List of religious leaders in 2003

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

[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 -
  1. Raphael I BeDaweed, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (1989–2003)
  2. Shlemon Warduni, Apostolic Administrator (2003)
  3. Emmanuel III Delly, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (2003-present)
• 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 - Milan Sasik, Archbishop of Mukachevo (2002-present)
• 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 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)

[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)
• United Church of Christ - John Thomas, President and General Minister (1999–present)
• 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)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop (2001–present)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland - Jukka Paarma (1998-present)
• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Gerald B. Kieschnick (2001–present)
• Lutheran World Federation - Mark Hanson, President (2003–present)
• Church of Norway - Harald V of Norway, King of Norway (1991-present)
• Salvation Army - John Larsson, General (September 2003to April 1, 2006)

General John Gowans July 23, 1999 to 2003

• 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)
• Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) - Karl R. Gurgel, President (1993–present)

[edit] Oriental Orthodox Churches

• Armenian Apostolic Church - Catholicos Karekin II (1999–present)
  • Catholicos of Cilicia has been Aram I since 1995
• 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)
• 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)

[edit] Other Christian

• Christian Science - Chairman Virginia Harris(1992–2004)
• 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)

[edit] Islam: Ismaili and Ahmadiyya

• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Khalifatul Masih IV and V (IV was from 1982–2003 and V from 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] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] Other

• Jehovah's Witnesses - Don Adams, President of the Jehovah's Witnesses (2000-?)
• 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) Mr. Miscavige gave the keynote address at the grand opening of the Church of Scientology of New York [2]and other Scientology churches.
  • Heber Jentzsch, official president of the Church of Scientology (1982–present)