List of religious leaders in 2004
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2003 religious leaders - Events of 2004 - 2005 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year
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[edit] Catholic churches
- Roman Catholic Church - John Paul II, Pope (1978-2005)
- Albanian Catholic Church - Hil Kabashi, Apostolic Administrator (1996-present)
- Ambrosian Catholic Church -
- Anglican Catholic Church - John-Charles Vockler, Metropolitan and Archbishop
- 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 - Emmanuel III Delly, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (2003-present)
- Coptic Catholic Church - Stephanos II, Patriarch of Alexandria (1986-present)
- Croatian Greek Catholic Church - Slavomir Miklovš, Bishop of Križevci (Byzantine) (1983-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 - Milan Sasik, Archbishop of Mukachevo (2002-present)
- Serbian Catholic Church -
- Slovak Catholic Church - Ján Hirka, Archbishop of Pre?ov (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 Lviv (2000-present)
[edit] Eastern Orthodox churches
- Constantinople - Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1991-present)
- Alexandria -
- Peter VII, Patriarch of Alexandria (1997-2004)
- Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria (2004-present)
- Antioch - Ignatius IV, Patriarch of Antioch (1979-present)
- Jerusalem - Irinaios I, Patriarch of Jerusalem (2001-2005)
- Russia - Alexius II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990-present)
- Serbia - Pavle, Patriarch of the Serbs (1990-present)
- Romania - Teoctist of Romania, Patriarch of Romania (1986-present)
- Bulgaria - Maxim of Bulgaria, Patriarch of All Bulgaria (1971-present)
- Georgia - Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1977-present)
- Cyprus - Chrysostomos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977-2006)
- 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 Tirana and All Albania (1992-present)
- Czechia and Slovakia - Nicholas, Metropolitan of All Czechia and Slovakia (2000-present)
- America - Herman (Swaiko), Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2002-present)
[edit] Schismatic Orthodox Churches
- Montenegrin Orthodox Church - Mihailo, Archbishop (1997-present)
- Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia -
- Laurus, Metropolitan (2001-present)
- Vitaly, Metropolitan in opposition (2001-present)
- Russian True Orthodox Church
- Vyacheslav, Metropolitan (2000-present)
- Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
- Mefodiy, Metropolitan (2000-present)
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate
- Filaret, Patriarch (1995-present)
[edit] 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)
- Church of England - Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (2002-present)
- Lutheran World Federation - Christian Krause, President of the Lutheran World Federation (1997-present)
- Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Gerald B. Kieschnick (2001-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
- Salvation Army - General John Larsson (2002-present)
- Church of Norway - Harald V of Norway, King of Norway (1991-present)
- 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] Oriental Orthodox Churches
- Armenian Apostolic Church - Catholicos Karekin II (1999-present)
- Assyrian Church of the East -Mar Dinkha IV (1976-present) Rival Patriarch in Baghdad Mar Addai II (1970-present)
- Coptic Orthodox Church - Shenouda III of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (1971-present)
- Ethiopian Orthodox Church - Abune Paulos (1992-present)
- Syriac Orthodox Church - Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980-present)
[edit] Other Christian
- Jehovah's Witnesses - Don A. 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)
- Community of Christ - W. Grant McMurray (1996-2004)
- World Council of Churches - Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (2004-present)
- New Apostolic Church - Richard Fehr, Chief apostle of the New Apostolic Church (1988-present)
[edit] Islam: Ismaili and Ahmadiyya
- 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 - Aga Khan IV (1957-present)
[edit] Eastern Religions
- Tibetan Buddhism - Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1935-present)
- Supreme Patriarch of Thailand- Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana (1989-present)
- Nichiren Shoshu - High Priest Nikken Abe
[edit] Other
- Scientology -
- David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center[1], "highest ecclesiastical official of the Scientology religion" [2],"Presented the "This is Scientology" - an overview of the Scientology religion in August 2004"(1987-present)
- Heber Jentzsch, official president of the Church of Scientology (1982-present)
- Unitarian Universalist Association - Rev. William G. Sinkford, President (2001-present)
