 linkKhalifatul Masih (Ahmadiyya)Lineage Office2 linksPanchen LamaLineage Office1 linkPatriarch of Moscow and All RusLineage Office2 linksPharaohLineage Office4 linksPontifex MaximusLineage Office5 linksPopeLineage Office4 linksPresident of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsLineage Office2 linksPresident of the Seventh-day Adventist General ConferenceLineage Office3 linksProphet-President of Community of ChristLineage Office2 linksSapa IncaLineage Office1 linkSon of HeavenLineage Office4 linksSupreme Governor of the Church of EnglandLineage Office10 linksTwelver ImamLineage Office1 linkSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year