List of religious leaders in 2003

2002 religious leaders – Events of 2003 – 2004 religious leaders – Religious leaders by year

Contents 1 Christianity 1.1 Catholic churches 1.2 Eastern Orthodox churches 1.3 Protestant churches 1.3.1 Baptist 1.3.2 Lutheran 1.3.3 Pentecostal 1.3.4 Other 1.4 Anglicanism 1.4.1 Provinces of the Anglican Communion 1.4.2 Continuing Anglicanism 1.5 Oriental Orthodox Churches 1.6 Other Christian 2 Islam 3 Judaism 4 Eastern 5 Other

Christianity

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)
• Bulgarian Catholic Church – Christo Proykov, Archbishop of Sofia (1995–present)
• Chaldean Catholic Church –
  1. Raphael I Bidawid, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (1989–2003)
  2. Emmanuel III Delly, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (2003–present)
• Coptic Catholic Church – Stephanos II, Patriarch of Alexandria (1986–present)
• 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)
• Romanian Catholic Church – Lucian Muresan, Metropolitan of Romania (1994–present)
• Ruthenian Catholic Church – Milan Sasik, Archbishop of Mukachevo (2002–present)
• Croatian Greek Catholic Church – Slavomir Miklovš, Bishop of Križevci (Byzantine) (1983–present)
• Slovak Greek 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)

Eastern Orthodox churches

• Constantinople – Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1991–present)
• Albania – Anastasius of Albania, Archbishop of Tirana 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 – Herman (Swaiko), Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2002–present)
• Poland – Sawa, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998–present)
• Romania – Teoctist I, Patriarch of Romania (1986–2007)
• Russia – Alexei II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990–present)
• Serbia – Pavle of Serbia, Patriarch of the Serbs (1990–present)
• Ukraine – Volodymyr, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine (1992–present)
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchy – Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko)
• Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church – Metropolitan Mefodiy (Kudryakov)

Protestant churches

Baptist

• National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. – William J. Shaw, President (1999–2009)
• Southern Baptist Convention – Jack Graham, President of the Southern Baptist Convention (2002–2004)

Lutheran

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop (2001–present)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada – Raymond Schultz, National Bishop (2001–2007)
• Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad, Udo Petersoo, Archbishop of Canada, (1990–2006)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia – Jaan Kiivit, Jr (1994–2005)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland – Jukka Paarma, Archbishop of Turku (1998–present)
• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod – Gerald B. Kieschnick, President (2001–present)
• Lutheran World Federation –

• Christian Krause, President (1997–2003)
• Mark Hanson, President (2003–2010)

• Church of Norway – Harald V of Norway, King of Norway (1991–present)
• Church of Sweden – Karl Gustav Hammar, Archbishop of Uppsala (1997–2006)
• Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) – Karl R. Gurgel, President (1993–2007)

Pentecostal

• Assemblies of God – Thomas E. Trask, Assemblies of God Fellowship chairman (2000–2008)

Other

• Salvation Army – John Larsson, General of The Salvation Army (2002–2006)
• Seventh-day Adventist Church – Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (1999–present)
• United Church of Canada –

• Marion Pardy, Moderator (2000–2003)
• Peter Short, Moderator (2003–present)

• United Church of Christ – John H. Thomas, President and General Minister (1999–2009)
• Worldwide Church of God – Joseph Tkach, Jr., Pastor-General (1995–present)

Anglicanism

Provinces of the Anglican Communion

• Church of England –

• Elizabeth II, Supreme Governor of the Church of England (1952–present)
• Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (2002–present)

• Anglican Church of Canada – Michael Peers, Primate (1986–2004)
• Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui – Peter Kwong, Archbishop (1998–2006)
• Episcopal Church in the United States of America –

• Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop (1998–2006)
• George L.W. Werner, President of the House of Deputies (2000–present)

Continuing Anglicanism

• American Anglican Church – John A. Herzog, Presiding Bishop (1994–present)
• Anglican Church of Virginia – Larry Wilson Johnson, Bishop (2001–present)
• Anglican Episcopal Church – Reginald Hammond, Presiding Bishop (2000–2004)
• Anglican Orthodox Church – Jerry L. Ogles, Presiding Bishop (2003–present)
• Anglican Province of America – Walter Grundorf, Presiding Bishop (early 1990s–present)
• Diocese of the Great Lakes – David T. Hustwick, Bishop Ordinary (2002–present)
• Episcopal Missionary Church – William Millsaps, Presiding Bishop (2000–2005)
• Orthodox Anglican Communion – Scott Earle McLaughlin, Metropolitan Archbishop (2000–present)

• Episcopal Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America – Scott Earle McLaughlin, Presiding Bishop (2000–present)

• Province of Christ the King – Robert Morse, Bishop Ordinary (1977–2007)
• Reformed Episcopal Church – Leonard W. Riches, Presiding Bishop (1996–present)
• Traditional Anglican Communion – John Hepworth, Primate (2002–present)

• Anglican Catholic Church in Australia – John Hepworth, Archbishop (1998–present)
• Anglican Catholic Church of Canada – Robert Mercer, Bishop and Metropolitan (1988–2005)
• Anglican Church of India – Stephen Vattappara, Metropolitan Bishop (1990–present)
• Anglican Church in America – Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2005)

• United Anglican Church – Robert D. Parlotz, Archbishop and Primate (c.2001–present)
• United Episcopal Church of North America – Stephen C. Reber, Presiding Bishop (1996–2010)

Oriental Orthodox Churches

• Armenian Apostolic Church – Catholicos Karekin II (1999–present)

• Catholicos of Cilicia has been Aram I (1995–present)

• Coptic Orthodox Church – Shenouda III of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (1971–present)
• Ethiopian Orthodox Church – Abune Paulos (1992–present)
• Indian Orthodox Church – Catholicos of the East Baselius Mar Thoma Mathews II(1991–present)
• Syriac Orthodox Church – Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980–present)

Other Christian

• Assyrian Church of the East -Mar Dinkha IV (1976–present) Rival Patriarch in Baghdad Mar Addai II (1970–present)
• New Apostolic Church – Richard Fehr, Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church (1988–2005)
• Community of Christ – President W. Grant McMurray (1996–2004)
• World Council of Churches – Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1993–present)
• Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus – Kabanalbanalang Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus – Bishop Isagani Capistrano (2003 – Present)

Islam

• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
  • Khalifatul Masih IV, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1982–2003)
  • Khalifatul Masih V, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (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)

Judaism

• Chief Rabbi of the Orthodox United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth – Sir Jonathan Sacks (1991–present)
• Leader of the Orthodox Ashkenazi Haredi non-Hasidic Israeli ("Lithuanian Jews")- Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv

Eastern

• Tibetan Buddhism – Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1935–present)
• Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia – Preah Maha Ghosananda (1988–present)
• Supreme Patriarch of Thailand- Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana (1989–present?)
• Sakya – Sakya Trizin, Ngawang Kunga Tegchen Palbar Samphel Wanggi Gyalpo(born 1945)
• Nichiren Shoshu – High Priest Nikken Abe
• Konkokyo – Konko Heiki(spiritual leader since 1991)

Other

• Jehovah's Witnesses – Don Adams, President of the Jehovah's Witnesses (2000-?)
• Christian Science – Chairman Virginia Harris(1992–2004)
• 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 (1995–2008)
• Unitarian Universalist Association – Rev. William G. Sinkford, President (2001–present)
• Bombay Parsi Punchayat(Zoroastrian, generally orthodox) – Minoo Shroff was President for in least some of 2003
• Ramakrishna Mission- Swami Ranganathananda Thirteenth President of the group(1998–2005)
• 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)