This is a list of the top-level leaders for religious groups with at least 50,000 adherents, and that led anytime since January 1, 2001. It should likewise only name leaders listed on other articles and lists.

Buddhism

* Cambodian buddhism — :* Tep Vong, Great Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia (2006–present) * Engaged Buddhism — :* Thích Nhất Hạnh, (1926–2022) * Sōka Gakkai — :*

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, President (1981–2006) :* Minoru Harada, President (2006–present) *

Thai Buddhism Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school, which is followed by 95 percent of the population. Thailand has the second largest Buddhist population in the world, after China, with approximately 64 million Buddhists. Buddhism in ...

— :* Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, 19th Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1989–2013) :* Ariyavongsagatanana IX, 20th Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (2017–present)

Tibetan Buddhism

* Dalai Lama of the Gelug (Yellow Hat school) — :* Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama (1940–present) ;Mongolia * Jebtsundamba Khutuktu of the Gelug in Mongolia — :* Jambalnamdolchoyjijantsan, 9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (1991–2012) ;Russia *Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia — :* Damba Ayusheev, 24th Pandito Khambo Lama (1995–present)

Christianity

Catholicism

* Roman Catholic Church, ( complete list) – :* John Paul II, Pope (1978–2005) :* Benedict XVI, Pope (2005–2013) :*

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, Pope (2013–present) * Eastern Catholic Churches sui iuris :* Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church – ::* Lubomyr Husar, Major Archbishop (2001–2011) ::*

Sviatoslav Shevchuk Sviatoslav Shevchuk ( uk, Святосла́в Шевчу́к; born 5 May 1970 in Stryi, Ukrainian SSR) has been the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) since 25 March 2011, serving as the Eastern Catholic church's le ...

, Major Archbishop (2011–present) :* Maronite Church – ::* Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Patriarch (1986–2011) ::* Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Patriarch (2011–present) :* Syro-Malabar Church – ::*

Varkey Vithayathil Varkey Vithayathil (29 May 19271 April 2011) was an Indian cardinal, served as Head and Father of Syro Malabar Church and Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly. He was also a religious priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. Ea ...

, Major Archbishop (1999–2011) ::* George Alencherry, Major Archbishop (2011–present) * Independent Catholic groups :*Old Roman Catholic Church in Europe – ::*Jerome Lloyd, Metropolitan Archbishop (2012–present) :* Apostolic Catholic Church (Philippines) – ::*John Florentine, Patriarch (1995–2021) ::*Juan Almario, Patriarch (2021–present) :*

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– ::* Alberto Ramento, Supreme Bishop (1995–2001) ::*Tomás Millamena, Supreme Bishop (2001–2007) ::*Godofredo David, Supreme Bishop (2007–2011) ::*

Ephraim Fajutagana Ephraim Fajutagana y Servañez is a former Obispo Máximo or Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church (''Iglesia Filipina Independiente'' or IFI). He is the 12th Obispo Máximo, the highest post of the Church, that goes back from i ...

, Supreme Bishop (2011–2017) ::*

Rhee Timbang Rhee Millena Timbang is the current Obispo Máximo or Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church (''Iglesia Filipina Independiente''). He was elevated from Bishop of Surigao to Obispo Máximo on June 25, 2017 and replaced Ephraim Faj ...

, Supreme Bishop (2017–present)

Eastern Orthodoxy

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ( el, Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, translit=Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos, ; la, Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constanti ...

( complete list), the first among equals in Eastern Orthodoxy – :* Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1991–present) * Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria ( complete list) – :* Peter VII, Patriarch of Alexandria (1997–2004) :* Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria (2004–present) * Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch ( complete list) – :* Ignatius IV (Hazim), Patriarch of Antioch (1979–2012) :* John X (Yazigi), Patriarch of Antioch (2012–present) * Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem – :* Irenaios I, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (2001–2005) :* Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (2005–present) *

Albanian Orthodox Church The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania ( sq, Kisha Ortodokse Autoqefale e Shqipërisë), commonly known as the Albanian Orthodox Church or the Orthodox Church of Albania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It declared its autoce ...

– :* Anastasios (Yannoulatos), Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania (1992–present) *

Bulgarian Orthodox Church The Bulgarian Orthodox Church ( bg, Българска православна църква, translit=Balgarska pravoslavna tsarkva), legally the Patriarchate of Bulgaria ( bg, Българска патриаршия, links=no, translit=Balgarsk ...

( complete list) – :* Maxim, Patriarch of All Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia (1971–2012) :* Neofit, Patriarch of All Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia (2013–present) * Cypriot Orthodox Church ( complete list) – :* Chrysostomos I, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977–2006) :* Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (2006–2022) *

Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church The Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia ( cs, Pravoslavná církev v Českých zemích a na Slovensku; sk, Pravoslávna cirkev v českých krajinách a na Slovensku) is a self-governing body of the Eastern Orthodox Church that territ ...

– :*Nicholas of Presov, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (2000–2006) :*

Christopher of Prague Christopher of Prague, born 29 June 1953 as Radim Pulec is the Orthodox Metropolitan of the Czech lands and Slovakia since 2006 and Archbishop of Prague. He has participated in numerous theological conferences and has represented the Church of th ...

, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (2006–2014) :* Rastilav of Presov, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (2014–present) * Georgian Orthodox Church – :* Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1977–present) *

Church of Greece The Church of Greece ( el, Ἐκκλησία τῆς Ἑλλάδος, Ekklēsía tē̂s Helládos, ), part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Its ...

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Christodoulos of Athens Christodoulos (17 January 1939 – 28 January 2008) ( el, Χριστόδουλος, born Christos Paraskevaidis, ''Χρήστος Παρασκευαΐδης'') was Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and as such the primate of the Autocephalous O ...

, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998–2008) :* Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (2008–present) * Orthodox Church in America, North America ( complete list) – :* Theodosius (Lazor), Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977–1980) :* Theodosius (Lazor), Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1981–2002) :* Herman (Swaiko), Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2002–2005) :* Herman (Swaiko), Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2005–2008) :* Jonah (Paffhausen), Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2008–2009) :* Jonah (Paffhausen), Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2009–2012) :* Tikhon, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2012–present) * Polish Orthodox Church – :* Sawa (Hrycuniak) of Poland, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998–present) * Romanian Orthodox Church – :* Teoctist I, Patriarch of All Romania (1986–2007) :* Daniel Ciobotea, Patriarch of All Romania (2007–present) * Russian Orthodox Church ( complete list) – :* Alexy II of Russia, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990–2008) :* Kirill I, acting (2008–2009), Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (2009–present) *

Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches. The majori ...

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Archbishop of Peć This article lists the heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church, since the establishment of the church as an autocephalous archbishopric in 1219 to today's patriarchate. The list includes all the archbishops and patriarchs that led the Serbian Orth ...

, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch (1990–2009) :* Irinej, Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch (2010–2020) :* Porfirije, Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch (2021–present) *

Orthodox Church of Finland The Orthodox Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko, lit=Finnish Orthodox Church; sv, Ortodoxa kyrkan i Finland, lit=Orthodox Church in Finland; ) is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox archdiocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Cons ...

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John Rinne Metropolitan John (secular name Johannes Wilho Rinne; 16 August 1923 – 1 July 2010) was the Orthodox Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland from 1987 to 2001. Birth Rinne was born in Turku, Finland, on 16 August 1923 to a family belonging to the ...

, Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland (1987–2001) :* Leo Makkonen Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland (2001–present) * Orthodox Church of Ukraine – :* Epiphanius I, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine (2018–present)

Oriental Orthodoxy

* Armenian Apostolic Church ( complete list) – ::* Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians (1999–present) :* Armenian Apostolic Church ( complete list) – ::* Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia (1995–present) * Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ( complete list) – :* Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope and Patriarch (1971–2012) :*

Theodoros II of Alexandria Pope Tawadros II or Theodore II ( cop, Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲑⲉⲟ́ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲃ̅', translit=Papa Abba Theódōros II ; ar, البابا تواضروس الثاني, translit=al-Bābā Tawāḍurūs al-Th ānī, ...

, Pope and Patriarch (Pope Tawadros II) (2012–present) * Eritrean Orthodox Church – :* Abune Phillipos, Patriarch (1999–2001) :* Abune Yacob, Patriarch (2002–2003) :* Abune Antonios, Patriarch (2004–2007) :*

Abune Dioskoros Abune Diosqoros (born Diosqoros Hagos Mendefera; 1935 – 21 December 2015) was the fourth Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, appointed in April 2007. Bishop Born in 1935, Dioskoros was consecrated as bishop of the Seraye distri ...

, Patriarch (2007–2015) :*

Abune Qerlos Abune Qerlos (1928 – 2 December 2022) was the fifth Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( ti, ቤተ ክርስትያን ተዋህዶ ኤርትራ) is one of the Oriental Orthodox Church ...

, Patriarch (2021–2022) *

Ethiopian Orthodox Church The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, ''Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan'') is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Chris ...

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Abune Paulos Abune Paulos (born Gebremedhin Woldeyohannes; 3 November 1936 – 16 August 2012) was an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Patriarch from 1992 to his death in 2012. His full title was "His Holiness Abuna Paulos, Fifth Patriarch of the Ortho ...

, Abuna and Patriarch (1992–2012) :*

Abune Mathias Abune Mathias (born Teklemariam Asrat; 5 January 1941) is the current Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since 2013. His full title is " His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Sixth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of ...

, Abuna and Patriarch (2013–present) *

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– :* Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980–2014) :* Ignatius Aphrem II Karim (2014–present) * Indian Orthodox Church ( complete list) – :*

Baselios Marthoma Mathews II Baselios Marthoma Mathews II (30 January 1915 – 26 January 2006) was the primate of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. He was the 6th Catholicos of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and 19th Malankara Metropolitan. Early life He was born ...

Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan are the titles used by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, which is also called the Indian Orthodox Church, for the same bishop holding two offices of Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metr ...

(1991–2005) :* Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I,

(2005–2010) :* Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II,

(2010–2021) :*

Baselios Marthoma Mathews III Baselios Marthoma Mathews III (born 12 February 1949) is the present Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, serving as its primate. He was enthroned as the 22nd Malankara Metropolitan on 14 Oct ...

(2021–present) * Malabar Independent Syrian Church – :*Joseph Mar Koorilose IX (1986–2001) :* Cyril Mar Baselios I (2001–present)

Protestantism

* National Association of Evangelicals – :* Kevin Mannoia, President (1999–2001) :* Leith Anderson, President (2002–2003) :* Ted Haggard, President (2003–2006) :* Leith Anderson, President (2006–present)

Baptist

* Baptist World Alliance — :*General Secretaries ::*

Denton Lotz Denton Lotz (January 18, 1939 – April 23, 2019) was the general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance from 1988 to 2007 and the senior pastor of Tremont Temple Baptist Church in Boston from 2007 to 2017. Biography Lotz held a bachelor of s ...

(1988–2007) ::* Neville Callam (2008–present) :* Presidents ::*

Billy Kim Billy (Jang Hwan) Kim (Hangul: 김장환) (born 1934) is a prominent Christian evangelist and humanitarian. He was the president of the Baptist World Alliance from 2000 until 2005 when he was succeeded by David Coffey. Early life Billy Kim was ...

(2000–2005) ::*David Coffey (2005–2010) ::*John Upton (2010–present) ;Africa *

Baptist Convention of Angola The Baptist Convention of Angola ( pt, Convenção Baptista de Angola) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Angola. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Luanda. History The organization has its origins in a P ...

– :*Mateus Chaves, President () :*Alexandre Melo Chilanda, General Secretary () * Nigerian Baptist Convention – :*President ::*Uche Enyioha, President () :*General Secretary and CEO ::*S. T. Ola Akande, General Secretary ::*S. Ola Fadeji, General Secretary ::*Solomon Ademola Ishola, General Secretary () ;Asia * Paku Karen Baptist Association (Burma) – :*Letta, Executive Secretary :*Kooler, Executive Secretary :*Augustus Spurgeon, Executive Secretary :*Caleb Paw, Executive Secretary :*Paul Htoo, Executive Secretary () *

Association of Fundamental Baptist Churches in the Philippines The Association of Fundamental Baptist Churches in the Philippines (AFBCP) is an organization guiding cooperative ministries of Independent Baptist churches on the islands of the Philippines. History The ''Association of Fundamental Baptist Churc ...

– :*Arleen D. Fidel, Chairman (2004–present) ;India * Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang – :*O. Alem, General Secretary () *

Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars The Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars (CBCNC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in north coastal Andhra Pradesh. The churches are part of the Telugu Christian community of Southern India. Its language is Telugu. It is affilia ...

– :*T. Ch. Immanuel, President (2006–present) :*M. Ashok Kumar, Secretary (2006–present) *

Manipur Baptist Convention Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Manipur, India. As of 2022, it had 1,449 churches and 221,436 baptized members. It is under the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India (CBCNEI). The convention is a ...

– :*Vumthang Sitlhou, General Secretary () * Tripura Baptist Christian Union – :*Rajani Kaipeng, General Secretary () ; Eurasia, regional *Euro-Asian Federation of Evangelical Christians-Baptists Unions — :*Alexey Smirnov, President (2012–present) *International Union of Churches of Evangelical Christians-Baptists — :* Gennadi Kryuchkov, Chairman (1962–2007) :*Nikolay Antonyuk, Chairman (2008–present) ; Eurasia, national *Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia — Malkhaz Songulashvili, Bishop (present) * Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists — :*Peter Konovalchuk, President (1994–2002) :*

Yuri Sipko Yuri Kirillovich Sipko ( rus, Ю́рий Кири́ллович Сипко́; born 28 February 1952) is a Russian Baptist pastor who was vice president of the World Baptist Alliance and president of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Bap ...

, President (2002–2010) :*Alexey Smirnov, President (2010–2018) :*Peter Mickiewicz, President (2018–present) * Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Kazakhstan — :*Frans G. Tissen, President (present) ;Europe, regional * European Baptist Federation – :*Tony Peck, General Secretary () *

International Baptist Convention The International Baptist Convention is an association of English-speaking Baptist churches and missions in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Frankfurt. History The Inter ...

– :*Jimmy Martin, General Secretary () ;Europe, national * Baptist Union of Romania – :*Paul Negruţ, President (?–2007) :*Otniel Bunaciu, President (2007–present) *

Convention of the Hungarian Baptist Churches of Romania The Convention of the Hungarian Baptist Churches of Romania ( hu, Romániai Magyar Baptista Gyülekezetek Szövetsége; ro, Convenţia Bisericilor Creştine Baptiste Maghiare) is an organization of ethnic Hungarian Baptists in Romania within the ...

– :*Borzási István, President () ;United Kingdom * Baptist Union of Great Britain – :*Jonathan Edwards, General Secretary () ;North America ;Canada *

Baptist General Conference of Canada Baptist General Conference of Canada (BGCC) is a national body of evangelical Baptist churches in Canada. The districts cooperate through the General Conference and the national office is located in Edmonton, Alberta. History A church was formed ...

– :*Jamey McDonald, Executive Director () *

Canadian Baptist Ministries Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM) or ''Ministères Baptistes Canadiens'' is a federation of four regional Baptist denominations in Canada. The federation is a member of the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarter is in Mississauga, Ontario. Hist ...

– :*Gary Vincent Nelson, General Secretary () *

Canadian Baptists of Western Canada The Canadian Baptists of Western Canada, formerly the Baptist Union of Western Canada, is a moderate Baptist denomination with churches in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Headquarters is in ...

– :*Jan Paasuke, President of the Board () * Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada – :*Roger Fellows, General Coordinator (2001–NA) :*Mark Hudson, General Coordinator () ;United States *

Alliance of Baptists The Alliance of Baptists is a Baptist Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. The headquarters is in Raleigh, North Carolina. History The Alliance of Baptists was formed in 1987 as the Southern Baptist Alliance by liberal indi ...

– :*Brooks Wicker, President () * American Baptist Churches USA – :*A. Roy Medley, General Secretary () *

Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America The Confessional Baptist Association is an association of Reformed Baptist churches in the United States. The headquarters is in Mansfield, Texas. History On November 12–13, 1996, fifteen Reformed Baptist churches met at Heritage Church in Fay ...

– :*Gordon Taylor, Coordinator (2008–present) * Baptist Bible Fellowship International – :*Linzy Slayden, President () * Baptist General Conference – :*Jerry Sheveland, President () * Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty – :*J. Brent Walker – Executive Director (1999–2016) :*Amanda Tyler - Executive Director (2017–present) * Baptist Missionary Association of America – :*John David Smith, Executive Director, (2010–present) *

Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America-Bautistas por la Paz (BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz) is a Baptist Christian denomination. The headquarters is in Charlotte, North Carolina. History The Convention has its origins in the establishment of t ...

– :*Cheryl Dudley, President, (2008–2011) * Conservative Baptist Association of America – :*Stephen LeBar, Executive Director (2004–2009) :*Stan Rieb, National Network Facilitator, (2009–present) * Cooperative Baptist Fellowship – :*Daniel Vestal, Coordinator (1996–present) * Enterprise Association of Regular Baptists – :*Eugene Dickerson, Moderator () :*Roger Ball, President () * Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship – :* Paul S. Morton, International Presiding Bishop (1994–present) *

Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International The Foundations Baptist Fellowship International (FBFI), formerly the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International, is a fellowship of Independent Fundamental Baptist individuals. History The roots of FBFI can be traced to the Fundamental Fellows ...

– :*John Vaughn, President () * General Association of General Baptists – :*James Murray, interim Executive Director () * General Association of Regular Baptist Churches – :*John Greening, National Representative () *

National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. The National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc., (NBCA Intl or NBCA) more commonly known as the National Baptist Convention of America or sometimes the Boyd Convention, is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is ...

– :*Stephen J. Thurston, President () :*Samuel C. Tolbert, General Secretary () * National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. – :*William J. Shaw, President (1999–2009) :* Julius R. Scruggs, President (2009–2014) :*Jerry Young, President (2014–present) * North American Baptist Conference – :*Rob McCleland, Executive Director () * Ohio Valley Christian Baptist Church of God – :*Paul Hagen, General Superintendent () :*Delmar Rogers, General Secretary () * Progressive National Baptist Convention – :*General Secretary ::*Walter Parrish III, General Secretary () :*President ::*T. DeWitt Smith, Jr., President (?–2010) ::*Carroll A. Baltimore, President (2010–2014) ::*James C. Perkins, President (2014–present) *

Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant and second-largest Christian denomination in the United States. The wor ...

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James Merritt James Merritt, (born December 22, 1952), is a U.S. religious leader and was president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2000 to 2002. Biography James G. Merritt is the senior pastor oCross Pointe Church He was born and raised in Oakwoo ...

, President (2000–2002) :* Jack Graham, President (2002–2004) :*Bobby Welch, President (2004–2006) :* Frank S. Page, President (2006–2008) :* Johnny M. Hunt, President (2008–2010) :*

Bryant Wright Bryant Wright is a Baptist pastor and author. He served as senior pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia from its founding in 1981 until 2019. He also served as elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) fro ...

, President (2010–2011) :* Fred Luter, President (2012–2014) :*

Ronnie Floyd Ronald Wayne Floyd (born November 11, 1955) is an American religious leader and a former pastor and Southern Baptist executive. Ronnie was the Senior Pastor of Cross Church (formerly called First Baptist Springdale), a Southern Baptist megachu ...

, President (2014–2016) :*

Steve Gaines Steven Earl Gaines (September 14, 1949 – October 20, 1977) was an American musician. He is best known as a guitarist and backing vocalist with rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1976 until his death in the October 1977 airplane crash that claime ...

,President (2016–2018) :*

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, President (2018–2021) :*

Ed Litton Harry Edward (Ed) Litton Jr. (born July 17, 1959) is an American evangelical pastor who was the 63rd president of the Southern Baptist Convention, elected in June 2021. He also serves as the senior pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Alaba ...

, President (2021–present) * United American Free Will Baptist Church – :*Henry J. Rodmon, General Bishop ()

Holiness

* Christian and Missionary Alliance (U.S.) – :*David Rambo, President (–2005) :*Gary Benedict, President (2005–2013) * Church of the Nazarene – :*

John A. Knight John Allen Knight (November 8, 1931 – February 2, 2009) was a minister in the Church of the Nazarene, general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene, president of Mount Vernon Nazarene College (1972–1975), and editor of the Herald o ...

, General Superintendent (1985–2001) :* William J. Prince, General Superintendent (1989–2001) :*

James Diehl James H. Diehl (born 1937) is a minister and general superintendent emeritus in the Church of the Nazarene The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged in North America from the 19th-century Wesleyan-Holiness ...

, General Superintendent (1993–2009) :* Paul Cunningham, General Superintendent (1993–2009) :*

Jerry D. Porter Jerry D. Porter (born c. 1949 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a minister and general superintendent emeritus in the Church of the Nazarene. Education Porter graduated from Bethany Nazarene College in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in religi ...

, General Superintendent (1997–2017) :* Jim Bond, General Superintendent (1997–2005) :* W. Talmadge Johnson, General Superintendent (2001–2005) :*

Jesse Middendorf Jesse C. Middendorf (born 1942 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a minister and general superintendent emeritus in the Church of the Nazarene. Middendorf was elected to the highest office in the Church of the Nazarene during the 25th General Assembly ...

, General Superintendent (2001–2013) :*

Nina Gunter Nina G. Gunter (born 1937) is a minister and former general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. She was the first woman elected to the Church of the Nazarene's highest elected office. Gunter was ordained in 1960 on the Joplin, Missou ...

, General Superintendent (2005–2009) :* J. K. Warrick, General Superintendent (2005–2017) :*

Eugenio Duarte Eugenio Duarte is an ordained minister and 37th General Superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. Born in Cape Verde, Duarte was the first African elected to the General Superintendency in the Church of the Nazarene. His election occurred in ...

, General Superintendent (2009–present) :* David W. Graves, General Superintendent (2009–present) :*

Stan Toler Stan A. Toler (November 7, 1950 – November 18, 2017) was a minister and general superintendent emeritus in the Church of the Nazarene. He was also an author having written 100 books, many of them published through the Nazarene Publishing House. ...

, General Superintendent (2009–2017) :*

David Busic David Busic (born 1964) is an ordained minister and 40th general superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene, the denomination's highest elected office. He was elected on June 25, 2013, at the 28th General Assembly and Conventions in Indianapoli ...

, General Superintendent (2013–present) :*

Carla Sunberg Carla D. Sunberg (born July 1, 1961) is an American ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, administrator, academic, author, speaker and former missionary and registered nurse, who is the 2nd woman elected as a General Superintendent in th ...

, General Superintendent (2017–present) * Pillar of Fire International – :*

Robert Barney Dallenbach Robert Barney Dallenbach (born August 6, 1927) is a bishop in the Pillar of Fire International. He also was the church's fifth general superintendent until losing a vote of confidence at the 2008 Pillar of Fire annual camp meeting convention. He ...

, General Superintendent (2000–2008) :*

Joseph Gross Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

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Salvation Army Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...

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John Gowans John Gowans (13 November 1934 – 8 December 2012) was a Scottish clergyman, who was the 16th General of The Salvation Army from 1999 to 2002, succeeding General Paul Rader. He is also notable for pairing with General John Larsson in the compo ...

, General (1999–2002) :* John Larsson, General (2002–2006) :* Shaw Clifton, General (2006–2011) :* Linda Bond, General (2011–2013) :* André Cox, General (2013–2018) :* Brian Peddle, General (2018–present)

Lutheranism

;International * Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference – :*Steven P. Petersen, President (2008–2011) :*Daniel Koelpin, President (2011–present) * International Lutheran Council – :*Chairman ::*Ralph Mayan, Chairman (2005–2008) ::*Gerald B. Kieschnick, Chairman (2009–2010) ::*Hans-Jörg Voigt, Chairman (2010–2012) :*Executive Secretary ::*Samuel H. Nafzger, Executive Secretary (2001 or before –present) * Lutheran World Federation – :*Christian Krause (Germany), President (1997–2003) :* Mark Hanson (US), President (2003–2010) :* Munib Younan (Palestine), President (2010–present) ;Europe * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia – ::*

Jaan Kiivit, Jr Jaan Kiivit Jr. (19 February 1940 – 31 August 2005) was the Archbishop of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1994 until 2005. Biography Jaan Kiivit was born on 19 February 1940 in Rakvere in Estonia in the family of the priest a ...

, Archbishop (1994–2005) ::*

Andres Põder Andres Põder (born 22 November 1949) is an Estonian clergyman, bishop emeritus and the former archbishop of Tallinn and primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia (EELK) from 2005–2014. Põder is the current president of Estonian C ...

, Archbishop (2005–2014) ::* Urmas Viilma, Archbishop (2015–present) :*''Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia Church Abroad'' ::* Udo Petersoo, Archbishop, (1990–2006) ::* Andres Taul, Archbishop, (2007–2010) ::* Thomas Vaga, Acting Bishop (2011–present) * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland – :* Jukka Paarma,

Archbishop of Turku The Archdiocese of Turku ( fi, Turun arkkihiippakunta, sv, Åbo ärkestift), historically known as '' Archdiocese of Åbo'', is the seat of the Archbishop of Turku. It is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and its see city is ...

(1998–2010) :*

Kari Mäkinen Kari Mäkinen (born 5 January 1955) is the former archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. He was elected the 14th Archbishop of Turku and Finland on 11 March 2010, he was installed on 6 June 2010, and he retired on 1 June 2018. ...

(2010–2018) :* Tapio Luoma,

(2018–present) *

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

– :* Harald V of Norway, King of Norway (1991–present) *

Swedish Church The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden ...

– :* Karl Gustav Hammar, Lutheran Primate of Sweden (1997–2006) :* Anders Wejryd, Lutheran Primate of Sweden (2006–2014) :* Antje Jackelén, Lutheran Primate of Sweden (2014–present) ;North America *

Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 1.8 million members, it is the second-largest Lutheran body in the United States. The LC ...

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Alvin L. Barry Alvin L. Barry (August 4, 1931, Woodbine, Iowa – March 23, 2001, St. Louis, Missouri) was the 10th president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is a traditio ...

, President (1992–2001) :*

Robert T. Kuhn Robert T. Kuhn (born April 5, 1937) was the 11th president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), having held that office from March to August 2001. He currently serves as the East-Southeast Region Vice President of the LCMS. Prior to ser ...

, President (2001) :*

Gerald B. Kieschnick Gerald Bryan Kieschnick (born January 29, 1943, in Houston, Texas) is the Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Deo (formerly known as the Lutheran Foundation of Texas). Kieschnick served as the 12th president of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod ...

, President (2001–2010) :*

Matthew C. Harrison Matthew Carl Harrison (born March 14, 1962 in Sioux City, Iowa) is the 13th and current president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. He was first elected to the presidency on July 13, 2010 at the synod's 64th regular convention in Housto ...

, President (2010–present) *

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant Lutheran church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA was officially formed on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three Lutheran church bodies. , it has approxim ...

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H. George Anderson H. George Anderson (born March 10, 1932) was the second Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from October 1995 to October 2001. Prior to his term as Presiding Bishop, he was the president of Luther College in Decorah, I ...

, Presiding Bishop (1995–2001) :* Mark Hanson Presiding Bishop (2001–2013) :*

Elizabeth Eaton Elizabeth Amy Eaton (born April 2, 1955) is the fourth Presiding Bishop, and the first female Presiding Bishop, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She was first elected to this post in 2013 and was re-elected for a second term ...

Presiding Bishop (2013–present) * Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ – :*William Sullivan, National Service Coordinator (2002–2010) :*Mark Vander Tuig, National Service Coordinator (2010–present) * Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod – :* Karl R. Gurgel, President (1993–2007) :* Mark G. Schroeder, President (2007–present) *

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC; french: Église évangélique luthérienne au Canada) is Canada's largest Lutheran denomination, with 95,000 baptized members in 519 congregations, with the second largest, the Lutheran Church–C ...

– :*Telmor Sartison, National Bishop (1993–2001) :* Raymond Schultz, National Bishop (2001–2007) :* Susan Johnson, National Bishop (2007–present)

Methodism

* African Methodist Episcopal Church – :*Clement W. Fugh, General Secretary (2000–present) * Chinese Methodist Church in Australia – :*Albert Chiew, Bishop (–2010) :*James Kwang, Bishop (2010–present) * Free Methodist Church in Canada – :* Keith A. Elford, Bishop (1997–2017) :* Cliff Fletcher, Bishop (2017–present) * Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas – :*Nathaniel P. Lazaro, General Superintendent (2000–present) * Methodist Church Ghana – :*Samuel Asante Antwi, President and Presiding Bishop (1997–2003) :*Robert Aboagye-Mensah, Presiding Bishop (2003–2009) :*Emmanuel Asante, Presiding Bishop (2009–present) * Methodist Church in Malaysia – :*Peter Chio, Bishop (?–2004) :*Hwa Yung, Bishop (2004–present) * Methodist Church of Southern Africa – :*President ::*H Mvume Dandala, President (1998–2003) ::*Ivan M Abrahams, President (2003–present) :*General Secretary ::*Vivian Harris, General Secretary (1988–2001) ::*Ross A J Olivier, General Secretary (2001–2005) ::*Vuyani G Nyobole, General Secretary (2005–present) * United Methodist Church – :*

Gregory V. Palmer Gregory Vaughn Palmer (born August 8, 1954) is an American bishop of The United Methodist Church, elected in 2000. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Herbert Palmer, is also a United Methodist pastor. Education ...

, President of the Council of Bishops (2008–2010) :* Larry M. Goodpaster, President of the Council of Bishops (2010–2012) :*Rosemarie Wenner, President of the Council of Bishops (2012–2014) :*Warner Brown, President of the Council of Bishops (2014–present)

Pentecostalism

World Assemblies of God Fellowship The Assemblies of God (AG), officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 144 autonomous self-governing national groupings of churches that together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination."Assemblies of God". ...

– :* Thomas E. Trask, Chairman (2000–2008) :* George O. Wood, Chairman (2008–2022) * Assemblies of God, United States – :* Thomas E. Trask, General superintendent (1993–2007) :* George O. Wood, General superintendent (2007–2017) :* Doug E. Clay, General superintendent (2017–present) * Grace Communion International (until 2009, called the Worldwide Church of God from 1968 to 2009) – :* Joseph Tkach, Jr., President and pastor general (1995–present) *

New Apostolic Church The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a Christian denomination, Christian church that split from the Catholic Apostolic Church during an 1863 schism in Hamburg, Germany. The church has existed since 1863 in Germany and since 1897 in the Ne ...

– :* Richard Fehr, Chief apostle (1988–2005) :* Wilhelm Leber, Chief apostle (2005–2013) :* Jean-Luc Schneider (2013–present)

Presbyterianism

* Church of Scotland ( complete list) — :* John Miller, Moderator of the General Assembly (2001) :* Finlay Macdonald, Moderator of the General Assembly (2002) :* Iain Torrance, Moderator of the General Assembly (2003) :*

Alison Elliot Alison Elliot CBE FRSE (born 27 November 1948) is an honorary fellow at New College, Edinburgh. She was the former Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the ...

, Moderator of the General Assembly (2004) :* David Lacy, Moderator of the General Assembly (2005) :* Alan McDonald, Moderator of the General Assembly (2006) :*

Sheilagh M. Kesting Sheilagh Kesting (born 10 June 1953) is a Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland. She served as Moderator of the General Assembly from May 2007 to May 2008. She was the first female minister to be elected Moderator; she was the second woma ...

, Moderator of the General Assembly (2007) :* David W. Lunan, Moderator of the General Assembly (2008) :* William C. Hewitt, Moderator of the General Assembly (2009) :* John Christie, Moderator of the General Assembly (2010) :* A. David K. Arnott, Moderator of the General Assembly (2011) :* Albert O. Bogle, Moderator of the General Assembly (2012) :*

Lorna Hood Elizabeth Lorna Hood, (born 21 April 1953) is a minister of the Church of Scotland. From 1979 to 2016, she was the Minister of North Parish Church, Renfrew. From 2013 to 2014, she also served as Moderator of its General Assembly. Early life ...

, Moderator of the General Assembly (2013) :* John Chalmers, Moderator of the General Assembly (2014) * Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ( complete list) — :*

Syngman Rhee Syngman Rhee (, ; 26 March 1875 – 19 July 1965) was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960. Rhee was also the first and last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Ko ...

, Moderator of the General Assembly (2000–2001) :* Jack Rogers, Moderator of the General Assembly (2001–2002) :*

Fahed Abu-Akel Fahd ( ar, فهد, “leopard“ or “cheetah”), also transliterated Fahed or Fahad, can refer to: People Given name Fahad * Fahad Ali (born 1987), Indian television actor * Fahad Babar (born 1992), Pakistani born American cricketer * Faha ...

, Moderator of the General Assembly (2002–2003) :* Susan R. Andrews, Moderator of the General Assembly (2003–2004) :*

Rick Ufford-Chase Rick Ufford-Chase, born in York, Pennsylvania, is a peace activist and long-time member of the Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona. He was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the 216th General Assembly of the Presbyterian ...

, Moderator of the General Assembly (2004–2006) :* Joan Gray, Moderator of the General Assembly (2006–2008) :* Bruce Reyes-Chow, Moderator of the General Assembly (2008–2010) :* Cynthia Bolbach, Moderator of the General Assembly (2010–2012) :*

Neal Presa Neal (Neil) is a given masculine name and surname of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "hon ...

, Moderator of the General Assembly (2012–2014)

Other protestant

* Seventh-day Adventists ( complete list) – :* Jan Paulsen, General Conference President (1999–2010) :* Ted N. C. Wilson, General Conference President (2010–present) * General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (UK) : Liz Slade, Chief Officer (2019–present) * Uniting Church in Australia – :*President ::*

James Haire The Reverend Professor Ian James Mitchell Haire AC KStJ (born 2 July 1946, Northern Ireland) is a theologian and Christian minister of religion. He is emeritus professor of Charles Sturt University, Canberra, Australia and past executive direc ...

, President (2000–2003) ::* Dean Drayton, President (2003–2006) ::*

Gregor Henderson Rev. Gregor Sutherland Henderson is an ordained Christian minister of the Uniting Church in Australia. For 12 years he was the General Secretary of the UCA's National Assembly and was the President of the National Assembly for three years 2006 ...

, President (2006–2009) ::*

Alistair Macrae Alistair Macrae (born 1957) is an ordained Christian minister of the Uniting Church in Australia and was formerly a moderator of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, and President of the National Assembly. Early life and education Macrae is t ...

, President (2009–2012) ::* Andrew Dutney, President (2012–2015) ::* Stuart McMillan, President (2015–2018) ::* Deidre Palmer, President (2018–2021) ::* Sharon Hollis, President (2021–present) :*General Secretary ::*

, General Secretary (1989–2001) ::* Terence Corkin, General Secretary (2001–2015) ::* Colleen Geyer, General Secretary (2016–present) * United Church of Canada – :* Marion Pardy,

Moderator Moderator may refer to: Government *Moderator (town official), elected official who presides over the Town Meeting form of government Internet *Internet forum#Moderators, Internet forum moderator, a person given special authority to enforce the ...

(2000–2003) :* Peter Short,

(2003–2006) :*

David Giuliano David W. Giuliano (born May 16, 1960) was the 39th Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 2006 to 2009. Early life and education Giuliano grew up in Windsor, Ontario, in his words, "a descendant of deeply faithful Southern Ontario Quaker ...

(2006–2009) :*

Mardi Tindal Mardi Tindal (born 1952) was the 40th Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 2009–2012, only the fourth layperson to take the post since the church was formed in 1925. Early life and vocation Tindal was raised in the rural village of Vi ...

(2009–2012) :*

Gary Paterson Gary J. Paterson (born 1949) was the Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 2012 to 2015. He was the first openly gay person to take the post since the church was formed in 1925 and the first in the world to lead a major Christian denomina ...

(2012–2015) :* Jordan Cantwell,

(2015–2018) :*

Richard Bott Richard Bott (born 1968) is a minister of the United Church of Canada who served as the 43rd Moderator of that church from 2018 to 2022. Early life and education Bott was born in Marathon, Ontario and grew up there. Following graduation fr ...

(2018–present)

Anglicanism

Provinces of the Anglican Communion

* Church of England – :*Formal leadership – ::* Elizabeth II,

Supreme Governor of the Church of England The supreme governor of the Church of England is the titular head of the Church of England, a position which is vested in the British monarch. Queen and Church > Queen and Church of England">The Monarchy Today > Queen and State > Queen and Chur ...

(1952–2022) ::* Charles III,

(2022-present) :*Effective leadership, ( complete list) – ::* George Carey,

Archbishop of Canterbury The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justi ...

(1991–2002) ::* Rowan Williams,

(2002–2012) ::* Justin Welby,

(2013–present) * Anglican Church of Australia ( complete list)– ::* Peter Carnley, Primate (2000–2005) ::* Phillip Aspinall, Primate (2005–2014) ::* Philip Freier, Primate (2014–2020) ::* Geoffrey Smith, Primate (2020–present) *

Anglican Church of Canada The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC or ACoC) is the Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French-language name is ''l'Église anglicane du Canada''. In 2017, the Anglican Church co ...

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Michael Peers Michael Geoffrey Peers (born 31 July 1934) is a Canadian retired Anglican bishop who served as Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada from 1986 to 2004. Life and career Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Peers completed an undergraduate degr ...

, Primate (1986–2004) ::* Fred Hiltz, Primate (2007–2019) ::* Linda Nicholls, Primate (2019–present) * Episcopal Church in the United States of America – ::* Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop (1998–2006) ::* Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop (2006–2016) ::*

Michael B. Curry Michael Bruce Curry (born March 13, 1953) is an American bishop who is the 27th and current presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church. Elected in 2015, he is the first African American to serve as presiding bishop in The Episcopal ...

, Presiding Bishop (2016–present) :*George L.W. Werner, President of the House of Deputies (2000–present)

Continuing Anglicanism

* Anglican Orthodox Church – Jerry L. Ogles, Presiding Bishop (2003–present) * Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas :* Anglican Church in America – ::* Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2005) ::* Louis Falk, President of the House of Bishops (2005–present) :* Anglican Province of America – Walter Grundorf, Presiding Bishop (early 1990s–present) :*

Diocese of the Holy Cross The Diocese of the Holy Cross (DHC) is a constituent diocese of the Anglican Catholic Church, a continuing Anglican church body in the United States. Unlike most dioceses, it is not geographically defined. History The DHC was formed by clergy ...

– Paul C. Hewett, Diocesan Bishop (2006–present) :*

Episcopal Missionary Church The Episcopal Missionary Church (EMC) is a Continuing Anglican church body in the United States and a member of the Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas. Its founding in the early 1990s can be traced to the protests of members of The ...

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William Millsaps William Wesley Millsaps (born December 19, 1939) is a Continuing Anglican bishop. He is bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Church. He is the rector of Christ Church in Monteagle, Tennessee, and Presiding bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Chur ...

, Presiding Bishop (2000–2005) ::*Council Nedd II, Presiding Bishop (2005–present) :* Reformed Episcopal Church –

Leonard W. Riches Leonard Wayne Riches Sr. (born 1939) is an American Anglican Bishop. He served as Presiding Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church from 1996 to June 2014, and was previously the bishop of the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic in this ch ...

, Presiding Bishop (1996–present) * Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans –

Eliud Wabukala Eliud Wamukekhe Wabukala (born in Bungoma West District, 1951) is a Kenyan Anglican Archbishop notable as a leader in the Anglican realignment. He is Bishop of the Diocese of All Saints Cathedral and the fifth Primate of the Anglican Church of K ...

, Chairman (2008–present) :* Anglican Church in North America – ::* Robert Duncan, Primate (2009–2014) ::* Foley Beach,Primate (2014–present) :* Church of England in South Africa – ::*Frank J. Retief, Presiding Bishop (2000–2010) ::*Desmond Inglesby, Presiding Bishop (2010–present) * North American Anglican Conference :* Anglican Episcopal Church – ::*Reginald Hammond, Presiding Bishop (2000–2004) ::*George Connor, Presiding Bishop (2006–present) :* Diocese of the Great Lakes – ::*Julius A. Neeser, Bishop Ordinary (1998–2002) ::*David T. Hustwick, Bishop Ordinary (2002–present) * Orthodox Anglican Communion – ::*

Scott Earle McLaughlin Scott Earle McLaughlin was the presiding bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church, metropolitan archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Communion, and chancellor of Saint Andrew's Theological College and Seminary. On 1 May 1999, McLaughlin was consecra ...

, Metropolitan Archbishop (2000–2012) ::* Creighton Jones, Metropolitan Archbishop (2012–2015) ::* Thomas Gordon, Metropolitan Archbishop (2015–present) :* Orthodox Anglican Church – ::*

, Presiding Bishop (2000–2012) ::* Creighton Jones, Presiding Bishop (2012–2015) ::* Thomas Gordon, Presiding Bishop (2015–present) * Traditional Anglican Communion – ::* Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2002) ::* John Hepworth, Primate (2002–2012) ::* Samuel Prakash, Primate (2012–present) :*

Anglican Catholic Church in Australia The Anglican Catholic Church in Australia (ACCA) is the regional jurisdiction of the Traditional Anglican Church for Australia. The former bishop ordinary of the ACCA, John Hepworth, was also the primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion ...

– ::* John Hepworth, Archbishop (1998–2012) ::* Michael Pope, Archbishop (2013–present) :*

Anglican Catholic Church of Canada The Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC) (french: Église Catholique Anglicane du Canada) is a Continuing Anglican church that was founded in 1979 by traditional Anglicans who had separated from the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC). The ACCC h ...

– ::*Robert Mercer, Bishop and Metropolitan (1988–2005) ::*Peter Wilkinson, Bishop and Metropolitan (2005–present) :* Anglican Church of India – Stephen Vattappara, Metropolitan Bishop (1990–present) :* Anglican Church in America – ::* Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2005) ::* Louis Falk, President of the House of Bishops (2005–present) * United Episcopal Church of North America – ::*

Stephen C. Reber Stephen C. Reber Sr. of Statesville, North Carolina, is a former Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America (UECNA). Before being elected as Presiding Bishop of the UECNA, Reber had some years previously been a presbyter i ...

, Presiding Bishop (1996–2010) ::*

Peter D. Robinson The United Episcopal Church of North America (UECNA) is a church in the Anglican tradition and is part of the Continuing Anglican movement. It is not part of the Anglican Communion. The UECNA describes itself as "embracing the broad base of cere ...

, Presiding Bishop (2010–present)

Other Christian or Christian-derived faiths

Believers Eastern Church Believers Eastern Church (previously Believers Church) is an Oriental Protestant Church of Indian origin with congregations and parishes worldwide. It is also a branch of the ministry Gospel for Asia. The church now follows an episcopal governa ...

– :* Athanasius Yohan I,

Metropolitan Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a typ ...

(1993–present) *

Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International The Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International (CGMJCI) is a Christian, neopentecostal charismatic, and restorationist congregation. It was created in 1972 by the evangelical preacher Luis Eduardo Moreno, his mother María Jesús Moreno ...

:* María Luisa Piraquive, World Leader (1996–present) *

Assyrian Church of the East The Assyrian Church of the East,, ar, كنيسة المشرق الآشورية sometimes called Church of the East, officially the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East,; ar, كنيسة المشرق الآشورية الرسول� ...

– :*

Mar Dinkha IV Mar, mar or MAR may refer to: Culture * Mar or Mor, an honorific in Syriac * Earl of Mar, an earldom in Scotland * MAA (singer) (born 1986), Japanese * Marathi language, by ISO 639-2 language code * March, as an abbreviation for the third month ...

, Patriarch (1976–2015) :* Mar Gerwargis III, Patriarch (2015–2021) :* Mar Awa III, Patriarch (2021–present) * Ancient Church of the East – :* Mar Addai II, Patriarch (1972–2022) :* Yacob III Daniel, Patriarch (2022-present) * Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church – :* Philipose Mar Chrysostym Mar Thoma, Marthoma Metropolitan (1999–2007) :* Joseph Mar Thoma, Marthoma Metropolitan (2007–2020) :*

Theodosius Mar Thoma Theodosius Mar Thoma XXII Metropolitan (born 19 February 1949) is the Mar Thoma Metropolitan and the Primate of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. Theodosius Mar Thoma presently occupies the Apostolic Throne of St Thomas and is also the first Mar Thom ...

, Marthoma Metropolitan (2020–present) * Members Church of God International – :* Eliseo Soriano, Presiding Minister (1977–2021) :*

Daniel Soriano Razon Daniel Soriano Razon (; born October 11, 1967) is a Filipino television and radio host.Balares, DindoDaniel Razon resigns from GMA June 16, 2006. He is currently the Overall Servant (minister; tl, Lingkod Pangkalahatan) of the Members Chu ...

, Presiding Minister (2021-present) * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( complete list) – :* Gordon B. Hinckley, President (1995–2008) :* Thomas S. Monson, President (2008–2018) :* Russell M. Nelson, President (2018–present) * Iglesia ni Cristo – :* Eraño Manalo, Executive Minister (1963–2009) :*

Eduardo V. Manalo Eduardo Villanueva Manalo (; born October 31, 1955, in Quezon City, Philippines) also known as Ka Erdy is the current Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). He is the third generation of the Manalo family to lead the church following ...

, Executive Minister (2009–present) * National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA – :*

Robert W. Edgar Robert William "Bob" Edgar (May 29, 1943 – April 23, 2013) was an American politician and administrator from Pennsylvania, and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 19 ...

, General Secretary (1999–2007) :* Michael Kinnamon, General Secretary (2007–2011) :*

Peg Birk PEG or peg may refer to: Devices * Clothes peg, a fastener used to hang up clothes for drying * Tent peg, a spike driven into the ground for holding a tent to the ground * Tuning peg, used to hold a string in the pegbox of a stringed instru ...

, General Secretary (2012–2013) :*

Jim Winkler James Winkler is the President and General Secretary of the National Council of Churches. As President and General Secretary, he speaks for the council, works with staff, board members, Christian and interfaith leaders and is responsible for prov ...

, General Secretary (2014–present) * Unification Church – :*

Sun Myung Moon Sun Myung Moon (; born Yong Myung Moon; 6 January 1920 – 3 September 2012) was a Korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and support for conservative political causes. A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unif ...

, 'True Father' (1953–2012) :*

Hak Ja Han Hak Ja Han (Korean: 한학자, Hanja: 韓鶴子) (born January 6, 1943, lunar calendar which is February 10, 1943, Gregorian) is a Korean religious leader. Her late husband Sun Myung Moon was the founder of the Unification movement, also known ...

, 'True Mother'/Acting Leader (2012–present) * World Council of Churches – :* Konrad Raiser,

General Secretary Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The term is derived ...

(1993–2003) :* Samuel Kobia,

(2004–2009) :* Olav Fykse Tveit,

(2010–present)

Hinduism

* Ramanandi Sampradaya — :* Rambhadracharya, Jagadguru Acharya (1988–present) * Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha — :*Krishna Maharaj (1986–2003) :*Uttam Maharaj (2005–2018) :* Rampersad Parasram, Dharmacharya (2019–present).

Gaudiya Vaishnavism

* Gaudiya Mission — :*Bhakti Suhrid Paribrajak, president-acharya (1993–2018) :*Bhakti Sundar Sanyasi Maharaj, president-acharya (2018–present) * Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti — :*Bhakti Vedanta Budhayan Goswami, president-acharya (2020–present) * International Society for Krishna Consciousness — the members of Governing Body Commission ( Jayapataka Swami and others) * Science of Identity Foundation — Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa (1977–present) *

Sri Caitanya Prema Samsthana __NOTOC__ Shrivatsa Goswami (born 27 October 1950) is an Indian Indologist scholar as well as Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Gaudiya Vaishnava religious leader. He was born in the holy Vaishnava pilgrimage site of Vrindavan, into a brahmin family whose ...

— Shrivatsa Goswami, director (1972–present) * Sri Caitanya Sangha —

Tripurari Swami Bhaktivedanta Tripurari (), also known as Swami BV Tripurari and formerly as Tripurari Swami, is an American author, poet, and guru, described as "a prominent master in the Gaudiya Vaishnava lineage", and "one of the leading practitioners of ...

(1985–present) * Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math — :*Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami, president-acharya (1988–2010) :*Bhakti Nirmal Acharya, president-acharya (2010–present) *The Vaishnava Foundation — Kailasa Candra Dasa (1986–present) *

World Vaisnava Association __NOTOC__ The World Vaisnava Association, officially, World Vaisnava Association — Visva Vaisnava Raj Sabha (WVA–VVRS), is an international Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organization, which had been established in 1994 by som ...

— :*Srila Nayananandana Das babaji, President (1999–2002) :*Srila Bhakti B. Tirtha Maharaj, President (2002–present).

Smarta tradition

* Shankaracharyas — :* Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, Badrinath and Dwarka Sharada Peetham, Dwarka (1982-2022) :* Swami Nischalanand Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Govardhan Math, Puri (1992-present) :* Swami Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam, Shankaracharya of

Sringeri Sharada Peetham Dakṣināmnāya Śrī Śāradā Pītham or Śri Śringeri Maṭha (, ; sa, मठ, ) is one amongst the four cardinal pīthams following the Daśanāmi Sampradaya - the ''peetham'' or ''matha'' is said to have been established by acharya ...

Sringeri Sringeri (IAST: Śṛngēri) also called Shringeri is a hill town and Taluk headquarters located in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the site of the first maṭha ( Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sharada Peetham) establi ...

(1974–present)

Swaminarayan Sampradaya

* Ahmedabad Nar Narayan Dev Gadi — :* Acharya Shree Tejendraprasadji Maharaj (1969–2004) :* Acharya Shree Koshalendraprasadji Maharaj (2004–present) * Vadtal Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi — :*Acharya Shree Ajendraprasadji Maharaj (1984–present) :*

Swaminarayan Gurukul Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan, commonly known as Rajkot Gurukul or Swaminarayan Gurukul, is a Hindu religious and educational organization headquartered in Rajkot, Gujarat. It was established in 1947 in Rajkot by Shastriji Mahara ...

— ::*Guruvarya Shri Devkrushnadasji Swami (1974–present) :*Acharya Shree Rakeshprasadji Maharaj (2003–present) * BAPS — :* Pramukh Swami Maharaj, President (1971–2016) :*

Mahant Swami Maharaj Mahant Swami Maharaj (born Vinu Patel, 13 September 1933; ordained Keshavjivandas Swami) is the present guru and president of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a major branch of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, a H ...

, President (2016–present) *

Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna Sanstha Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna Sanstha (SMVS) is a Hindu denomination within the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. It was founded in 1987 by Devnandandasji Swami, usually addressed as HDH Bapji by his devotees and followers, It propagates the preaching and ...

— :*Gurudev Bapji, Founder (1987–2019) :*HDH Swamishri, President (2019–present) *Gunatit Samaj — :*Pappaji Maharaj (1971–2006) :*Hariprasad Swamiji Maharaj (1971–2021) :*Aksharvihari Swamiji Maharaj (1971–2019) :*Jashbhai Sahebji (1971–present) * Swaminarayan Gadi (Maninagar) — Jitendrapriyadasji Swami (present)

Hindu new movements

* Art of Living Foundation — Sri Sri Ravishankar, Spiritual Leader, Humanitarian (1981–present) * Brahma Kumaris —

Dadi Janki Rajyogini Dadi Janki (1 January 1916 – 27 March 2020) was an Indian spiritual leader. She headed the Brahma Kumaris The Brahma Kumaris are a spiritual movement that originated in Hyderabad, Sindh, during the 1930s. ...

, Spiritual Head (1937–2020) * Isha Foundation — Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev (1992–present) * Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat — Dr. Vishaka Tripathi, Dr. Shyama Tripathi & Dr. Krishna Tripathi, Presidents (present) * Mahanam Sampraday — :*Upashak Bandhu Bhramachariji (India) (present) :*Kanti Bandhu Bhramachariji (Bangladesh) (present) * Mata Amritanandamayi Math — Mata Amritanandamayi, Spiritual Leader, Humanitarian (1981–present) *

Ramakrishna Mission Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) is a Hindu religious and spiritual organisation which forms the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the ''Ramakrishna Movement'' or the ''Vedanta Movement''. The mission is named after and inspired by th ...

/ Vedanta Society — :*

Swami Ranganathananda Swami Ranganathananda (15 December 1908 – 25 April 2005) was a Hindu swami of the Ramakrishna Math order. He served as the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission. Biography Swami Ranganathananda, (pre-monastic name Shankaran Kutt ...

, President (1998–2005) :*

Swami Gahanananda Swami Gahanananda (October 1916 – 4 November 2007), the 14th President of the Ramakrishna Order, was born in the village of Paharpur in Sylhet District (now in Bangladesh) in October 1916. Known as Naresh Ranjan Roy Choudhury in ...

, President (2005–2007) :* Swami Atmasthananda, President (2007–2017) :* Swami Smaranananda, President (2017–present) * Sri Chinmoy Centers — Sri Chinmoy (1966–2007)

Islam

Sunni

Deobandi Movement

* Taqi Usmani, Sheikh ul Islam (2004–present)

Dar al-Mustafa

* Al-Habib Umar bin Hafidz (1997–present)

Dawat-e-Islami

Muhammad Ilyas Qadri Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri ( ur, ), known as ''Attar'' (), is a Sufi Islamic preacher, Muslim scholar and founding leader of Dawat-e-Islami. He is based in Karachi, Pakistan. Qadri is the author of Faizan-e-Sunnat. Family background H ...

, Founder Known as Amir of Ahlussunnah (Emir of Sunnis). Lives in Bab-ul-Madinah, Karachi (1950–present)

Muhammadiyah

* Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif (1998–2005) * Din Syamsuddin (2005–2015) *

Haedar Nashir Haedar Nashir (born February 25, 1958) is an Indonesian Islamic scholar and the current leader of Muhammadiyah, the second largest Muslim religious organization in the world. He was elected as the organization's leader on August 6, the same day th ...

(2015–present)

Nahdlatul Ulama

*Spiritual leader :* Sahal Mahfudz, spiritual leader (1999–2014) :* Mustofa Bisri, spiritual leader (2014, temporary) :* Ma'ruf Amin, spiritual leader (2015–2018) :*Miftachul Akhyar, spiritual leader (2018–present) *Chairman :* Hasyim Muzadi, chairman (1999–2010) :*

Said Aqil Siradj Said Aqil Siradj is an Indonesian Islamic scholar and former chairman of the executive council of Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Islamic organization in the world. The most recent publication of The 500 Most Influential Muslims by the Royal Islami ...

, chairman (2010–2021) :*

Yahya Cholil Staquf Kyai Haji Yahya Cholil Staquf (born 16 February 1966), nicknamed Gus Yahya, is an Indonesian politician and Islamic cleric who has served as the chairman of the Executive Council of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) since December 2021. In the election of ...

, chairman (2021–present)

Shia

Twelver

* Twelver Islam :*Imams ( complete list) – :*

Muhammad al-Mahdi Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mahdī ( ar, محمد بن الحسن المهدي) is believed by the Twelver Shia to be the last of the Twelve Imams and the eschatological Mahdi, who will emerge in the end of time to establish peace and justic ...

, Imam (874–present) Shia belief holds that he was hidden by Allah in 874. ::*Marja :::* Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani (1993–2009) :::*

Mohammad Fazel Lankarani Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Fazel Lankarani (1931 – June 16, 2007) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'. He was student of Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi. He was a child of a Persian mother and an Azerbaijani father. Biography and clerical activities ...

(1980–2007) :::*

Ali Khamenei Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia ''marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third president o ...

(1985–) :::* Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim (1981–2021) :::* Hossein Noori-Hamedani(2000-) :::*

Muhammad al-Fayadh Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Is'haq al-Fayadh (the word al-Fayadh also spelt al-Fayad), ( ar, مُحَمَّدْ إِِسْحَاقْ ٱلْفَیَّاض, prs, مُحَمَّداِسحٰاق فَیّٰاض) is one of the most senior Shi'a marja li ...

(2008–) :::* Ali al-Sistani (1980–) :::* Naser Makarem Shirazi (1998–) :::* Hossein Waheed Khorasani (1995–) :::* Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani (1975–2022) *

Bektashi Order The Bektashi Order; sq, Tarikati Bektashi; tr, Bektaşi or Bektashism is an Islamic Sufi mystic movement originating in the 13th-century. It is named after the Anatolian saint Haji Bektash Wali (d. 1271). The community is currently led by ...

– :* Baba Reshat (1991–2011) :* Baba Mondi (2011–present)

Ismaili

* Dawoodi Bohras – :* Mohammed Burhanuddin, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq (1965–2014) :* Mufaddal Saifuddin, 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq (2014–present) * Alawi Bohras :*

Haatim Zakiyuddin Syedna Haatim Zakiyuddin (حاتم زکي الدین) (born 10 September 1959), is the 45th Saiyedna and Da'i al-Mutlaq of Alavi Bohras and Naa'ib (نائب) representative, vicar, legatee and deputy of the progeny of 21st Fatimid Isma'ili Imam ...

Nizari Ismailism The Nizaris ( ar, النزاريون, al-Nizāriyyūn, fa, نزاریان, Nezāriyān) are the largest segment of the Ismaili Muslims, who are the second-largest branch of Shia Islam after the Twelvers. Nizari teachings emphasize independen ...

– :* Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam (1957–present)

Zaidiyyah Zaydism (''h'') is a unique branch of Shia Islam that emerged in the eighth century following Zayd ibn Ali‘s unsuccessful rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate. In contrast to other Shia Muslims of Twelver Shi'ism and Isma'ilism, Zaydis, ...

Houthis – :* Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, leader (1994–2004) :*

Badreddin al-Houthi Badreddin al-Houthi ( ar, بدرالدين الحوثي; 3 November 1926 – 25 November 2010) also spelled Badr al-Din Al-Houthi was a Yemeni politician and scholar of Zaidi Shia Islam. Life He was born in Dahyan, Saada. He is one of the foun ...

, leader (2004) :* Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi, leader (2004–present)

Ahmadiyya

Ahmadiyya Community Ahmadiyya (, ), officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community or the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ, ar, الجماعة الإسلامية الأحمدية, al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmīyah al-Aḥmadīyah; ur, , translit=Jamā'at Aḥmadiyyah Musl ...

– :* Khalifatul Masih IV, Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1982–2003) :* Khalifatul Masih V, Mirza Masroor Ahmad (2003–present) * Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement – :*

Asghar Hameed Asghar Hameed (born 1919 in Lahore; died 14 October 2002 in Lahore) was the fourth Emir of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam, ( ur, , translit=Aḥmadiyyah Anjuman-i Ishāʿat-i Islām La ...

(1996–2002) :*

Abdul Karim Saeed Pasha Abdul Karim Saeed Pasha (born 28 February 1945 in British India) is the fifth and current Emir of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement. In May 2007, he participated a conference in the Berlin Mosque, organized by the German and Dutch section of Ahmadiyy ...

(2003–2022)

Nation of Islam

Nation of Islam The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious and political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930. A black nationalist organization, the NOI focuses its attention on the African diaspora, especially on African ...

– :* Louis Farrakhan, head, (1981–present)

Ibadi

Ahmed bin Hamad al-Khalili Sheikh Ahmad bin Hamad Al-Khalili ( NP) ( ar, أحمد بن حمد الخليلي; born 1942) is the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman. Opinions The Grand Mufti appears regularly on TV, where he answers the public's questions on Islam. He urg ...

, Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman * Haitham bin Tariq, Sultan of Oman

Judaism

;Asia *Israel, ( complete list) — :*Ashkenazi ::* Israel Meir Lau, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi (1993–2003) ::* Yona Metzger, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi (2003–2013) ::* David Lau, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi (2013–present) :*Sephardic ::* Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, Sephardic Chief Rabbi (1993–2003) ::* Shlomo Amar, Sephardic Chief Rabbi (2003–2013) ::* Yitzhak Yosef, Sephardic Chief Rabbi (2013–present) :*Military Rabbinate ::*

Israel Weiss Israel Weiss ( he, ישראל וייס, born 1949) was the Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces serving in the position between 2000 and 2006, with a rank of Brigadier General. His predecessor in that position was Rabbi Gad Navon. B ...

, Chief Rabbi (2000–2006) ::* Avichai Rontzki, Chief Rabbi (2006–2010) ::* Rafi Peretz, Chief Rabbi (2010–2016) ::* Eyal Karim, Chief Rabbi (2016–present) *Turkey — :*

David Asseo Chief Rabbi David Asseo (1914 – July 14, 2002) was the hakham bashi (or chief rabbi) of the Republic of Turkey from 1960 until his death in 2002. Chief Rabbi David Asseo was the second longest serving of the chief rabbis in Europe (after Moses ...

, Chief Rabbi (1961–2002) :* Ishak Haleva, Chief Rabbi (2002–present) ;Eurasia *Russia — :* Congress of the Jewish Religious Organizations and Associations in Russia – ::* Adolf Shayevich, Chief Rabbi of Russia (1993–present) :* Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia – ::* Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia (2000–present) ;Europe *Ireland — :*

Yaakov Pearlman Yaakov Pearlman was Chief Rabbi of Ireland from September 2001 to June 2008. A native of Manchester, England, he became one of the youngest rabbis in Britain ever when he was ordained semicha.html" ;"title="arned ''semicha">arned ''semicha''by th ...

, Chief Rabbi (2001–2008) :* Zalman Lent, Acting Chief Rabbi (2008–present) ;United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations * Chief Rabbis of the United Hebrew Congregations — :* Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi (1991–2012) :* Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi (2013–present) ;North America * Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Generational Rabbi (1902–1994) *

Joseph B. Soloveitchik Joseph Ber Soloveitchik ( he, יוסף דב הלוי סולובייצ׳יק ''Yosef Dov ha-Levi Soloveychik''; February 27, 1903 – April 9, 1993) was a major American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist, and modern Jewish philosopher. He was a scion o ...

, Generational Rabbi (1903–1993) * Moshe Feinstein, Generational Rabbi (1895–1986) * Union for Reform Judaism (North America) – :* Eric Yoffie, President (1996–2012) :* Richard Jacobs, President (2012–present)

Other

Baháʼí Faith

* Baháʼí Faith, Universal House of Justice (1963–present) :*

Ali Nakhjavani Alí-Yulláh Nakhjavání (19 September 1919 – 11 October 2019) was an Azerbaijani-born Iranian Baháʼí, who served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Baháʼí Faith, between 1963 and 2003. Al ...

(1963–2003) :* Hushmand Fatheazam (1963–2003) :*

Ian Semple The Universal House of Justice ( fa, بیت‌العدل اعظم) is the nine-member supreme ruling body of the Baháʼí Faith. It was envisioned by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, as an institution that could legislate on ...

(1963v2005) :* Glenford Mitchell (1982–2008) :*

Peter Khan The Universal House of Justice ( fa, بیت‌العدل اعظم) is the nine-member supreme ruling body of the Baháʼí Faith. It was envisioned by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, as an institution that could legislate on ...

(1987–2010) :* Adib Taherzadeh (1988–2000) :* Hooper Dunbar (1988–2010) :* J. Douglas Martin (1993–2005) :*

Farzam Arbab The Universal House of Justice ( fa, بیت‌العدل اعظم) is the nine-member supreme ruling body of the Baháʼí Faith. It was envisioned by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, as an institution that could legislate o ...

(1993–2013) :* Kiser Barnes (2000–2013) :*

Hartmut Grossman Hartmut is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Hartmut of Saint Gall (died 905), Benedictine abbot *Hartmut Bagger (born 1938), retired German general of the Bundeswehr *Hartmut Becker (born 1938), German actor * Hartmut Boockmann ...

(2003–2008) :* Firaydoun Javaheri (2003–2018) :* Paul Lample (2005–present) :* Payman Mohajer (2005–present) :*

Gustavo Correa The Universal House of Justice ( fa, بیت‌العدل اعظم) is the nine-member supreme ruling body of the Baháʼí Faith. It was envisioned by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, as an institution that could legislate on ...

(2008–2013) :* Shahriar Razavi (2008–present) :* Stephen Hall (2010–present) :* Stephen Birkland (2010–present) :* Ayman Rouhani (2013–present) :* Chuungu Malitonga (2013–present) :* Praveen Mallik (2018–present) :*

Juan Francisco Mora ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanis ...

(2018–present)

Shinto

* Shinto ( complete list) — :* Akihito, Emperor of Japan, head of Shinto (1989–2019) :* Naruhito, Emperor of Japan, head of Shinto (2019–present) * Jinja Honcho — :* Atsuko Ikeda, Chairperson (1988–present)

Sectarian Shinto

* Konkokyo – :*Heiki Konko, Spiritual Leader (1991–present) *

Kurozumikyō Kurozumikyō (黒住教), literally "the Teachings of Kurozumi," is a Japanese new religion largely derived from Shinto roots and founded in 1846. The founder, a Shinto priest by the name of Kurozumi, is claimed to have had a Divine union with Ama ...

– :*Kurozumi Muneharu, Chief Patriarch (1973–2017) :*Kurozumi Munemichi, Chief Patriarch (2017–present)

Unitarian Universalism

Unitarian Universalist Association Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is a liberal religious association of Unitarian Universalist congregations. It was formed in 1961 by the consolidation of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America, both P ...

– :*

William G. Sinkford The Rev. William G. Sinkford (born 1946) is a Unitarian Universalist minister who served as the seventh president of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA), from 2001 to 2009. His installation as UUA president made him the f ...

, President (2001–2009) :*

Peter Morales Peter Morales is an American former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (2009 to 2017). Morales was the UUA's first Latino president. In the early 2000s, he was the senior minister of the Jefferson Unitarian Church in Jefferson Co ...

, President (2009–2017) :*

Susan Frederick-Gray Susan Frederick-Gray is president of the Unitarian Universalist Association. She is the first woman to be elected to the office. Education and career Frederick-Gray graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1997 with a bachelor's in ...

, President (2017–present)

New religious movements

Eckankar Eckankar is a new religious movement founded by Paul Twitchell in 1965. Its membership today is primarily in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The spiritual home is the Temple of ECK in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Eckankar is not affiliated ...

— Harold Klemp, Mahanta (1981–present) * Falun Gong — Li Hongzhi, Founder and spiritual master (1992–present) * LaVeyan Satanism —

Peter H. Gilmore Peter Howard Gilmore (born May 24, 1958) is an American writer. He is the current High Priest of the Church of Satan. As a representative of the Church of Satan, Gilmore has been interviewed on numerous television and radio programs dealing ...

, Magus (2001–present) *

Church of Scientology The Church of Scientology is a group of interconnected corporate entities and other organizations devoted to the practice, administration and dissemination of Scientology, which is variously defined as a cult, a scientology as a business, bu ...

— :* David Miscavige, President of Scientology; Chairman of the Board of the

Religious Technology Center The Religious Technology Center (RTC) is an American non-profit corporation Letter by the Internal Revenue Service to Flemming Paludan, Regional Director, Danish Tax-Office, Washington, D.C., USA, December 22, 1993 that was founded in 1982 by the ...

(1987–present) :* Heber Jentzsch, President of the

Church of Scientology International The Church of Scientology International, Inc. (CSI) is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Letter by the Internal Revenue Service to Flemming Paludan, Regional Director, Danish Tax-Office, Washington, D.C., December 22, 1993 Within th ...

(1982–present) * Tenrikyo — Nakayama Zenji, Shinbashira (1998–present)

Other

* Mandaeism — Sattar Jabbar Hilo * Ravidassia — Niranjan Dass, Sant (2007–present) * Svetambar Terapanth — :* Shri Mahapragya, Acharya (1997–2010) :* Mahashraman (2010–present)

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:21 Lists of religious leaders by century List of religious leaders by year

religious leaders Religion is usually defined as a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, tran ...

Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism

Christianity

Catholicism

Eastern Orthodoxy

Oriental Orthodoxy

Protestantism

Baptist

Holiness

Lutheranism

Methodism

Pentecostalism

Presbyterianism

Other protestant

Anglicanism

Provinces of the Anglican Communion

Continuing Anglicanism

Other Christian or Christian-derived faiths

Hinduism

Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Smarta tradition

Swaminarayan Sampradaya

Hindu new movements

Islam

Sunni

Deobandi Movement

Dar al-Mustafa

Dawat-e-Islami

Muhammadiyah

Nahdlatul Ulama

Shia

Twelver

Ismaili

Zaidiyyah Zaydism (''h'') is a unique branch of Shia Islam that emerged in the eighth century following Zayd ibn Ali‘s unsuccessful rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate. In contrast to other Shia Muslims of Twelver Shi'ism and Isma'ilism, Zaydis, ...

Ahmadiyya

Nation of Islam

Ibadi

Judaism

Other

Baháʼí Faith

Shinto

Sectarian Shinto

Unitarian Universalism

New religious movements

Other

See also

Notes

References