2004 religious leaders - Events of 2005 - 2006 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year 2003 religious leaders - Events of 2004 - 2005 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year See also: List of state leaders in 2004 List of international organization leaders in 2004 Catholic Churches Roman Catholic Church - John Paul II, Pope (1978-present) Albanian Catholic Church - Hil Kabashi, Apostolic Administrator (1996-present) Ambrosian Catholic... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 religious leaders - Events of 2006 - 2006 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year See also: List of state leaders in 2006 List of international organization leaders in 2006 // Catholic Churches Roman Catholic Church-Benedict XVI, Pope, Bishop of Rome (2005-present):Also the head of the Catholic communion, including Eastern... This is a list of the leaders of major religions in any given year. ...

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Catholic Churches

• Roman Catholic Church
  1. John Paul II, Pope, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
  2. Benedict XVI, Pope, Bishop of Rome (2005-present)
• Coptic Catholic Church (Alexandrian rite) - Stephanos II, Patriarch of Alexandria (1986-present)
• Ethiopic Catholic Church (Alexandrian rite) - Mgr Berhaneyesus Demerew, Archbishop of Addis-Ababa of Ethiopians (1999-present)
• Maronite Catholic Church (Antiochian rite) - Nasrallah Sfeir, Maronite Patriarch (1986-present)
• Syrian Catholic Church (Antiochian rite) - Ignatius Pierre VIII, Patriarch of Antioch (2001-present)
• Syro-Malankarese Catholic Church (Antiochian rite) - Cyril Mar Baselios, Archbishop of Trivandrum (1995-present)
• Armenian Catholic Church (Armenian rite) - Nerses Bedros XIX, Patriarch of the Catholic Armenians (1999-present)
• Melkite Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Grégoire III Laham, Patriarch of the Melkite Catholic Church (2000-present)
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Lubomyr Husar, Patriarch of Lviv (2000-2005), Patriarch of Kiev (2005-present)
• Romanian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Lucian Muresan, Metropolitan of Romania (1994-present)
• Ruthenian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Milan Sasik, Apostolic Administrator of Mukachevo (2002-present); Basil Myron Schott, Metropolitan of Pittsburgh (2002-present)
• Slovak Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Ján Babjak, Archbishop of Prešov (2002-present)
• Italo-Albanian Church (Byzantine rite) - Mgr Ercole Lupinacci, Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (1987-present) ; Mgr Sotìr Ferrara, Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi (1989-present)
• Croatian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Slavomir Miklovš, Bishop of Zagreb (1983-present)
• Hungarian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Szilárd Keresztes, Archbishop of Hajdúdorog (1988-present)
• Austrian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Christoph Schönborn, Ordinariate of Austria, (1995-present)
• Bulgarian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Christo Proykov, Archbishop of Sofia (1995-present)
• Chinese Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Vacant
• Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Anarghyros Printesis, Archbishop of Athens (1975-present)
• Macedonian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) -
  1. Joakim Herbut, Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia (2001-2005)
  2. Kiro Stojanov, Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia (2005-present)
• Russian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Vacant
• Czech Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Mgr Ladislav Hucko, Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic (2003-present)
• Turkish Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Vacant
• Albanian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Hil Kabashi, Apostolic Administrator (1996-present)
• Belarusian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Sergiusz Gajek, Archimandrite, Visitator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" (1993-present)
• Serbian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - Djura Džudžar, Apostolic Exarch of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-present)
• Georgian Catholic Church (Byzantine rite) - No organised hierarchy
• Chaldean Catholic Church (Chaldean rite) - Emmanuel III Delly, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (2003-present)
• Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Chaldean rite) - Varkey Mar Vithayathil, Major Archbishop (1999-present)
• Sovereign Military Order of Malta - Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie, Grand Master of the Order (1988-present)
• Teutonic Knights - Bruno Platter, Grand Master of the Order (2000-present)

The Roman Catholic Church (also known as the Catholic Church) is that Christian Church which is led by the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that it is the one holy catholic and apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef WojtyÅ‚a (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the successor of St. ... In the Roman Catholic Church, Saint Peter, given the keys to heaven by Jesus, was the first Bishop of Rome. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Maronites (Marunoye ܐܶܝܢܘܪܡ in Syriac, Mâruniyya مارونية in Arabic) are members of an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope of Rome. ... Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir His Eminence and His Beatitude Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir (born May 15, 1920 in Rayfoun, Lebanon) is the leader of Lebanons largest Christian sect, the Maronites. ... This is a list of the Maronite Patriarchs of Antioch, who have lead the Maronite Catholic Church, one of the Eastern-rite churches united with the Roman Catholic Church. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Syrian Catholic Church is a Christian church in the Levant in full communion with the pope having practices and rites in common with the Jacobites. ... Patriarch of Antioch is the traditional title carried by the Bishop of Antioch. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... After the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with the rest of Oriental Orthodoxy formally broke off communion from the Chalcedonian churches, numerous Armenian bishops made attempts to restore communion with the Catholic Church. ... Nerses Bedros XIX was born in Cairo, Egypt on 17 January 1940, the fifth of eight children. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Greek-Catholic Melkite Church. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), also known as the Ukrainian Catholic Church, is one of the successor Churches to the acceptance of Christianity by Grand Prince Vladimir the Great (Ukrainian Volodymyr) of Kiev (Kyiv), in 988. ... His Eminence Lubomyr Cardinal Husar (born 26 February 1933) is a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians, and is the primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the second largest church of the Catholic Communion. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Romanian Greek-Catholic Uniate Church (in Romanian: Biserica Română Unită cu Roma, Greco-Catolică) is a Catholic church which belongs to the Eastern Rites, and is one of the official churches of Romania. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 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Christoph Cardinal Schönborn His Eminence Christoph Cardinal Schönborn OP (who would have been Count Christoph Maria Michael Hugo Damian Peter Adalbert von Schönborn if Austrian law on nobility were not in place), born on January 22, 1945 at Skalken castle west of Leitmeritz, in Bohemia, which is... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roman Catholicism in Bulgaria: Roman Catholicism is the third largest religious congregation in Bulgaria after Eastern Orthodoxy and Islam. ... Christo Proykov March 11, 1946 in Sofia. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Greek Catholic Church is a Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite. ... 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Archimandrite (Greek: ἀρχιμανδρίτης - archimandrites) is a title in the Greek Orthodox Church for a superior abbot who has the supervision of several abbots and monasteries appointed by a bishop. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Eparchy of Križevci is the eparchy comprising the Croatian Byzantine Catholic Church, a Catholic Church sui iuris [1] of the Byzantine Eastern Rite. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Georgian Catholic Church has called the Georgian Catholics, who followed the Eastern (Byzantine) Rite. ... The Chaldean Catholic Church is an Eastern Rite sui juris (autonomous ritual church) particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Pope in Rome. ... Emmanuel III Delly: Name for the current head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Major Archiepiscopal Eastern Rite Church sui iuris with historical ties to the Chaldean Catholic Church in communion with the Church of Rome. ... His Eminence Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil (born 29 May 1927) is a Cardinal Priest and the Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars in India in the Roman Catholic Church. ... In the Roman Catholic Church, a major archbishop is an Eastern Rite hierarch who has the same jurisdiction in his sui juris particular church that an Eastern rite patriarch does, but whose episcopal see is less prestigious than a patriarchal see. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 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Catholic Churches not currently in Communion with Rome

• [[Catholic Mariavite Church]]
  1. Józef Maria Rafael Wojciechowski (1946-2005)
  2. Beatrycze Szulgowicz (2005-present)
• [[Liberal Catholic Church International]] - Archbishop Charles Finn, Presiding Bishop
• [[Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church]] - Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez, Patriarch (1961-present)
• [[Catholic Apostolic National Church "UK"]] - James Atkinson-Wake, Cardinal to present
• Old Catholic Church of the Mariavites - Wlodzimierz Jaworski, Bishop-Primate (1997-present)
• [[Polish National Catholic Church of America]] - Robert M. Nemkovich, Prime Bishop (2002-present)
• Society of St. Pius X - Bernard Fellay, Superior General

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Independent Catholic Churches (Not in Communion with Rome)

• The Ancient Apostolic Communion - Anthony I, Patriarch (2002-Present}

[[Catholic Apostolic National Church in Great Britain, Ireland and Scotland]]. Headed by Cardinal James Atkinson-Wake in full communion with Igreja Catolica Apostolica National (ICANs). The Ancient Apostolic Communion was formed out of the Continuing Apostolic United States Episcopacy (CAUSE) in August of 2002. ... Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Eastern Orthodox Churches

• Constantinople - Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome (1991-present)
• Alexandria - Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria, and all Africa (2004-present)
• Antioch - Ignatius IV, Patriarch of Antioch (1979-present)
• Jerusalem -
  1. Irinaios I, Patriarch of Jerusalem (2001-2005)
  2. Commission (Kornilios of Petra, Basileios of Caesarea, and Hesychios of Kapitolias) (2005)
  3. Kornilios of Petra (Locum Tenens) (2005)
  4. Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine (2005-present)
• Russia - Alexius II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990-present)
• Serbia - Pavle of Serbia, Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Patriarch of the Serbs (1990-present)
• Romania - Teoctist of Romania, Patriarch of All Romania (1986-present)
• Bulgaria - Maxim of Bulgaria, Patriarch of All Bulgaria (1971-present)
• Georgia - Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi

(1977-present) Patriarch Bartholomew I (born Demetrios Archontonis on February 29, 1940) has been the Patriarch of Constantinople, and thus first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox Communion, since November 2, 1991. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, ranking as the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox communion. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore (Theodoros) II of Alexandria (born Nikolaos Horeftakis on November 25, 1954) is the current Eastern Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa. ... The Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria has the title Patriarch and Pope of Alexandria and all Africa. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ignatius IV Hazim (born 1921?) is the current Patriarch of Antioch, leader of the Antiochian Orthodox Church. ... Patriarch of Antioch is the traditional title carried by the Bishop of Antioch. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Patriarch Irenaios I (born Emmanuel Skopeliti in April of 1939) was elected Patriarch of Jerusalem on August 13, 2001 in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. ... The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Metropolitan Cornelius of Petra (né Emmanuel Rodousakis) is a senior bishop of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem and is the current locum tenens of that church, pending the election of a new Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Metropolitan Cornelius of Petra (né Emmanuel Rodousakis) is a senior bishop of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem and is the current locum tenens of that church, pending the election of a new Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem (b. ... The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexius II with Vladimir Putin Patriarch Alexius II (born February 23, 1929) is the current Patriarch of Moscow and the spiritual leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. ... The following is a list of Russian Orthodox metropolitans and patriarchs of Moscow along with when they served: Metropolitans Maximus (1283-1305) Peter (1308-1326) Theognostus (1328-1353) Alexius (1354-1378) Cyprian (1381-1382), (1390-1406) Pimen (1382-1384) Dionysius I (1384-1385) Photius (1408-1431) Isidore the Apostate (1437... This article is about the year. ... Image:Patriarch Pavle. ... List of heads of Serbian Orthodox Church: Archbishops Saint Sava Saint Arsenije Saint Sava II Danilo I Joanikije I Saint Jevstatije I Jakov Jevstatije II Sava III Saint Nikodim Saint Danilo II Patriarchs Saint Joanikije I Sava IV Saint Jefrem Saint Spiridon Danilo III Sava V Danilo IV Kiril I... This article is about the year. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Main Facts The name of the patriarch of all romania is Theoctist, also Preafericitul Patriarh Teoctist al Intregii Românii meaning The most-too-happy patriarch: Theoctist of all Romania. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patriarch Maxim, born Marin Minkov on October 29, 1914), is the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. ... The Patriarch of All Bulgaria is the Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II (მისი უწმიდესობა და უნეტარესობა ილია II in Georgian. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

• Cyprus -
  • Chrysostomos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977-present)
  • Chrysostomos of Paphos, acting for Chrysostomos (2002-present)
• Greece - Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998-present)
• Poland - Sawa, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998-present)
• Albania - Anastasius of Albania, Archbishop of Tiranë and All Albania (1992-present)
• Czechia and Slovakia - Nicholas, Metropolitan of All Czechia and Slovakia (2000-present)
• North America - Herman, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2002-present)

For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Archbishop Christodoulos Paraskevaides His Beatitude the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos Paraskevaides (born 1939 in Xanthi) is the prelate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece, a position which he was elected to in 1998. ... A List of Bishops, Metropolitans, and Archbishops of Athens: Categories: Lists of office-holders | Eastern Orthodox priests | Archbishops | Religion in Greece ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Józef Sawa-Caliński (died 1771) was a Polish noble and a prominent leader of the Confederation of Bar, a movement aimed against the Polish king and his close relations with Russia. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Autonomous Orthodox Churches

• Orthodox Church of Mount Sinai (autonomy under Patriarchate of Jerusalem) - Damianos, Archbishop of Sinai (1973-present)
• Orthodox Church of Finland (autonomy under Ecumenical Patriarchate) - Leo, Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland (2001-present)
• Orthodox Church of Estonia (autonomy under Ecumenical Patriarchate) - Stephanos, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia (1999-present)
• Orthodox Church of Japan (autonomy under Russia) - Daniel, Metropolitan of All Japan (2000-present)
• Orthodox Church of Ukraine (autonomy under Russia) - Vladimir II, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine (1992-present)
• Orthodox Church of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (autonomy under Serbia) -
  • Ioannis VI, Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje (2005-present)
  • Marko, acting for Ioannis VI (2005-present)
• Orthodox Church of Bessarabia (autonomy under Romania) - Petru, Metropolitan (1992-present)

St. ... The term Patriarch of Jerusalem can refer to the holders of one of three offices: The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who is one of the Roman Catholic patriarchs of the east The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, who is one of nine highest-ranking Eastern Orthodox bishops, called patriarchs The Armenian... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Finnish Orthodox Church is the second official state church of Finland, beside the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. ... The Ecumenical Patriarchate is the patriarchate of the Patriarch of Constantinople. ... Leo (Latin for lion, symbol , Unicode ♌) is a constellation of the zodiac. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Ecumenical Patriarchate is the patriarchate of the Patriarch of Constantinople. ... Stephen is a male first name. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Daniel (דָּנִיֵּאל, Standard Hebrew Daniyyel, Tiberian Hebrew Dāniyyêl) is the name of at least three people from the Bible: A Jewish exile in Babylon, the subject of the Book of Daniel - this article refers to this best-known Daniel. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Vladimir Monomakh (1053 – May 19, 1125) was undoubtedly the best loved prince of Kievan Rus. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Old Believers

• Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church
  • Chairman of the Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church in Russia - Oleg Ivanovich Rozanov
  • Chairman of the Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church in Belarus - Pyotr Alexandrovich Orlov (2001-present)
  • Chairman of the Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church in Latvia - Alexy Karatayev
  • Chairman of the Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church in Lithuania - Nikolay Pilnikov (2002-present)
  • Chairman of the Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church in Poland - Feodosy Novichenko (1993-present)
• Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church - Leonty (Izotov) (1996-present)
• Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church
  1. Andrian (2004-2005)
  2. Ioann of Kostroma and Yaroslavl, Locum Tenens (2005)
  3. Korniliy (Titov) (2005-present)
• Russian Old-Orthodox Church - A. Alexander of Novozybkov, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (2000-present)

The Pomorian Old Orthodox Church (Древлеправославная Поморская Церковь) is a branch of the priestless Old Believers, born of a schism within the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church (or Orthodox Oldritualist Church, Orthodox Old-Rite Church) is the Mother Church of the Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy (Eastern Orthodox Church) with jurisdiction all over the world. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Russian Old-Orthodox Church. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Russian Old Orthodox Church (Russian: ) is an Eastern Orthodox Church of the Old Believers tradition, born of a schism within the Russian Orthodox Church (raskol) during the 17th century (Old Believers). ... Novozybkov is a historical city of Russia in Bryansk Oblast. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Oriental Orthodox Churches

• Armenian Apostolic Church -
  • Karekin II, Catholicos of Armenia (1999-present)
  • Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia (1995-present)
• Assyrian Church of the East - Mar Dinkha IV, Patriarch (1976-present)
• Ancient Church of the East - Mar Addai II, Patriarch (1969-present)
• Coptic Orthodox Church - Shenouda III of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (1971-present)
• Eritrean Orthodox Church -
  1. Antonios (2003-2005)
  2. Dioskoros (2005-present)
• Ethiopian Orthodox Church - Abune Paulos (1992-present)
• Indian Orthodox Church - Catholicos of the East Baselius Mar Thoma Mathews II (1991-present)
  • (Note: It's Syriac Christianity, but independent from the Syriac Orthodox Church)
• Syriac Orthodox Church - Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980-present)

The Armenian Apostolic Church, sometimes incorrectly called the Armenian Orthodox Church is the worlds oldest national church and one of the original churches, having been founded in 301. ... His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II (in Eastern Armenian, Garegin) is the current head of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church. ... His Holiness, the Catholicos of Armenia and of All Armenians (plural Catholicoi, due to its Greek origin) is the head bishop of Armenias dominant church, the Armenian Apostolic Church. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Born Pedros Keshishian in Beirut, Lebanon in 1947, Aram I has been Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church since 1995, residing in Antelias, Beirut. ... This is a list of Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Holy Apostolic and Catholic Assyrian Church of the East is a Christian church that traces its origins to the See of Babylon, said to be founded by Saint Thomas the Apostle. ... Mar Dinkha IV Mar Dinkha IV (Born September 15, 1935) is the present Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Ancient Church of the East is an offshoot of the Church of the East organized in 1968 in protest against hereditary succesion of bishops and against calendar changes. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Christ - Coptic Art Coptic Orthodox Christianity is the indigenous form of Christianity that, according to tradition, the apostle Mark established in Egypt in the middle of the 1st century AD (approximately AD 60). ... HH Pope Shenouty III, 117th Pope of Alexandria and All Africa, and Patriarch of the Apostolic See of St Mark His Holiness Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, born Nazeer Gayed, has been Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church since November 14, 1971. ... The Coptic Orthodox Church is a member of the Oriental Orthodox churches, not to be mistaken with the Eastern Orthodox group of churches. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dioscorus (also Dioscoros, Dioskoros, or Dioscurus) can refer to: Dioscurus, father of Saint Barbara (3rd century). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church is an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia that was part of the Coptic Church until it was granted its own Patriarch by Cyril VI, the Coptic Pope, in 1959. ... Ablune Paulos is Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from 1992 to the present. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Indian Orthodox Church (also known as the Malankara Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church of the East, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Orthodox Syrian Church of the East), is a prominent member of the Oriental Orthodox Church family. ... Catholicos of the East is the title of the primates of various churches currently or historically associated with the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch. ... His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II (born January 30, 1915 and died January 26, 2006) was Catholicos of the East, Malankara Metropolitan, and 89th successor to the Holy Apostolic Throne of St. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Syriac Christianity is a culturally and linguistically distinctive community within Eastern Christianity. ... The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East with members spread throughout the world. ... The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East with members spread throughout the world. ... His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Zakka Iwas (Arabic: ) is the current Syriac Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Anglican Churches - Churches in Communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury

• Church of England -
  • Formal leadership - Elizabeth II, Supreme Governor of the Church of England (1952-present)
  • Effective leadership - Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (2002-present)
• Episcopal Church in the United States of America - Also known as The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America
  • Presiding Bishop - The Most Rev. Frank Griswold (1995-present)
  • President of the House of Deputies - The Very Rev. George L.W. Werner (2000-present)
• Anglican Church of Canada - Most Rev. Andrew Hutchison, Primate
• Old Catholic Church (Also deemed to be Catholics not in communion with Rome) - Dr. Joris Vercammen, Archbishop of Utrecht (2000-present), President of the International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference
• Philippine Independent Church (Also deemed to be Catholics not in communion with Rome) -
  1. Tomas A. Millamena (1999-2005), Obispo Maximo X (Tenth Supreme Bishop)
  2. Godofredo J. David (2005-present), Obispo Maximo XI (Eleventh Supreme Bishop)
• Mar Thoma Church - His Grace The Most Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom, Metropolitan (1999-present)

The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is (in alphabetical order) Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Queen of Australia, Queen of The Bahamas, Queen of Barbados, Queen of Belize, Queen of Canada, Queen of Grenada, Queen of Jamaica, Queen of New Zealand, Queen of Papua New Guinea... The Supreme Governor of the Church of England is a title held by the British Monarchs that signifies their titular leadership over the Church of England. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dr Rowan Williams Lord Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Rowan Douglas Williams, FBA (born 14 June 1950) is the Archbishop of Canterbury, a theologian, poet, and lecturer. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Washington DC is the National Cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Anglican Church of Canada is the Canadian branch of the Anglican Communion. ... The Most Reverend Andrew S. Hutchison is the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. ... The Old Catholic Church (in Switzerland Christian Catholic Church) is not so much a religious denomination, as a community, part of whose member churches split from the Roman Catholic church in 1870. ... The Diocese of Utrecht was established in 695 when Saint Willibrord was consecrated bishop of the Frisians at Rome by Pope Sergius I, and with the consent of the the Frankish ruler, Pippin of Herstal, settled at the market-town of Utrecht. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Philippine Independent Church, officially the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) in Filipino, is a Christian denomination belonging to the Roman Catholic tradition in the form of a national church. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Mar Thoma Church (also known as The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church) is a branch of the pre-16th century undivided Syrian Orthodox Church, and got its current identity in 1889, even though it was born much earlier. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Protestant Churches

• Assemblies of God - Thomas E. Trask, General superintendent of the Assemblies of God (1993-present)
• United Church of Canada - Peter Short, Moderator (2003-present)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) - Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop (2001-present)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada - Raymond Schultz, National Bishop
• Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad - Udo Petersoo, Bishop of Canada, (1990-present)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia -
  1. Jaan Kiivit, Jr. (1994-2005)
  2. Andres Põder (2005-present)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland - Jukka Paarma, Archbishop of Turku (1998-present)
• Evangelical Church in Germany- Barbara Rinke President of the Synod (2003-present)
• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Gerald B. Kieschnick (2001-present)
• Lutheran World Federation - Mark Hanson, President (2003-present)
• National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. - Dr. William J. Shaw, President (2003-present)
• Church of Norway - Harald V of Norway, King of Norway (1991-present)
• Presbyterian Church in Canada - the Rev. J. Mark Lewis, Moderator
• Salvation Army - John Larsson, General (2002-present)
• Seventh-day Adventist Church - Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (1999-present)
• Southern Baptist Convention - Bobby Welch, President of the Southern Baptist Convention (2004-present)
• Church of Sweden - Karl Gustav Hammar, Archbishop of Uppsala (1997-present)
• United Methodist Church - Bishop Peter Weaver, President of the Bishops' Council (limited authority)
• Worldwide Church of God - Joseph Tkach, Jr., Pastor-General of the Worldwide Church of God (1995-present)
• Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) - Karl R. Gurgel, President (1993-present)

The Assemblies of God is a common name for many Pentecostal congregations and denomination. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... St. ... Peter Short is the current Moderator of the United Church of Canada. ... The Moderator of the United Church of Canada is the head of the United Church of Canada, Canadas largest Protestant denomination. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The ELCA The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America or ELCA is a mainline Protestant denomination headquarted in Chicago, Illinois. ... Mark S. Hanson (1946-) is currently the Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, having been elected in 2001. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) (Eglise Evangelique Lutherienne au Canada) is Canadas largest Lutheran denomination, with 182,077 baptized members in 624 congregations. ... This article is about the year. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is the Lutheran national church of Finland (The Finnish Orthodox Church is also recognized as a national church). ... Jukka Paarma is the current Archbishop of Turku, and is the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. ... The Archbishop of Turku, or the Archbishop of Åbo is the head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Evangelical Church in Germany (German Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, abbreviated as EKD) is a federation of 23 Lutheran, Reformed and United churches in their respective regions. ... LCMS logo The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) is the second-largest Lutheran body in the United States. ... The Rev. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is a global association of national and regional Lutheran churches headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Mark S. Hanson (1946-) is currently the Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, having been elected in 2001. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Country church in Sogn, Norway The Church of Norway (Den norske kirke) also known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, to which 86% of Norwegians belong. ... Harald V, styled His Majesty The King (born February 21, 1937), acceded to the throne as Norwegian Monarch upon his fathers death January 17, 1991. ... This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The... The Presbyterian Church in Canada is the name of a Christian church, of Protestant, of presbyterian, and reformed theology and polity, serving in Canada under this name since 1875. ... 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The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States cooperative ministry agency serving missionary Baptist churches around the world. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Church of Sweden, or Svenska kyrkan, is the national church of Sweden. ... Karl Gustav Hammar (born February 18, 1943) has been Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, since 1997. ... The Patriarchal cross The Archbishops Palace in Uppsala, designed in the 18th century by the architect Carl HÃ¥rleman, but built on older foundations. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist, the largest mainline, and, after the Southern Baptist Convention, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Joseph Tkach Jr. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) is a United States religious denomination belonging to the Lutheran tradition within Christianity. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Other Christian

• General Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) - Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline, Executive Bishop
• Christian Science - (No clergy) - Board of directors (five members): J. Thomas Black (deemed current spokesman), Walter D. Jones, Nathan Talbot, Mary M. Trammell and M. Victor Westberg
• 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-present)
• Community of Christ - Stephen M. Veazey, President (2005-present)
• National Council of Churches USA - Robert W. Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches USA (2000-present)
• World Council of Churches - Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (2004-present)
• New Apostolic Church
  1. Richard Fehr, Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church (1988-2005)
  2. Wilhelm Leber, Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church (2005-present)
• Shakers - Sister Frances Carr (acts as Eldress and Trustee if not as leader per se as the group is egalitarian)
• Swedenborgian Church of North America - Christine Laitner, President (2003-present)

The General Church of the New Jerusalem (also referred to as the General Church or just simply the New Church) is an international church based on the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg (often called the Writings for the New Church or just the... Emanuel Swedenborg, 75, holding the manuscript of Apocalypsis Revelata (1766). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Church of Christ, Scientist. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... Gordon Bitner Hinckley (born June 23, 1910) has been President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormon) since March 1995. ... In Mormonism, the President of the Church is the head of a Latter Day Saint denomination or church. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Community of Christ Temple in Independence, Missouri, USA. Dedicated 1994 Community of Christ, previously known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or RLDS church is a branch of Mormon Restorationism, and is the second largest denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement. ... Stephen M. Veazey has been a full-time minister in the Community of Christ since 1983. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (or National Council of Churches USA, NCC) is religious organization currently (2005) consisting of 35 Protestant, Anglican, and Orthodox Christian denominations. ... Rev. ... The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (or National Council of Churches USA, NCC) is religious organization currently (2005) consisting of 35 Protestant, Anglican, and Orthodox Christian denominations. ... The World Council of Churches (WCC) is the principal international Christian ecumenical organization. ... Samuel Kobia (born March 20, 1947 in Miathene, Meru, Kenya), a Methodist, was elected General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in August 2003, and took up his new post in January 2004. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is an chiliastic church, existing since 1879 in Germany and since 1897 in the Netherlands. ... The Chief Apostle, also known as the Stammapostle, is the highest ministry in the New Apostolic Church, and has existed since 1896. ... The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is an chiliastic church, existing since 1879 in Germany and since 1897 in the Netherlands. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Wilhelm Leber (* July 20, 1947 in Herford, Westfalen, Germany). ... The Chief Apostle, also known as the Stammapostle, is the highest ministry in the New Apostolic Church, and has existed since 1896. ... The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is an chiliastic church, existing since 1879 in Germany and since 1897 in the Netherlands. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Shakers are an offshoot of the Religious Society of Friends (or Quakers) that originated in Manchester, England in the early 18th century. ... The Swedenborgian Church in North America (also known as the General Convention of the Church of the New Jerusalem). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sunni Islam

Note: It is important to mention Sunni Islam has no leaders as the term is understood in the Christian world. There is currently no caliph. Even when the caliphate was active it was not equivalent to a Sunni "Pope" or "Dalai Lama". In fact such a thing could well be deemed shirk in orthodox Sunni circles. The following people are mentioned to add Sunni content as they are leading figures. Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), the peaceful submission to the will of God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ... Shirk is the Islamic concept of the sin of idolatry. ...

• Al-Azhar Universityالأزهر الشريف - Muhammad Sayid Tantawy, Imam
• Jerusalem - Sheikh Ekrima Sa'id Sabri, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (As a Grand Mufti he has a degree of legal authority in Sunni Islam without being its leader)
• Egypt - Shaikh Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Arab Republic of Egypt
• Pakistan - Shaikh Rafi Usmani, Grand Mufti of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Saudi Arabia - Shaikh Abdul-Azeez bin Abdullaa bin Muhammad Aal ash-Shaikh, Grand Mufti of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Tunisia - Shaikh Kamal-u-Din Ja'eit, Grand Mufti of Tunisia
• Uzbekistan - Shaikh Abdurahman Bakhromov, Grand Mufti of Uzbekistan
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Shaikh Mustafa Ef. Cerić, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Russia - Shaikh Ravil Gainutdin, Grand Mufti of Russian Federation
• France - Shaikh Soheïb Bencheikh, Grand Mufti of France

Al-Azhar University in Cairo Egypt Al-Azhar University, or Al-Azhar Al-Shareef (الأزهر الشريف; literally, The Noble Al-Azhar), is connected to the mosque in Cairo named to honor Fatima Az-Zahraa, the daughter of Muhammad, from whom the Fatimid Dynasty claimed descent. ... Jerusalem Municipal Emblem Jerusalem (31°46′N 35°14′E; Hebrew: â–¶ (help· info); Yerushalayim; Greek Ιεροσόλυμα; Arabic: â–¶ (help· info) al-Quds; (alternative Arabic found in Bible translations: أُورْشَلِيم Urshalim); see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city. ... Sheikh Ekrima Said Sabri is the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine, appointed by Yasser Arafat. ... The title Grand Mufti refers to the highest official of religious law in a Sunni Muslim country. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Al-Azhar Islamic university in Cairo Egypt, connected to a mosque built around 971, is the oldest continuously operating university in the world. ... The Badshahi Masjid, literally the Royal Mosque, was built in 1674 by Aurangzeb. ... Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina. ... Islam in Tunisia is the official state religion. ... Gur-e Amir in Samarkand was built by the order of Timur, a ferocious Central Asian warlord, who, proclaiming his royal descent from Genghis Khan, in the 14th century conquered much of the Middle East, Turkey, Central Asia, and India. ... Pedestrians walk by the Tsars Mosque built in the Ottoman era, the oldest mosque in Sarajevo, the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Bosniaks, commonly known as Bosnian Muslims, descendants of South Slavic people who converted to Islam in the 15th and 16th centuries, are generally... According to the State Department, there are an estimated 14 to 20 million Muslims in Russia, constituting approximately 14 percent of the population and forming the largest religious minority. ... All these statistics must be taken with some caution: since a 1872 law, the French Republic does not tally religion or ethnics in its census information and other official polls. ...

Islam: Ismaili, Ahmadiyya, and Druze

• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Khalifatul Masih V (2003-present)
• Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement - Dr. Abdul Karim Saeed Pasha (2002-present)
• Dawoodi Bohras - Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (1965-present)
• Nizari (Isma`ilia) - Aga Khan IV (1957-present)
• Lebanese Druze - Walid Jumblatt, leading figure (Status as a part of Islam is highly disputed, more so than even with Ahmadiyya, but has Ismaili origins) - There is little official hierarchy in the religious community, except for the Shaykh al-'Aqel, whose role is more political and social rather than religious. The religious inner circle is called the uqqal and the elite of them are called ajawīd. The ajawīd represent approximately .2%-.4% of their population.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (sometimes called the Qadiani community, after the locality of Qadian, India) is based on the Ahmadiyya movement founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian in 1889. ... Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Jamaat-i-Ahmadiyya, believe that the elected leader of their community, the Khalifatul Masih, is the second manifestation of the Khalifat (as opposed to the Khalifat which ended with the Ottoman Khalifat of Abdul Mejid II), and that Allah has assured Ahmadi Muslims... The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam (not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association), formed as a result of an ideological differences between the Ahmadiyya Community after the demise Maulawi Nur ud-Din in 1914, the first Khalifa of its founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras (a Mustali subsect of Ismaili Shia Muslims) based in India. ... Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin // The 52nd Vicegerent Of The Fatimid Imam His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin is the 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq of the largest group of Mustali Ismailis, the Dawoodi Bohras. ... A sub-sect of the Sevener Shia Muslim Ismaili sect. ... The Ismaili (Arabic الإسماعيليون, Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmâiliyân) branch of Islam is the second largest Shia community, after the Twelvers who are dominant in Iran. ... The Aga Khan receives the Order of Canada from Governor General Adrienne Clarkson in a ceremony performed at Rideau Hall in 2005. ... The Druze (Arabic: duruzÄ« درزي, pl. ... Walid Jumblatt Walid Jumblatt (Arabic: وليد جنبلاط‎) (born August 7, 1949), is the current leader of the Progressive Socialist Party of Lebanon and the most prominent leader of the Druze community. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), the peaceful submission to the will of God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... The Ismaili (Arabic الإسماعيليون, Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmâiliyân) branch of Islam is the second largest Shia community, after the Twelvers who are dominant in Iran. ... Shaikh (شيخ, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh or Sheikh) is a word in the Arabic language meaning an elder or a revered old man. ... The Druze (Arabic: duruzÄ« درزي, pl. ...

Judaism

• World Jewish Congress - Edgar M. Bronfman (1981-present)
• Israel (Ashkenazi) - Yona Metzger, Chief Rabbi (2003-present)
• Israel (Sephardic) - Shlomo Amar, Chief Rabbi (2003-present)
• Turkey - Isak Haleva, Chief Rabbi (2002-present)
• United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth - Sir Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi(1991-present)
• Israeli mitnagdim - Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, Leader
• Orthodox Union - Stephen J. Savitsky, President of Lay Leadership (2004-present); Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Executive Vice President
• Rabbinical Assembly (Conservative Judaism) - Rabbi Perry Raphael Rank, President
• Rabbinical Council of America (Orthodox Judaism) - Rabbi Dale Polakoff
• Samaritan - Elazar ben Tsedaka, High Priest (2004-present)

Note: As with Islam these leaders may not necessarily have that much authority, it varies from group to group. The World Jewish Congress (WJC) is an international federation of Jewish communities and organizations. ... Edgar Miles Bronfman (born June 20, 1929) is a Canadian businessman and a member of the Bronfman dynasty, and the father of Edgar Bronfman, Jr. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים Standard Hebrew, AÅ¡kanazi,AÅ¡kanazim, Tiberian Hebrew, ʾAÅ¡kănāzî, ʾAÅ¡kănāzîm, pronounced sing. ... Rabbi Yona Metzger Rabbi Yona Metzger (1953 - ) is the current Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, appointed in 2003. ... Chief rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognised religious leader of that countrys Jewish community. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the strictest sense, a Sephardi (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Səfardim, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardîm) is a Jew original to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal: ספרד, Standard Hebrew Səfárad, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄áraḏ / Səp̄āraḏ), or whose ancestors were among the Jews expelled from... Introduction Rabbi Shlomo Amar was born in Morocco in 1948 and immigrated to Israel in 1962. ... Chief rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognised religious leader of that countrys Jewish community. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chief rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognised religious leader of that countrys Jewish community. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Definition and linguistics The original phrase common wealth or the common weal is a calque translation of the Latin term res publica (public matters), from which the word republic comes, which was itself used as a synonym for the Greek politeia as well as for the republican (i. ... Sir Jonathan Henry Sacks (born 1948, London) is the Chief Rabbi of the United Synagogue, the United Kingdoms main Orthodox body of synagogues. ... Chief rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognised religious leader of that countrys Jewish community. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mitnagdim (also: misnagdim) is a Hebrew word (מתנגדים) meaning opponents; this term was used to refer to European religious Jews who opposed Hasidic Judaism. ... Yosef Shalom Eliashiv (יוסף שלום אלישיב), (b. ... OU logo. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Originally set up as the alumni association of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS), the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) is the official, international body of Conservative rabbis, with some 1400 members. ... Conservative Judaism, also known as Masorti Judaism, is a modern denomination of Judaism that arose in United States in the early 1900s. ... The Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) is one of the worlds largest organizations of Orthodox Jewish rabbis; it is affiliated with The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, more commonly known as the Orthodox Union, or OU. History The roots of the organization go back to 1923 when... Orthodox Judaism is the stream of Judaism which adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmud (The Oral Law) and later codified in the Shulkhan Arukh (Code of Jewish Law). It is governed by these works and the Rabbinical commentary... Samaritans are both a religious and an ethnic group. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Eastern

• Tibetan Buddhism (Dge-lugs-pa sect) -
  • Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (14th one) (1939-present)
  • Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, Panchen Lama recognized by the Dalaï Lama (11th Panchen Lama) (1995-present)
  • Gyancain Norbu, Panchen Lama installed by the Chinese Government (1995-present)
• Tibetan Buddhism (Karma-Kagyu sect) -
  • Trinley Thaye Dorje, Karmapa Lama (17th one) (1994-present)
  • Ugyen Trinley Dorje, rival Karmapa Lama (1992-present)
• Tibetan Buddhism (Sakya sect) - Dolma Phodrang Ngawang Kunga Thegchen Palbar Thinley Samphel Wangi Gyalpo, Throne Holder (1951-present)
• Mongolia's Buddhists - Jambalnamdolchoijijantsan, Bogdo Gegeen (9th one) (1936-present) ("confirmed" in 1991)
• Thailand's Buddhists - Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, Supreme Patriarch of Thailand (1989-present)
  • Acting Supreme Patriarch of Thailand - Somdet Kiaw (2004-present)
• Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia - Preah Maha Ghosananda (1988-present)
• Bön - Lungtok Tenpai Nyima
• Chogye - Rev. Bub Jang
• Nichiren Shoshu - High Priest Nikken Abe
• Konkokyo - Konko Heiki, Spiritual Leader (1991-present)
• Tendai - Most Venerable Eshin Watanabe, Patriarch of Tendai Buddhism
• Shinto - Most Reverand Kuniaki Kuni is the Jingu Daiguji of the Grand Shrine of Ise (This does not make Kuniaki Kuni the leader of Shinto per se, but mentioned as a respected figure over arguably the holiest site in Shinto)

Tibetan Buddhism — formerly also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas — is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ... Tenzin Gyatso is the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama. ... The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935) The 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso (1876-1933) In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas (taa-lai bla-ma) form a tulku lineage of Gelugpa leaders which trace back to 1391. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (b. ... The 10th Panchen Lama, pictured here meeting with other political figures, lived from 1938 to 1989. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Erdini Qoigyijabu (born February 13, 1990 with the name Gyancain Norbu) is, according to the government of the Peoples Republic of China, the eleventh incarnation of the Panchen Lama of Tibet. ... The 10th Panchen Lama, pictured here meeting with other political figures, lived from 1938 to 1989. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tibetan Buddhism — formerly also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas — is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ... The Karmapa is the title given to the head of the Karma Kagyu (Bka rgyud), one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Urgyen Trinley Dorje at age 14, photographed in Tibet in 1999 shortly before fleeing to India. ... The Karmapa is the title given to the head of the Karma Kagyu (Bka rgyud), one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Tibetan Buddhism — formerly also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas — is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... A replica of an ancient statue of Gautama Buddha, found from Sarnath, near Varanasi Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, who lived in what is now the border region of Northern India and Nepal between 563 and 483 BCE. Buddhism... Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school. ... Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana Mahathera is the 19th and current Supreme Patriarch of Thailand. ... For information on the patriarchs of the Western religions, see Patriarch. ... For information on the patriarchs of the Western religions, see Patriarch. ... For information on the patriarchs of the Western religions, see Patriarch. ... The Venerable Preah Maha Ghosananda, the Buddhist patriarch of Cambodia. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bön has typically been described as the shamanistic religion in Tibet before the arrival of Buddhism in the 7th century. ... The Chogye Order (曹溪) is a monastic order of Zen Buddhism and serves as the largest denomination of Buddhism in Korea. ... Nichiren Shōshū (日蓮正宗) is a branch of Nichiren Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th century Japanese monk Nichiren (1222–1282). ... Konkokyo is a relatively new religion of Japanese origin. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tendai-shū (天台宗) is a Japanese school of Buddhism, a descendant of the Chinese Tiantai or Lotus Sutra school. ... A torii at Itsukushima Shrine Shinto (Kanji: 神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... Ise Shrine (Ise-jingū 伊勢神宮; alternately Grand Shrines of Ise or Ise Daijingū 伊勢大神宮) is a shrine to Shinto goddess Amaterasu ōmikami, located in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, Japan. ...

Other

Western origin

• Mandaeanism - Satar Jabar Helo
• Bahá'í Faith - Universal House of Justice
• Bahá´is Under the Hereditary Guardianship - Jacques Soghomonian, Guardian of the Faith (1991-present)
• Orthodox Bahá´i Faith - Joel Bray Marangella, Guardian of the Faith (1969-present)
• Sikhism - Joginder Singh Vedanti, leading figure (as the current Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib)
• Unitarian Universalist Association - Rev. William G. Sinkford, President (2001-present)
• Yazidi - Prince Tahsin Sayid Beg
• W.A.P.I. Zoroastrians (Iranian Zoroastrians) - Areez P. Khambatta, Presdident
• Bombay Parsi Punchayat (Zoroastrian, generally orthodox) - Minoo Shroff, President (2003 (at least)-present)
• World Zoroastrian Organization - Sammy H. Bhiwandiwalla, Chairman (2004-present)

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Mandaeism. ... Seat of the Universal House of Justice, governing body of the Baháís in Haifa Israel The Baháí Faith is an emerging global religion founded by Baháulláh, a 19th century Persian exile. ... For the building, see the Seat of the Universal House of Justice The Universal House of Justice is the supreme governing institution of the Baháí Faith. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joel Bray Marangella is the present Guardian, or administrative and spiritual leader of the Orthodox Baháís. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The Golden Temple is a sacred shrine for Sikhs Sikhism (Punjabi: ), پنجابی, is a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of ten Gurus who lived primarily in 16th and 17th century North India. ... Sri Akal Takht Sahib is the second holiest shrine of the Sikhs. ... Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), in full the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in North America, is a liberal religious denomination of Unitarian Universalist congregations formed by the consolidation in 1961 of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church in America. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Malak Ta’us The Yazidi or Yezidi (Kurdish: Êzidî) are adherents of a small Middle Eastern religion with ancient origins. ... Faravahar (or Ferohar), the depiction of the human soul before birth and after death. ... Faravahar (or Ferohar), the depiction of the human soul before birth and after death. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Faravahar (or Ferohar), the depiction of the human soul before birth and after death. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Indian subcontinent origin

• Federation of Jain Associations in North America - Mr. Anop R. Vora, President
• Terapanthi Jains - H. H. Acharya Mahapragya
• Ramakrishna Mission - Gahanananda, fourteenth President of the group

The hand with a wheel on the palm symbolizes the Jain Vow of Ahinsa, meaning non-injury and nonviolence. ... The hand with a wheel on the palm symbolizes the Jain Vow of Ahinsa, meaning non-injury and nonviolence. ... The Ramakrishna Mission is an association founded by Sri Ramakrishnas chief disciple and religious leader, Swami Vivekananda on May 1, 1897. ... Swami Gahanananda, the 14th President of the Ramakrishna Order, was born in the village of Paharpur in Sylhet district (now in Bangladesh) in October 1916. ...

New Religions

Eastern or Hindu derived

• Falun Gong - Li Hongzhi, Foundator (1992)
• Sathya Sai Baba - Sathya Sai Baba
• Rissho Kosei Kai - Nichiko Niwano, President
• Soka Gakkai - Einosuke Akiya (1981-present)

Falun emblem. ... Li Hongzhi (Chinese:李洪志; pinyin: Lǐ Hóngzhì) (born either July 7, 1952 or May 13, 1951) is the founder of Falun Dafa, otherwise known as Falun Gong. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The front cover of a biography of Sathya Sai Baba. ... The front cover of a biography of Sathya Sai Baba. ... Rissho Kosei Kai is a Japanese Buddhist movement of lay people. ... Soka Gakkai International or SGI is the umbrella organization for affiliate lay organizations in over 190 countries practicing a form of the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. ... Einosuke Akiya (born 1930) is a Japanese Buddhist leader. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Christian or Christian derived

• Iglesia ni Cristo - Eraño G. Manalo (1963-present)
• Jehovah's Witnesses -
  • Governing Body of the Jehovah's Witnesses - Carey Barber (1977-present), John Barr (1977-present), Samuel Herd (1999-present), Geoffrey Jackson (2005-present), Theodore Jaracz (1974-present), Steve Lett (1999-present), Gerrit Losch (1994-present), Anthony Morris (2005-present), Guy Pierce (1999-present), Albert Schroeder (1974-present), David Splane (1999-present), Daniel Sydlik (1974-present)
  • Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania - Don A. Adams, President (2000-present)
• Kimbanguist Church - Joseph Diangienda (1954-present)
• Mita Congregation - Teofilo Vargas Sein (1970-present)
• Unification Church - Sun Myung Moon (1954-present)
• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - Edir Macedo (1979-present)

Iglesia ni Cristos first chapel The Iglesia ni Cristo (also known as INC or Iglesya ni Kristo; Filipino for Church of Christ) is an independent religious organization which originated in the Philippines. ... Eraño de Guzman Manalo (born January 2, 1925) is the current Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Guy Pearce Guy Pearce (born October 5, England, 1967) is an Australian actor. ... Don A. Adams is the current president of the Watch Tower Society. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Kimbanguism (The Church of Christ on Earth) is a branch of Christianity founded by Simon Kimbangu in what was then the Belgium Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Mita Congregation is a Christian congregation based in Puerto Rico whose doctrine is based on the Bible and whose foundation is the Holy Trinity. ... Teofilo Vargas Sein (born c. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Rev. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Islam or Islam derived

• Nation of Islam - Louis Farrakhan (1978-present)
• Sky Kingdom - Ariffin Mohamad (1975-present)

The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Sky Kingdom (in the Malay language, Kerajaan Langit) was the name of the commune of the so-called “teapot cult” founded and led by Ariffin Mohamed, also known as Ayah Pin (Ayah is a common honorific meaning father). The commune was demolished by the government of Malaysia in July 2005. ... Dok chi choi san po kou shi mei shin kou meng wan choi lang siu num si chin mou lou pao wan yau san pin pat cher keng kou ngor kou si fu tou soi chi chi san tao mangku mun tou tam siu fei ying hung kik pat ying... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Speculative science derived

• 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 (1982-present)
• Raelism - Claude Vorilhon (1976-present)

Scientology is a system of beliefs, teachings and rituals, originally established as a secular philosophy in 1952 by author L. Ron Hubbard, then recharacterized by him in 1953 as an applied religious philosophy. Hubbard defined the word Scientology to mean a study of knowledge. ... David Miscavige (born April 30, 1960) is Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center, a corporation that owns the trademarked names and symbols of Dianetics and Scientology. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heber Jentzsch is a former actor and president of Church of Scientology International since 1982. ... Official Scientology Cross Symbol The Church of Scientology was founded in 1954 by the late author L. Ron Hubbard. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Raels first published book, the basis of the Raelian movement Raëlism is the belief system promoted by the Raëlian Movement, a religious organization which believes that scientifically advanced extraterrestrials known as the Elohim (one of the words used to refer to God in the Torah) created life... Raels first published book, the basis of the Raelian movement Raël (born Claude Vorilhon on September 30, 1946) is the founder and spiritual guide of the Raelian Movement. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External links

• http://www.rulers.org/relig.html
• http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/
• http://www.faswebdesign.com/ECPA/ (Eastern Catholic Churches)
• (fr) http://www.eleves.ens.fr/home/sray/seca/ (Byzantine structures and Oriental Catholic Churches)
• http://home.wanadoo.nl/arjen.nandita2/uhj-members-timeline.htm (Baha´i Faith, Timeline of members of the Universal House of Justice)
• http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=197 (Bogdo Gegeen)
• http://www.zanabazar.mn/Life/javzandamba.html (Bogdo Gegeen)
• (fr) http://www.orthodoxie.com
• http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org