of Urgell of Andorra. Former Sacerdotal States The following are states that were sacerdotal or partly sacerdotal: Montenegro Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro was an Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical principality that existed from 1516 until 1852 in the Balkans during the Ottoman Empire's rule over the most of the region. Tibet In the past, Tibet was ruled by the Dalai Lamas, political leaders who were symbolic religious leaders but had no formal position in religious organisations, so not being sacerdotal. References Christianity and politics Political geography Theocracy