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| ===Catholicism=== | |||
| {{See also|Catholicism}} | |||
| ====Roman Catholic Church==== | |||
| *] | |||
| *# ], ], ] (1978–2005) | |||
| *# ], ], ] (2005-present) | |||
| *] (]) - ], ] (1986–present) | |||
| *] (Alexandrian Rite) - ], ] (1999–present) | |||
| *] (]) - ], ] (1986–present) | |||
| *] (Antiochene Rite) - ], ] (2001–present) | |||
| *] (Antiochian Rite) | |||
| *# ], ] (1932–1953) | |||
| *# ], ] (1953–1994) | |||
| *# ], ] (1995–2005), ] (2005–2007) | |||
| *# ], ] (2007-present) | |||
| *] (]) - ], ] (1999–present) | |||
| *] (]) - ], ] (2000–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ] (2000–2005), ] (2005–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ] (1994–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ] (2002–present); ], ] (2002–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ] (2002–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ] (1987–present) ; ], ] (1989–present) | |||
| *] - ], ] (1983–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ] (1988–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ], (1995–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ] (1995–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ''Vacant'' | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ] (1975–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - | |||
| *# ], ] (2001–2005) | |||
| *# ], ] (2005–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ''Vacant'' | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ] (2003–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ''Vacant'' | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], Apostolic Administrator (1996–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ], ] (1993–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ], ] (2003–present) | |||
| *] (Byzantine Rite) - ''No organised hierarchy'' | |||
| *] (]) - ], ] (2003–present) | |||
| *] (Chaldean Rite) - ], ] (1999–present) | |||
| *] - ], Grand Master of the Order (1988–present) | |||
| *] - ], Grand Master of the Order (2000–present) | |||
| ====Catholic Churches not in communion with Rome==== | |||
| *] - Anthony I, ] (2002–present} | |||
| *] | |||
| *# Józef Maria Rafael Wojciechowski (1946–2005) | |||
| *# Beatrycze Szulgowicz (2005–present) | |||
| *] - Archbishop ], Presiding Bishop | |||
| *] - His Grace The Most Rev. Dr. ], Metropolitan (1999–present) | |||
| *] - ], ] (1997–present) | |||
| *] (also deemed in communion with the ]) - Dr. ], ] (2000–present), President of the International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference | |||
| *] (also deemed in communion with the ]) - | |||
| *# ] (1999-2005), Obispo Maximo X (Tenth Supreme Bishop) | |||
| *# ] (2005-present), Obispo Maximo XI (Eleventh Supreme Bishop) | |||
| *] - ], Prime Bishop (2002–present) | |||
| ==Eastern Orthodox churches== | |||
| *Constantinople - ], ] (1991–present) | |||
| *Alexandria - ], ] (2004–present) | |||
| *Antioch - ], ] (1979–present) | |||
| *Jerusalem - | |||
| *# ], ] (2001–2005) | |||
| *# Commission (], ], and ]) (2005) | |||
| *# ] (Locum Tenens) (2005) | |||
| *# ], ] (2005–present) | |||
| *Russia - ], ] (1990–2008) | |||
| *Serbia - ], ] (1990–present) | |||
| *Romania - ], ] (1986–2007) | |||
| *Bulgaria - ], ] (1971–present) | |||
| *Georgia - ], Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi (1977–present) | |||
| *Cyprus - | |||
| ** ], ] (1977–2006) | |||
| ** ], acting for Chrysostomos (2002–present) | |||
| *Greece - ], ] (1998–present) | |||
| *Poland - ], ] (1998–present) | |||
| *Albania - ], ] (1992–present) | |||
| *Czech Lands and Slovakia - ], ] (2006–present) | |||
| *North America - ], ] (2002–present) | |||
| ===Autonomous Orthodox Churches=== | |||
| *] (autonomy under ]) - ], Archbishop of Sinai (1973–present) | |||
| *] (autonomy under ]) - ], Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland (2001–present) | |||
| *] (autonomy under ]) - ], Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia (1999–present) | |||
| *Orthodox Church of ] (autonomy under Russia) - ], Metropolitan of All Japan (2000–present) | |||
| *] (autonomy under Russia) - ], Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine (1992–present) | |||
| *] (autonomy under Serbia) - | |||
| ** ], Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje (2005–present) | |||
| ** Marko, acting for Ioannis VI (2005–present) | |||
| *] (autonomy under Romania) - ], Metropolitan (1992–present) | |||
| ===Schismatic Orthodox Churches=== | |||
| * ] - ], Archbishop (1997-present) | |||
| * ] - | |||
| ** ] (2001-present) | |||
| ** ], Metropolitan in opposition (2001-present) | |||
| * ] | |||
| ** ], Metropolitan (2000-present) | |||
| * ] | |||
| ** ], Metropolitan (2000-present) | |||
| * ] | |||
| ** ], Patriarch (1995-present) | |||
| ===Old Believers=== | |||
| *] | |||
| ** 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) | |||
| *] - Leonty (Izotov) (1996–present) | |||
| *] | |||
| *# Andrian (2004–2005) | |||
| *# Ioann of Kostroma and Yaroslavl, ''Locum Tenens'' (2005) | |||
| *# ] (2005–present) | |||
| *] - A. Alexander of ], Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (2000–present) | |||
| ==Protestant churches== | |||
| ====Baptist ==== | |||
| * ] - William J. Shaw, President (1999-2009) | |||
| * ] - Bobby Welch, ] (2004-2006) | |||
| ====Lutheran==== | |||
| * ]n ] Church Abroad, Udo Petersoo, Archbishop of Canada, (1990-2006) | |||
| * ]- ] President of the Synod (2003-present) | |||
| * ] (ELCA) - ], Presiding Bishop (2001-present) | |||
| * ] - ], National Bishop (2001-2007) | |||
| * ] - | |||
| :#] (1994-2005) | |||
| :#] (2005-present) | |||
| * ] - ], ] (1998-present) | |||
| * ] - ], President (2001-present) | |||
| * ] - ], President (2003-present) | |||
| * ] - ], ] (1991-present) | |||
| * ] - ], ] (1997-2006) | |||
| * ] (WELS) - ], President (1993-2007) | |||
| ====Pentecostal ==== | |||
| * ] - Thomas E. Trask, Assemblies of God Fellowship chairman (2000-2008) | |||
| * ] - Kenneth F. Haney, General Superintendent, (until 2009) | |||
| ====Anglicanism==== | |||
| *] - | |||
| ** Formal leadership - ], ] (1952–present) | |||
| ** Effective leadership - ], ] (2002–present) | |||
| *] - Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop (1995-present) | |||
| *] - ], Primate | |||
| ====Other==== | |||
| * ] - ], ] (2002–2006) | |||
| * ] - ], ] (1999-present) | |||
| * ] - ], ] (2003-2006) | |||
| * ] - ], President and General Minister (1999-2009) | |||
| * ] - ], President of the Council of Bishops (?-2006) | |||
| * ] - ], Pastor-General (1995-present) | |||
| ==Oriental Orthodox Churches== | |||
| *] - | |||
| ** ], ] (1999-present) | |||
| ** ], ] (1995–present) | |||
| *] - ], ] (1971–present) | |||
| *] - | |||
| *# ] (2003-2005) | |||
| *# ] (2005-present) | |||
| *] - ] (1992-present) | |||
| *] - ] (1980-present) | |||
| *] - ] ] (1991-present) | |||
| ==Other Christian or Christian derived== | |||
| *] - ], Patriarch (1976-present) | |||
| *] - ], Patriarch (1969-present) | |||
| *] - (No clergy) - Board of directors (five members): J. Thomas Black, Walter D. Jones, Nathan Talbot, Mary M. Trammell,Chair and M. Victor Westberg | |||
| *] - ], President (2005-present) | |||
| *] (LDS Church) - ], ] (2008-present) | |||
| *] - ], General Secretary of the ] (2000-present) | |||
| *] | |||
| *# ], ] of the ] (1988-2005) | |||
| *# ], ] of the ] (2005-present) | |||
| *] - ], President (2003-present) | |||
| *] - ] (1963-present) | |||
| *] - | |||
| ** Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania - ], President (2000–present) | |||
| ** Governing Body of the Jehovah's Witnesses - ] (1977-present), ] (1977-present), ] (1999-present), ] (2005-present), ] (1974-present), ] (1999-present), ] (1994-present), ] (2005-present), ] (1999-present), ] (1974-present), ] (1999-present), ] (1974-present) | |||
| *] - ] (2001-present) | |||
| *] - ] (1970-present) | |||
| *] - ] (1954-present) | |||
| *] - Edir Macedo (1979-present) | |||
| *] - ], ] (2004-present) | |||
| ==Sunni Islam== | |||
| ''Note: It is important to mention ] ] has no leaders as the term is understood in the ] world. There is currently no ]. 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 ] in orthodox Sunni circles. The following people are mentioned to add Sunni content as they are leading figures.'' | |||
| *]الأزهر الشريف - Muhammad Sayid Tantawy, Imam | |||
| *] - Sheikh ], ] (As a Grand Mufti he has a degree of legal authority in ] Islam without being its leader) | |||
| *] - Shaikh Ali Gomaa, ] | |||
| *] - Shaikh Rafi Usmani, ] | |||
| *] - Shaikh Abdul-Azeez bin Abdullaa bin Muhammad Aal ash-Shaikh, ] | |||
| *] - Shaikh Kamal-u-Din Ja'eit, ] | |||
| *] - Shaikh Abdurahman Bakhromov, ] | |||
| *] - Shaikh Mustafa Ef. Cerić, ] | |||
| *] - Shaikh Ravil Gainutdin, ] | |||
| *] - Shaikh Soheïb Bencheikh, ] | |||
| ==Shia islam== | |||
| ''Note:Ayatollah (Persian: آيتالله āyatollāh from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu l-Lāh "Sign of God") is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hojatoleslam wal-muslemin. It is similar to the Christian Bishop. | |||
| *]-Grand Ayatollah Qorban Ali Kaboli | |||
| *]-Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Asif Muhsini | |||
| *]-Ayatollah Mohsin Hojjat | |||
| *]-Ayatollah Shaikh. Essa Qassim | |||
| *]-Ayatollah Shaikh. Mohammad Sanad | |||
| *]-Grand Ayatollah ] | |||
| *]-Ayatollah aqel-ul-garvi | |||
| *]-Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, ] | |||
| *]-Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi | |||
| *]-Grand Ayatollah Yousef Sanei | |||
| *]-Grand ayatollah Ali al-Sistani | |||
| *]-Grand Ayatollah Bashir Najafi | |||
| *]-Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi | |||
| *]-Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah | |||
| *]-Ayatollah Jaafar Mortada | |||
| *]-Ayatollah Allama Hussain Bakhsh Jarra | |||
| *]-Ayatollah allamah syed Muhammad Yar Shah | |||
| *]-Ayatollah Hassan Raza Ghadeer | |||
| *]-Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi | |||
| *]-Ayatollah Hafiz Riaz Hussain Najafi | |||
| ===Ismaili Islam=== | |||
| *] - ] (1965-present) | |||
| *] (]) - ] (1957-present) | |||
| ==Ahmadiyya Islam== | |||
| *] - ] V, Hazrat ] (]-Present) | |||
| *] - Dr. Abdul Karim Saeed Pasha (]-present) | |||
| ==Druze== | |||
| *] ] - ], leading figure | |||
| ==Judaism== | |||
| *] - ] (1981–present) | |||
| *] (]) - ], ] (2003–present) | |||
| *] (]) - ], ] (2003–present) | |||
| *] - ], ] (2002–present) | |||
| *United Hebrew Congregations of the ] - Sir ], ] (1991–present) | |||
| *]i Leader of the ] ] ] non-] ("]") - Rabbi ] | |||
| *] - Stephen J. Savitsky, President of Lay Leadership (2004–present); Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Executive Vice President | |||
| *] (]) - Rabbi Perry Raphael Rank, President | |||
| *] (]) - Rabbi ] | |||
| *] - ], ] (2005-present) | |||
| *] - Rabbi ], President | |||
| ''Note: As with Islam these leaders may not necessarily have that much authority, it varies from group to group.'' | |||
| ==]== | |||
| * Elazar ben Tsedaka, High Priest (2004-present) | |||
| ==Eastern== | |||
| *] (] sect) - | |||
| ** ], ] (14th one) (1939–present) | |||
| ** ], ] recognized by the Dalaï Lama (11th Panchen Lama) (1995–present) | |||
| ** ], ] installed by the Chinese Government (1995–present) | |||
| *] (] sect) - | |||
| ** ], ] (17th one) (1994–present) | |||
| ** ], rival ] (1992–present) | |||
| *] (] sect) - ], Throne Holder (1951–present) | |||
| *]'s ] - ], ] (9th one) (1936-present) ''("confirmed" in 1991)'' | |||
| *] - ], ] (1989-present) | |||
| ** Acting ] - ] (2004-present) | |||
| *] of ] - ] (1988–present) | |||
| *] - Lungtok Tenpai Nyima | |||
| *] - Rev. Bub Jang | |||
| *] - High Priest Nikken Abe | |||
| *] - Konko Heiki, Spiritual Leader (1991–present) | |||
| *] - Most Venerable Eshin Watanabe, Patriarch of Tendai Buddhism | |||
| *] - Most Reverend Kuniaki Kuni is the Jingu Daiguji of the ] (This does not make Kuniaki Kuni the leader of Shinto per se, but mentioned as a respected figure over arguably the holiest site in Shint | |||
| ==Other== | |||
| ===Western origin=== | |||
| *] - Satar Jabar Helo | |||
| *] - Joginder Singh Vedanti, leading figure (as the current Jathedar of ]) | |||
| *] - ], President (2001–present) | |||
| *] - Prince Tahsin Sayid Beg | |||
| *] (Iranian Zoroastrians) - Areez P. Khambatta, Presdident | |||
| *] - Minoo Shroff, President (] (at least)-present) | |||
| *] - Sammy H. Bhiwandiwalla, Chairman (2004–present) | |||
| ===Indian subcontinent origin=== | |||
| *] - Mr. Anop R. Vora, President | |||
| *] - H. H. Acharya Mahapragya | |||
| *] - ], fourteenth President of the group | |||
| ==New religions== | |||
| ===Eastern or Hindu derived=== | |||
| *] - ], Foundator (1992) | |||
| *] - ] | |||
| *] - Nichiko Niwano, President | |||
| *] - ] (1981–present) | |||
| ===Islam or Islam derived=== | |||
| *] - ] (1978–present) | |||
| *] - ] (1975–present) | |||
| ===Speculative science derived=== | |||
| *] - | |||
| **], Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center, "highest ecclesiastical official of the Scientology religion" (1987–present) | |||
| **], official president of the ] (1982–present) | |||
| *] - ] (1976–present) | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| *http://www.rulers.org/relig.html | |||
| *http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/ | |||
| *http://www.faswebdesign.com/ECPA/ (Eastern Catholic Churches) | |||
| *{{fr_icon}} 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_icon}} http://www.orthodoxie.com | |||
| *http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org | |||
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