List of religious leaders in 2001
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2000 religious leaders - Events of 2001 - 2002 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year
See also:
- List of state leaders in 2001
- List of international organization leaders in 2001
- List of colonial governors in 2001
Contents |
[edit] Catholic churches
- Roman Catholic Church - John Paul II, Pope (1978-2005)
- Albanian Catholic Church - Hil Kabashi, Apostolic Administrator (1996-present)
- Ambrosian Catholic Church -
- Armenian Catholic Church - Nerses Bedros XIX, Patriarch of the Catholic Armenians (1999-present)
- Belarusian Catholic Church -
- Bulgarian Catholic Church - Christo Proykov, Archbishop of Sofia (1995-present)
- Chaldean Catholic Church -
- Raphael I BeDaweed, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (1989-2003)
- ??, Apostolic Administrator
- ??, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church
- Coptic Catholic Church - Stephanos II, Patriarch of Alexandria (1986-present)
- Georgian Catholic Church -
- Greek Catholic Church - Anarghyros Printesis, Archbishop of Athens (1975-present)
- Hungarian Catholic Church - Szilárd Keresztes, Archbishop of Hajdúdorog (1988-present)
- Maronite Catholic Church - Nasrallah Sfeir, Maronite Patriarch (1986-present)
- Melkite Catholic Church - Grégoire III Laham, Patriarch of the Melkite Catholic Church (2000-present)
- Mozarabic Catholic Church -
- Romanian Catholic Church - Lucian Muresan, Metropolitan of Romania (1994-present)
- Russian Catholic Church -
- Ruthenian Catholic Church - ??, Archbishop of Mukachevo
- Croatian Greek Catholic Church - Slavomir Miklovš, Bishop of Križevci (Byzantine) (1983-present)
- Slovak Catholic Church - Ján Hirka, Archbishop of Preov (1989-present)
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta - Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie, Grand Master of the Order (1988-present)
- Syrian Catholic Church - Ignatius Pierre VIII, Patriarch of Antioch (2001-present)
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Church - Varkey Vithayathil, Archbishop of Ernakulam (1999-present)
- Syro-Malankarese Catholic Church - Cyril Mar Baselios, Archbishop of Trivandrum (1995-present)
- Teutonic Knights - Bruno Platter, Grand Master of the Order (2000-present)
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - Lubomyr Husar, Patriarch of L'viv (2000-present)
[edit] Eastern Orthodox churches
- Constantinople - Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1991-present)
- Albania - Anastasius of Albania, Archbishop of Tiranë and All Albania (1992-present)
- Alexandria - Peter VII, Patriarch of Alexandria (1997-2004)
- Antioch - Ignatius IV, Patriarch of Antioch (1979-present)
- Bulgaria - Maxim of Bulgaria, Patriarch of All Bulgaria (1971-present)
- Cyprus - Chrysostomos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977-2006)
- Czechia and Slovakia - Nicholas, Metropolitan of All Czechia and Slovakia (2000-present)
- Georgia - Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1977-present)
- Greece - Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998-present)
- Jerusalem - Irinaios I, Patriarch of Jerusalem (2001-2005)
- North America - Theodosius, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977–2002)
- Poland - Sawa, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998-present)
- Romania - Teoctist of Romania, Patriarch of Romania (1986-present)
- Russia - Alexei II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990-present)
- Serbia - Pavle of Serbia, Patriarch of the Serbs (1990-present)
The following do not currently have canonical standing (legal recognition) in Orthodoxy world-wide:
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate - Patriarch Filaret Denysenko
- Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church - Metropolitan Mefodiy Kydriakov (since the death of Patriarch Filaret Ihumen Dymytrij [Rudyuk])
[edit] Protestant churches
- Assemblies of God - Thomas E. Trask, General superintendent of the Assemblies of God (1993-present)
- United Church of Canada - Marion Pardy, Moderator (2000-2003)
- Church of England - George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991-2002)
- Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
- President Alvin L. Barry (1992 - 2001)
- President Robert T. Kuhn (2001)
- President Gerald B. Kieschnick (2001 - present)
- Lutheran World Federation - Christian Krause, President of the Lutheran World Federation (1997-present)
- Seventh-day Adventist Church - Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (1999-present)
- Southern Baptist Convention - Jack Graham, President of the Southern Baptist Convention
- Church of Sweden - Karl Gustav Hammar, Archbishop of Uppsala (1997-present)
- Worldwide Church of God - Joseph Tkach, Jr., Pastor-General of the Worldwide Church of God (1995-present)
[edit] Other
- Jehovah's Witnesses - Don Adams, President of the Jehovah's Witnesses (2000-present)
- 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)
- Tibetan Buddhism - Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1935-present)
- Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus - Kabanalbanalang Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus - Bishop Teofilo D. Ora - 1922-1969, Bishop Salvador Payawal - 1969 - 1989, Bishop Gamaliel T. Payawal - 1989 - 2003, Bishop Isagani Capistrano - 2003 - present)
- World Council of Churches - Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1993-2003)
- New Apostolic Church - Richard Fehr, Chief apostle of the New Apostolic Church (1988-present)
- Coptic Orthodox Church - Shenouda III of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (1971-present)
- Universal Pentecostal Church Inc.-Philippines - Bishop Romeo D. Corpuz Sr., Founder and International President(1976-present)
- Jesus Is Lord Church - Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva, Founder and International President (1978-present)
- 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)
