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 Samdech Preah Agga Maha Sangharajadhipati Tep Vong ( km, សម្ដេចព្រះអគ្គមហាសង្ឃរាជាធិបតី ទេព វង្ស; born 12 January 1932) is a Cambodian Buddhist monk, currently the Great S ...

, Great Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia (2006–present) *

Engaged Buddhism Engaged Buddhism, also known as socially engaged Buddhism, refers to a Buddhist social movement that emerged in Asia in the 20th century, composed of Buddhists who are seeking ways to apply the Buddhist ethics, insights acquired from meditation ...

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Thích Nhất Hạnh Thích Nhất Hạnh ( ; ; born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo; 11 October 1926 – 22 January 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet and teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recogni ...

, (1926–2022) *

Sōka Gakkai is a Japanese Buddhist religious movement based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese priest Nichiren as taught by its first three presidents Tsunesaburō Makiguchi, Jōsei Toda, and Daisaku Ikeda. It is the largest of the Japanes ...

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, President (1981–2006) :* Minoru Harada, President (2006–present) * Thai Buddhism — :* Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, 19th Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1989–2013) :* Ariyavongsagatanana IX, 20th Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (2017–present)

Tibetan Buddhism

Dalai Lama Dalai Lama (, ; ) is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current D ...

of the Gelug (Yellow Hat school) — :*

Tenzin Gyatso The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, known as Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: ''bsTan-'dzin rgya-mtsho''); né Lhamo Thondup), known as ...

, 14th Dalai Lama (1940–present) ;Mongolia *

Jebtsundamba Khutuktu The Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, , ; zh, c=哲布尊丹巴呼圖克圖, p=Zhébùzūn Dānbā Hūtúkètú; bo, རྗེ་བཙུན་དམ་པ་ཧུ་ཐུག་ཐུ་, Jetsün Dampa Hutuktu; "Venerable Excellent incarnate lama" ar ...

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 The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

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John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

, Pope (1978–2005) :*

Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the soverei ...

, Pope (2005–2013) :* Francis, Pope (2013–present) *

Eastern Catholic Churches The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous ('' sui iuris'') particular churches of t ...

sui iuris :*

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Lubomyr Husar Lubomyr Husar MSU ( uk, Любомир Гузар, Liubomyr Huzar; 26 February 1933 – 31 May 2017) was the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the first elected in independent Ukraine. He was also a cardinal of the ...

, Major Archbishop (2001–2011) ::* Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop (2011–present) :*

Maronite Church The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic ''sui iuris'' particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. Th ...

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Bechara Boutros al-Rahi Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (or Raï; syr, ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܫܐܪܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܠܪܐܥܝ; ar, بشارة بطرس الراعي, Mor Bishārah Buṭrus al-Rāʿī; la, Béchara Petrus Raï) (born on 25 February 1940) is the 77th Maronite Patri ...

, Patriarch (2011–present) :*

Syro-Malabar Church lat, Ecclesia Syrorum-Malabarensium mal, മലബാറിലെ സുറിയാനി സഭ , native_name_lang=, image = St. Thomas' Cross (Chennai, St. Thomas Mount).jpg , caption = The Mar Thoma Nasrani Sl ...

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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 ...

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George Alencherry George Alencherry ( syr, ܡܵܪܝ ܓܝܼܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܐܵܠܲܢܫܝܪܝ, Mar Giwargis Alencherry) is the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and also a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was elected by the Holy Synod of the ...

, Major Archbishop (2011–present) *

Independent Catholic Independent Catholicism is an independent sacramental movement of clergy and laity who self-identify as Catholic (most often as Old Catholic or as Independent Catholic) and form "micro-churches claiming apostolic succession and valid sacramen ...

groups :*Old Roman Catholic Church in Europe – ::*Jerome Lloyd, Metropolitan Archbishop (2012–present) :*

Apostolic Catholic Church (Philippines) The Apostolic Catholic Church (ACC) ( Filipino: ''Apostolika't Katolikang Simbahan'' or ''Simbahang Apostolika Katolika''; Spanish: ''iglesia católica apostólica'') is an Independent Catholic denomination established in 1992 by John Florentin ...

– ::*John Florentine, Patriarch (1995–2021) ::*Juan Almario, Patriarch (2021–present) :* Philippine Independent Church – ::* 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, Supreme Bishop (2017–present)

Eastern Orthodoxy

* Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ( complete list), the

first among equals ''Primus inter pares'' is a Latin phrase meaning first among equals. It is typically used as an honorary title for someone who is formally equal to other members of their group but is accorded unofficial respect, traditionally owing to their se ...

Eastern Orthodoxy Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...

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Bartholomew I Bartholomew I ( el, Βαρθολομαῖος Αʹ, , tr, I. Bartholomeos; born 29 February 1940) is the 270th archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch, since 2 November 1991. In accordance with his title, he is regarded as the ''pr ...

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, translit=Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople ( Istanbul), New Rome and '' primus inter pares'' (first among equals) among the heads of ...

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Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa ( grc, Πατριαρχεῖον Ἀλεξανδρείας καὶ πάσης Ἀφρικῆς, Patriarcheîon Alexandreías kaì pásēs Aphrikês, The Patriarchate of Alexandria and ...

( complete list) – :* Peter VII, Patriarch of Alexandria (1997–2004) :* Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria (2004–present) *

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch ( el, Ελληνορθόδοξο Πατριαρχείο Αντιοχείας), also known as the Antiochian Orthodox Church and legally as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East ( ar ...

( complete list) – :* Ignatius IV (Hazim), Patriarch of Antioch (1979–2012) :* John X (Yazigi), Patriarch of Antioch (2012–present) *

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, el, Πατριαρχεῖον Ἱεροσολύμων, ''Patriarcheîon Hierosolýmōn;'' he, הפטריארכיה היוונית-אורתודוקסית של ירושלים; ar, كنيسة الرو� ...

– :* Irenaios I, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (2001–2005) :* Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (2005–present) * Albanian Orthodox Church – :* Anastasios (Yannoulatos), Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania (1992–present) * Bulgarian Orthodox Church ( complete list) – :*

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, Patriarch of All Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia (1971–2012) :* Neofit, Patriarch of All Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia (2013–present) *

Cypriot Orthodox Church The Church of Cyprus ( el, Ἐκκλησία τῆς Κύπρου, translit=Ekklisia tis Kyprou; tr, Kıbrıs Kilisesi) is one of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox churches that together with other Eastern Orthodox churches form the communion ...

( 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 – :*Nicholas of Presov, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (2000–2006) :* Christopher of Prague, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (2006–2014) :* Rastilav of Presov, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (2014–present) *

Georgian Orthodox Church The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonly ...

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Ilia II Ilia may refer to: Science and medicine *''Apatura ilia'' or lesser purple emperor, a butterfly *Ilium (bone) (plural: "ilia"), pelvic bone People * Ilia (name), numerous **Ilia II, the current Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Places *Ilia, ...

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia ''Catholicos-Patriarch'' has been the title of the heads of the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1010. The first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia was Melkisedek I (1010–1033). In the 15th century the Georgian Orthodox Church was divided into th ...

(1977–present) * Church of Greece ( complete list) – :* Christodoulos of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998–2008) :* Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (2008–present) *

Orthodox Church in America The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) is an Eastern Orthodox Christian church based in North America. The OCA is partly recognized as autocephalous and consists of more than 700 parishes, missions, communities, monasteries and institutions ...

, North America ( complete list) – :*

Theodosius (Lazor) Metropolitan Theodosius (secular name Frank Lazor; , Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) from 1977 until his retirement in 2002. On , Metropolitan Theodosius (who had suffered a series of strokes) s ...

, Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977–1980) :*

, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1981–2002) :*

Herman (Swaiko) Metropolitan Herman (born Joseph Swaiko, 1 February 1932 – 6 September 2022) was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). As the head of the OCA, he was the Archbishop of Washington and New York, and Metropolitan of All America ...

, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2002–2005) :*

, Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2005–2008) :*

Jonah (Paffhausen) Metropolitan Jonah (born James Paffhausen, Jr.; October 20, 1959) is a retired American Eastern Orthodox bishop who served as the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) with the title ''The Most Blessed Archbishop of Washington, Metropo ...

, Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2008–2009) :*

, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2009–2012) :*

Tikhon Tikhon (russian: Ти́хон, uk, Ти́хон, Ти́хін, pl, Tychon) is a Slavic male given name of Greek origin, related to Western European Tycho. * Tikhon Bernstam (born 1979), American Internet entrepreneur * Tikhon Chicherin (1869–1 ...

, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2012–present) *

Polish Orthodox Church The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church ( pl, Polski Autokefaliczny Kościół Prawosławny), commonly known as the Polish Orthodox Church, or Orthodox Church of Poland, is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches in full communion. Th ...

– :* Sawa (Hrycuniak) of Poland, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998–present) *

Romanian Orthodox Church The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; ro, Biserica Ortodoxă Română, ), or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates ...

– :* Teoctist I,

Patriarch of All Romania The Patriarch of All Romania ( ro, Patriarh al Întregii Românii; ) is the title of the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch is officially styled as ''Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea, Locum tenens ...

(1986–2007) :* Daniel Ciobotea, Patriarch of All Romania (2007–present) *

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( 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 ( complete list) – :*

Pavle Pavle ( Macedonian and sr-cyr, Павле; ka, პავლე) is a Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian and Georgian male given name corresponding to English Paul; the name is of biblical origin (cf. Saint Paul). People known mononymously as Pavle in ...

, Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and

Serbian Patriarch 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 Ortho ...

(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 – ( complete list) :* John Rinne, Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland (1987–2001) :*

Leo Makkonen Archbishop Leo (Makkonen) of Helsinki and All Finland, head of the Finnish Orthodox Church, was born in Pielavesi in eastern Finland on June 4, 1948. After completing studies in 1972 at the Kuopio seminary, he was ordained deacon on 20 July 1 ...

Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland (2001–present) *

Orthodox Church of Ukraine The Orthodox Church of Ukraine ( uk, Православна церква України, Pravoslavna tserkva Ukrainy; OCU) is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church whose canonical territory is Ukraine. The church was united at the unifi ...

– :* Epiphanius I, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine (2018–present)

Oriental Orthodoxy

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Karekin II Catholicos Karekin II ( hy, Գարեգին Բ, also spelled Garegin; born 21 August 1951) is the current Catholicos of All Armenians, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In 2013 he was unanimously elected the Oriental Orthodox he ...

Catholicos of All Armenians The Catholicos of All Armenians (plural Catholicoi) ( hy, Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոս; see #Other names), is the chief bishop and spiritual leader of Armenia's national church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the worldwide Arme ...

(1999–present) :*

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Aram I Aram I ( hy, Արամ Ա. Քեշիշեան; born Bedros Keshishian 8 March 1947), has been the head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia since 1995 and he resides in Antelias, Lebanon. Bibliography Aram I has written the followin ...

, Catholicos of Cilicia (1995–present) *

Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria The Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, translit=Ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos, lit=the Egyptian Orthodox Church; ar, الكنيسة القبطي� ...

( complete list) – :* Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope and Patriarch (1971–2012) :* Theodoros II of Alexandria, Pope and Patriarch (Pope Tawadros II) (2012–present) *

Eritrean Orthodox Church The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( ti, ቤተ ክርስትያን ተዋህዶ ኤርትራ) is one of the Oriental Orthodox Churches with its headquarters in Asmara, Eritrea. Its autocephaly was recognised by Pope Shenouda III of Alexandri ...

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Abune Phillipos Abune Phillipos (27 September 1901 – 18 September 2002) was the first Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Life He was born in Endadeko, Ighelehames, Akeleguzay, Eritrea and began his religious training at the Debre Bizen Mona ...

, Patriarch (1999–2001) :*

Abune Yacob Abune Yacob (5 July 1924 – 1 December 2003) was the second patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Born, raised and ordained in Eritrea, initially he had been made an archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and had even serv ...

, Patriarch (2002–2003) :*

Abune Antonios Abune Antonios (; 12 July 1927 – 9 February 2022) was the third Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. He was illegally and forcefully deposed by the Eritrean government in 2006, and was placed under house arrest thereafter. Ec ...

, Patriarch (2004–2007) :* Abune Dioskoros, Patriarch (2007–2015) :* Abune Qerlos, Patriarch (2021–2022) * Ethiopian Orthodox Church ( complete list) – :* Abune Paulos, Abuna and Patriarch (1992–2012) :* Abune Mathias, Abuna and Patriarch (2013–present) * Syriac Orthodox Church – :*

Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Ignatius Zakka I Iwas ( syr, ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܙܟܝ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܝܘܐܨ; ar, إغناطيوس زكا الأول عيواص; ', born Sanharib Iwas, 21 April 1931 – 21 March 2014) was the 122nd reigning Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Anti ...

(1980–2014) :* Ignatius Aphrem II Karim (2014–present) *

Indian Orthodox Church The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC) or simply as the Malankara Church, is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church headquartered in Devalokam, near Kottayam, India. The church serves ...

( complete list) – :* Baselios Marthoma Mathews II, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (1991–2005) :* Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (2005–2010) :*

Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Paulose II (born K. I. Paul at west mangad ); 30 August 1946 – 12 July 2021) was the primate of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. He was enthroned as the 8th Catholicos of the Malankara Church and the 21st Mal ...

, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (2010–2021) :* Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (2021–present) *

Malabar Independent Syrian Church The Malabar Independent Syrian Church (MISC) also known as the Thozhiyur Church, is a Christian church centred in Kerala, India. It is one of the churches of the Saint Thomas Christian community, which traces its origins to the evangelical acti ...

– :*Joseph Mar Koorilose IX (1986–2001) :* Cyril Mar Baselios I (2001–present)

Protestantism

National Association of Evangelicals The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) is an association of evangelical denominations, organizations, schools, churches and individuals, member of the World Evangelical Alliance. The association represents more than 45,000 local churches ...

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Kevin Mannoia Kevin W. Mannoia is the Pastoral Coach at the Rock Church, San Diego. He is a Professor of Ministry and formerly the University Chaplain at Azusa Pacific University. He was the President of the National Association of Evangelicals from 1999 to 2001 ...

, President (1999–2001) :*

Leith Anderson Leith Anderson (born 1944) is president emeritus of the National Association of Evangelicals and Baptist pastor emeritus of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, after serving as senior pastor from 1977 through 2011. Early life and education ...

, President (2002–2003) :*

Ted Haggard Ted Arthur Haggard (; born June 27, 1956) is an American evangelical pastor. Haggard is the founder and former pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is a founder of the Association of Life-Giving Churches. He served as pre ...

, President (2003–2006) :*

, President (2006–present)

Baptist

Baptist World Alliance The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is the largest international Baptist organization with an estimated 51 million people in 2022 with 246 member bodies in 128 countries and territories. A voluntary association of Baptist churches, the BWA account ...

— :*General Secretaries ::* Denton Lotz (1988–2007) ::* Neville Callam (2008–present) :*

Presidents President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

::* Billy Kim (2000–2005) ::*David Coffey (2005–2010) ::*John Upton (2010–present) ;Africa * Baptist Convention of Angola – :*Mateus Chaves, President () :*Alexandre Melo Chilanda, General Secretary () *

Nigerian Baptist Convention Nigerian Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Nigeria. The office headquarters is in Ibadan, Nigeria. Rev. Dr. Israel Adélaní Àkànjí MFA is the president. History The Nige ...

– :*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 – :*T. Ch. Immanuel, President (2006–present) :*M. Ashok Kumar, Secretary (2006–present) * Manipur Baptist Convention – :*Vumthang Sitlhou, General Secretary () *

Tripura Baptist Christian Union The Tripura Baptist Christian Union (TBCU) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Tripura, India. It has its head office in Agartala, the state capital. The TBCU is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF) and the Baptist World ...

– :*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 Gennadi Konstantinovich Kryuchkov (russian: Геннадий Константинович Крючков, 20 October 1926, Stalingrad, Soviet Union - 15 July 2007, Tula, Russia) was a Russian leader of the Baptist church in the Soviet Union. He was ...

, 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 The Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists, RUECB (russian: Росси́йский сою́з ева́нгельских христиа́н-бапти́стов, РСЕХБ) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Russia. It is affiliate ...

— :*Peter Konovalchuk, President (1994–2002) :* Yuri Sipko, President (2002–2010) :*Alexey Smirnov, President (2010–2018) :*Peter Mickiewicz, President (2018–present) *

Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Kazakhstan The Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Kazakhstan is a national fellowship of Baptist churches, also known as the ''Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists''. The Union is composed of 256 churches and 252 communities with 9,187 members. ...

— :*Frans G. Tissen, President (present) ;Europe, regional *

European Baptist Federation The European Baptist Federation (EBF) is a federation of 59 Baptist associations and is one of six regional fellowships in the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Amsterdam, Netherlands. History The EBF was founded in Ruschlikon, Swit ...

– :*Tony Peck, General Secretary () * International Baptist Convention – :*Jimmy Martin, General Secretary () ;Europe, national *

Baptist Union of Romania The Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Romania ( ro, Uniunea Bisericilor Creștin Baptiste din România) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Romania. It is affiliated with the Romanian Evangelical Alliance and the Baptist World Alliance. ...

– :*Paul Negruţ, President (?–2007) :*Otniel Bunaciu, President (2007–present) * Convention of the Hungarian Baptist Churches of Romania – :*Borzási István, President () ;United Kingdom *

Baptist Union of Great Britain Baptists Together (officially The Baptist Union of Great Britain) is a Baptist Christian denomination in England and Wales. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance and Churches Together in England. The headquarters is in Didcot. Hi ...

– :*Jonathan Edwards, General Secretary () ;North America ;Canada * Baptist General Conference of Canada – :*Jamey McDonald, Executive Director () * Canadian Baptist Ministries – :*Gary Vincent Nelson, General Secretary () * Canadian Baptists of Western Canada – :*Jan Paasuke, President of the Board () *

Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada (SGF) is a fellowship for Reformed Baptist churches in Canada holding to either the Baptist Confession of 1644 or 1689. History The Fellowship was founded in 1983 by William Payne, pastor of Trinity Baptist ...

– :*Roger Fellows, General Coordinator (2001–NA) :*Mark Hudson, General Coordinator () ;United States * Alliance of Baptists – :*Brooks Wicker, President () *

American Baptist Churches USA The American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) is a mainline/evangelical Baptist Christian denomination within the United States. The denomination maintains headquarters in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The organization is usually considered mainl ...

– :*A. Roy Medley, General Secretary () * Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America – :*Gordon Taylor, Coordinator (2008–present) *

Baptist Bible Fellowship International The Baptist Bible Fellowship International (BBFI) is a conservative Baptist Christian denomination. It is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. History The Fellowship was founded during a meeting in 1950 at Fort Worth in 1950 by a group of 1 ...

– :*Linzy Slayden, President () *

Baptist General Conference Converge, formerly the Baptist General Conference (BGC) and Converge Worldwide, is an evangelical Baptist Christian denomination in United States introduced by Swedish Baptists that emerged late in the 19th century. It is affiliated with the Bap ...

– :*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 The Baptist Missionary Association of America (BMAA) is a fellowship of Independent Baptist churches. Historically, churches within the BMAA have generally been associated with theological conservatism and the Landmarkism movement. The associat ...

– :*John David Smith, Executive Director, (2010–present) * Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America – :*Cheryl Dudley, President, (2008–2011) *

Conservative Baptist Association of America Venture Church Network (formerly known as the Conservative Baptist Association of America) is a Christian association of churches in the United States with each local congregation being autonomous and responsible for their own way of functioning ...

– :*Stephen LeBar, Executive Director (2004–2009) :*Stan Rieb, National Network Facilitator, (2009–present) *

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) is a Baptist Christian denomination in the United States. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Decatur, Georgia. History The Cooperative Baptist Association has its or ...

– :*Daniel Vestal, Coordinator (1996–present) * Enterprise Association of Regular Baptists – :*Eugene Dickerson, Moderator () :*Roger Ball, President () *

Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship (FGBCF) or Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International (FGBCFI) is a predominantly African-American Charismatic Baptist denomination established by Bishop Paul Sylvester Morton, a former National ...

– :* Paul S. Morton, International Presiding Bishop (1994–present) * Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International – :*John Vaughn, President () *

General Association of General Baptists The General Association of General Baptists is a group of Baptists holding the doctrine of general atonement (that Christ died for all persons), whose membership is located mostly in the Midwestern United States. Though theologically similar to th ...

– :*James Murray, interim Executive Director () *

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches The General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (GARBC), established in 1932 is an Independent Baptist Christian denomination in United States, retaining the name "Regular Baptist". The association's home office is located in Arlington Height ...

– :*John Greening, National Representative () * National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. – :*Stephen J. Thurston, President () :*Samuel C. Tolbert, General Secretary () *

National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., more commonly known as the National Baptist Convention (NBC USA or NBC), is a primarily African American Baptist Christian denomination in the United States. It is headquartered at the Baptist World Ce ...

– :*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 The Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), incorporated as the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., is a mainline predominantly African-American Baptist denomination emphasizing civil rights and social justice. The headquarte ...

– :*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 ( complete list) – :* James Merritt, 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, President (2010–2011) :* Fred Luter, President (2012–2014) :* Ronnie Floyd, President (2014–2016) :* Steve Gaines,President (2016–2018) :* J.D. Greear, President (2018–2021) :* Ed Litton, President (2021–present) *

United American Free Will Baptist Church The United American Free Will Baptist Church is the oldest national body of predominantly black Free Will Baptists in the United States. History The Free Will Baptist Church in America grew up on two separate fronts: North and South. In the S ...

– :*Henry J. Rodmon, General Bishop ()

Holiness

Christian and Missionary Alliance The Alliance World Fellowship is the international governing body of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (The Alliance, also C&MA and CMA). The Alliance is an evangelical Protestant denomination within the Higher Life movement of Christianity ...

(U.S.) – :*David Rambo, President (–2005) :*Gary Benedict, President (2005–2013) *

Church of the Nazarene The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelicalism, evangelical Christian denomination that emerged in North America from the 19th-century Wesleyan-Holiness movement within Methodism. It is headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, Lenexa within Johnson Cou ...

Pillar of Fire International The Pillar of Fire International, also known as the Pillar of Fire Church, is a Methodist Christian denomination with headquarters in Zarephath, New Jersey. The Pillar of Fire Church affirms the Methodist Articles of Religion and as of 1988, had ...

– :* Robert Barney Dallenbach, General Superintendent (2000–2008) :* Joseph Gross, General Superintendent (2008–present) * Salvation Army – :* John Gowans,

General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ...

(1999–2002) :*

John Larsson John Alfred Larsson (2 April 1938 – 18 March 2022) was a Swedish Salvationist, writer and composer of Christian music and hymns, who was the 17th General of The Salvation Army. Biography The son of officer Sture Larsson and Flora Ethel Mild ...

(2002–2006) :*

Shaw Clifton Shaw Clifton (born 21 September 1945) is a former General of The Salvation Army. He succeeded John Larsson as the 18th General on 2 April 2006. Career Shaw Clifton was born on 21 September 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Clifton was commis ...

(2006–2011) :*

Linda Bond Linda Bond (born 22 June 1946) is a former General of the Salvation Army; she was the 19th person to hold the position. She was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. After international service and various promotions, she held the post of ...

(2011–2013) :*

André Cox General André Cox (born 12 July 1954) is the former chief executive officer (CEO) and 20th General of The Salvation Army. He was commissioned as an Officer in The Salvation Army on 25 May 1979. He was elected to the position of General by the ...

(2013–2018) :*

Brian Peddle General Brian Peddle (born 8 August 1957) is the CEO and 21st General of The Salvation Army since 3 August 2018. He was formerly the 26th Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army from 1 November 2015 until 3 August 2018 under General André Co ...

(2018–present)

Lutheranism

;International *

Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC) is an international fellowship of 34 Confessional Lutheran church bodies. The CELC was founded in 1993 in Oberwesel, Germany with an initial thirteen church bodies. Plenary sessions are hel ...

– :*Steven P. Petersen, President (2008–2011) :*Daniel Koelpin, President (2011–present) *

International Lutheran Council The International Lutheran Council (ILC) is a worldwide association of confessional Lutheran denominations. Member bodies of the ILC hold "an unconditional commitment to the Holy Scriptures as the inspired and infallible Word of God and to the Lu ...

– :*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 The Lutheran World Federation (LWF; german: Lutherischer Weltbund) is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran denominations headquartered in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The federation was founded in the Swedish ...

– :*Christian Krause (Germany), President (1997–2003) :* Mark Hanson (US), President (2003–2010) :*

Munib Younan Munib Younan ( ar, منيب يونان, translit=Munīb Yūnān; born 18 September 1950 in Jerusalem) is a Palestinian Bishop Emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL). From January 1998 to January 2018 he w ...

(Palestine), President (2010–present) ;Europe *

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC; Estonian: ''Eesti Evangeelne Luterlik Kirik'', abbreviated EELK) is a Lutheran church in Estonia. EELC is member of the Lutheran World Federation and belongs to the Community of Protestant Church ...

– ::* Jaan Kiivit, Jr, Archbishop (1994–2005) ::* Andres Põder, 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 The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; sv, Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland. It is part of the Lutheran branch of Christianity. The church has a legal positio ...

– :*

Jukka Paarma Antti-Jukka Paarma (born 1 December 1942 in Lappeenranta) was the Archbishop of Turku and Finland, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen evankelis-luterilaine ...

, Archbishop of Turku (1998–2010) :* Kari Mäkinen, Archbishop of Turku (2010–2018) :* Tapio Luoma, Archbishop of Turku (2018–present) * Church of Norway – :*

Harald V of Norway Harald V ( no, Harald den femte, ; born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He acceded to the throne on 17 January 1991. Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the li ...

King of Norway The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingd ...

(1991–present) * Swedish Church – :* Karl Gustav Hammar, Lutheran Primate of Sweden (1997–2006) :* Anders Wejryd, Lutheran Primate of Sweden (2006–2014) :*

Antje Jackelén Antje Jackelén (; born 4 June 1955) is archbishop emerita and primate emerita (''prima inter pares'') of the Church of Sweden, the national church. On 15 October 2013, she was elected the 70th Archbishop of Uppsala and formally received through ...

, Lutheran Primate of Sweden (2014–present) ;North America * Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod – :* Alvin L. Barry, President (1992–2001) :* Robert T. Kuhn, President (2001) :* Gerald B. Kieschnick, President (2001–2010) :* Matthew C. Harrison, President (2010–present) * Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – :* H. George Anderson, Presiding Bishop (1995–2001) :* Mark Hanson Presiding Bishop (2001–2013) :* Elizabeth Eaton 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 The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), also referred to simply as the Wisconsin Synod, is an American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity. Characterized as theologically conservative, it was founded in 1850 in Milwauke ...

– :* Karl R. Gurgel, President (1993–2007) :* Mark G. Schroeder, President (2007–present) * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada – :*Telmor Sartison, National Bishop (1993–2001) :* Raymond Schultz, National Bishop (2001–2007) :* Susan Johnson, National Bishop (2007–present)

Methodism

African Methodist Episcopal Church The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church or AME, is a predominantly African American Methodist denomination. It adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology and has a connexional polity. The African Methodist Episcopal ...

– :*Clement W. Fugh, General Secretary (2000–present) *

Chinese Methodist Church in Australia The Chinese Methodist Church in Australia is based in Melbourne. The theology of the Church is in line with Methodism worldwide. It is Wesleyan in theology and its liturgy contains both traditional and contemporary services. The Church was star ...

– :*Albert Chiew, Bishop (–2010) :*James Kwang, Bishop (2010–present) *

Free Methodist Church in Canada The Free Methodist Church is a denomination of Methodism, which is a branch of Protestantism. It was founded in 1860 in New York by a group, led by B. T. Roberts, who was defrocked in the Methodist Episcopal Church for criticisms of the spiritual ...

– :* Keith A. Elford, Bishop (1997–2017) :* Cliff Fletcher, Bishop (2017–present) *

Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas The Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippine Islands ( es, Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas) is a Methodist Christian denomination. Founded on 28 February 1909 by Bishop Nicolás Zamora, it is recognised in the Philippines ...

– :*Nathaniel P. Lazaro, General Superintendent (2000–present) *

Methodist Church Ghana The Methodist Church Ghana is one of the largest and oldest mainline Protestant denominations in Ghana. It traces its roots back to the landing of the Rev. Joseph Dunwell on 1 January 1835 in Cape Coast, in the Gold Coast (now Ghana). The ...

– :*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 The Methodist Church in Malaysia is a body within the Methodist tradition in Malaysia. With approximately 200,000 members in more than 1034 congregations (local and preaching points), it is the second largest Protestant denomination in the cou ...

– :*Peter Chio, Bishop (?–2004) :*Hwa Yung, Bishop (2004–present) *

Methodist Church of Southern Africa The Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) is a large Wesleyan Methodist denomination, with local churches across South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, and a more limited presence in Mozambique. It is a member church of the ...

– :*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 The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelic ...

– :*

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 He ...

, President of the Council of Bishops (2008–2010) :*

Larry M. Goodpaster Larry Martin Goodpaster (born April 23, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 2000. Birth and family Goodpaster was born April 23, 1948, in Memphis, Tennessee. He married Deborah Cox on September 26, 19 ...

, 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 – :* Thomas E. Trask, Chairman (2000–2008) :*

George O. Wood George O. Wood (September 1, 1941 – January 12, 2022) was an American Pentecostal minister. He served in executive leadership of the U.S. Assemblies of God for 24 years in the roles of general secretary and general superintendent. From 2007 un ...

, Chairman (2008–2022) * Assemblies of God, United States – :* Thomas E. Trask, General superintendent (1993–2007) :*

, General superintendent (2007–2017) :* Doug E. Clay, General superintendent (2017–present) *

Grace Communion International Grace Communion International (GCI), formerly named the Radio Church of God and Worldwide Church of God, is a Christian denomination with 30,000 members in about 550 churches spread across 70 countries. The denomination is structured in the epis ...

(until 2009, called the

Worldwide Church of God Worldwide may refer to: * Pertaining to the entire world * Worldwide (rapper) (born 1986), American rapper * Pitbull (rapper) (born 1981), also known as Mr. Worldwide, American rapper * ''Worldwide'' (Audio Adrenaline album), 2003 * ''Worldwide ...

from 1968 to 2009) – :* Joseph Tkach, Jr., President and pastor general (1995–present) * New Apostolic Church – :* Richard Fehr, Chief apostle (1988–2005) :*

Wilhelm Leber Wilhelm Leber (born July 20, 1947) is a German mathematician and formerly chief apostle in the New Apostolic Church. Life Wilhelm Leber was born in Herford in Westphalia. In 1975 he earned his doctorate in mathematics at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe ...

, Chief apostle (2005–2013) :* Jean-Luc Schneider (2013–present)

Presbyterianism

Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church ...

( complete list) — :* John Miller, Moderator of the General Assembly (2001) :* Finlay Macdonald, Moderator of the General Assembly (2002) :*

Iain Torrance Iain Richard Torrance, (born 13 January 1949) is a retired Church of Scotland minister, theologian and academic. He is Pro-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, Honorary Professor of Early Christian Doctrine and Ethics at the University o ...

, Moderator of the General Assembly (2003) :* Alison Elliot, Moderator of the General Assembly (2004) :*

David Lacy David William Lacy DL (born 26 April 1952) is a minister of the Church of Scotland. He was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2005-6. Background and Career Lacy was born in Inverness on 26 April 1952, attended Abe ...

, Moderator of the General Assembly (2005) :* Alan McDonald, Moderator of the General Assembly (2006) :* Sheilagh M. Kesting, 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, Moderator of the General Assembly (2013) :* John Chalmers, Moderator of the General Assembly (2014) *

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PC(USA), is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the US, and known for its liberal stance on doctrine and its ordaining of women and ...

( complete list) — :* Syngman Rhee, Moderator of the General Assembly (2000–2001) :* Jack Rogers, Moderator of the General Assembly (2001–2002) :* Fahed Abu-Akel, Moderator of the General Assembly (2002–2003) :* Susan R. Andrews, Moderator of the General Assembly (2003–2004) :* Rick Ufford-Chase, 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, Moderator of the General Assembly (2012–2014)

Other protestant

Seventh-day Adventists The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and i ...

( 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 The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (GAUFCC or colloquially British Unitarians) is the umbrella organisation for Unitarian, Free Christians, and other liberal religious congregations in the United Kingdom and Irelan ...

(UK) : Liz Slade, Chief Officer (2019–present) *

Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Uni ...

– :*President ::* James Haire, President (2000–2003) ::* Dean Drayton, President (2003–2006) ::* Gregor Henderson, President (2006–2009) ::* Alistair Macrae, President (2009–2012) ::*

Andrew Dutney Reverend Professor Andrew Fergus Dutney ( ; born 9 July 1958) is a Christian scholar, writer, and musician. He is a Professor within the College of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University. He is the former principal of Uniting ...

, President (2012–2015) ::*

Stuart McMillan Stuart McMillan (born 6 May 1972) is a Scottish politician serving as Convener of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) ...

, President (2015–2018) ::* Deidre Palmer, President (2018–2021) ::*

Sharon Hollis Sharon Hollis is an Australian Minister and the 16th President of the Uniting Church in Australia. Early years Hollis grew up from 8-13 in Keilor Park in Melbourne, Victoria. From 13, the family lived in Finley, a town in the Riverina region ...

, President (2021–present) :*General Secretary ::* Gregor Henderson, General Secretary (1989–2001) ::* Terence Corkin, General Secretary (2001–2015) ::* Colleen Geyer, General Secretary (2016–present) *

United Church of Canada The United Church of Canada (french: link=no, Église unie du Canada) is a mainline Protestant denomination that is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in Canada and the second largest Canadian Christian denomination after the Catholi ...

– :* Marion Pardy, Moderator (2000–2003) :* Peter Short, Moderator (2003–2006) :* David Giuliano, Moderator (2006–2009) :* Mardi Tindal, Moderator (2009–2012) :* Gary Paterson, Moderator (2012–2015) :* Jordan Cantwell, Moderator (2015–2018) :* Richard Bott, Moderator (2018–present)

Anglicanism

Provinces of the Anglican Communion

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...

– :*Formal leadership – ::*

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...

, Supreme Governor of the Church of England (1952–2022) ::*

Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person t ...

, Supreme Governor of the Church of England (2022-present) :*Effective leadership, ( complete list) – ::*

George Carey George Leonard Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton (born 13 November 1935) is a retired Anglican bishop who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002, having previously been the Bishop of Bath and Wells. During his time as archbishop the C ...

, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991–2002) ::*

Rowan Williams Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, (born 14 June 1950) is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet. He was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, a position he held from December 2002 to December 2012. Previously the Bish ...

, Archbishop of Canterbury (2002–2012) ::*

Justin Welby Justin Portal Welby (born 6 January 1956) is a British bishop who is the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. He has served in that role since 2013. Welby was previously the vicar of Southam, Warwickshire, and then Bishop of Durham, serving for ...

, Archbishop of Canterbury (2013–present) *

Anglican Church of Australia The Anglican Church of Australia, formerly known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania, is a Christian church in Australia and an autonomous church of the Anglican Communion. It is the second largest church in Australia after the ...

( complete list)– ::*

Peter Carnley Peter Frederick Carnley (born 17 October 1937) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop and author. He was the Archbishop of Perth from 1981 to 2005 and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from 2000 until May 2005. He ordained the fir ...

, Primate (2000–2005) ::*

Phillip Aspinall Phillip John Aspinall (born 17 December 1959) is an Australian Anglican bishop. He has been the archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane since February 2002 and was also the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from July 2005 un ...

, Primate (2005–2014) ::*

Philip Freier Philip Leslie Freier (born 9 February 1955) is an Australian Anglican bishop. He has been the 13th Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Archbishop of Melbourne since 16 December 2006. He served as Anglican Primate of Australia, Primate of Australia ...

, Primate (2014–2020) ::* Geoffrey Smith, Primate (2020–present) * Anglican Church of Canada – ::* Michael Peers, Primate (1986–2004) ::* Fred Hiltz, Primate (2007–2019) ::* Linda Nicholls, Primate (2019–present) *

Episcopal Church in the United States of America The Episcopal Church, based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop o ...

– ::*

Frank Griswold Frank Tracy Griswold III (born September 18, 1937) is a retired American bishop. He was the 25th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Early life and education Griswold was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He was educated at St. Paul's Sc ...

, Presiding Bishop (1998–2006) ::*

Katharine Jefferts Schori Katharine Jefferts Schori (born March 26, 1954) is the former Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church of the United States. Previously elected as the 9th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada, she was the first woman elected ...

, Presiding Bishop (2006–2016) ::* Michael B. Curry, 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 The Anglican Church in America (ACA) is a Continuing Anglican church body and the United States branch of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC). The ACA, which is separate from The Episcopal Church, is not a member of the Anglican Communion. ...

– ::* Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2005) ::* Louis Falk, President of the House of Bishops (2005–present) :*

Anglican Province of America The Anglican Province of America (APA) is a Continuing Anglican church in the United States. The church was founded by former members of the Episcopal Church in the United States in order to follow what they consider to be a more truly Christian ...

– Walter Grundorf, Presiding Bishop (early 1990s–present) :* Diocese of the Holy Cross – Paul C. Hewett, Diocesan Bishop (2006–present) :* Episcopal Missionary Church – ::*

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 The Reformed Episcopal Church (REC) is an Anglican church of evangelical Episcopalian heritage. It was founded in 1873 in New York City by George David Cummins, a former bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church. The REC is a founding member ...

– Leonard W. Riches, Presiding Bishop (1996–present) *

Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (branded as GAFCON or Gafcon) is a global network of conservative Anglican churches that formed in 2008 in response to an ongoing theological crisis in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Conservative ...

– Eliud Wabukala, Chairman (2008–present) :*

Anglican Church in North America The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) is a Christian denomination in the Anglican tradition in the United States and Canada. It also includes ten congregations in Mexico, two mission churches in Guatemala, and a missionary diocese in Cuba ...

– ::* 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 The Anglican Episcopal Church (AEC) was a Continuing Anglican church consisting of parishes in Arizona, Alaska, and Florida served by a presiding bishop and several other clergy. The AEC was founded at St. George's Anglican Church in Ventura, Cal ...

– ::*Reginald Hammond, Presiding Bishop (2000–2004) ::*George Connor, Presiding Bishop (2006–present) :*

Diocese of the Great Lakes The Diocese of the Great Lakes (DGL) is a Continuing Anglican church body in the United States and Canada. Its worship centers and clergy are currently located in the American Great Lakes states and the Canadian Province of Ontario. The DGL u ...

– ::*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 consecr ...

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

Orthodox Anglican Church The Orthodox Anglican Communion (OAC) is a communion of churches established in 1964 or 1967, by James Parker Dees. The AOC was formed outside of the See of Canterbury; the OAC is not part of the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Orthodox Communio ...

– ::*

, Presiding Bishop (2000–2012) ::* Creighton Jones, Presiding Bishop (2012–2015) ::* Thomas Gordon, Presiding Bishop (2015–present) *

Traditional Anglican Communion The Traditional Anglican Church (TAC), formerly the Traditional Anglican Communion, is an international church consisting of national provinces in the continuing Anglican movement, independent of the Anglican Communion and the Archbishop of Cant ...

– ::* Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2002) ::*

John Hepworth John Anthony Hepworth (23 March 1944 – 1 December 2021) was an Australian bishop. He was the ordinary of the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia and the archbishop and primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion, an international body o ...

, Primate (2002–2012) ::*

Samuel Prakash Samuel Peter Prakash is an Indian bishop. He is the current archbishop and metropolitan of the Anglican Church of India (CIBC), a continuing Anglican church which is part of the Traditional Anglican Communion and outside of the Anglican Communi ...

, Primate (2012–present) :* Anglican Catholic Church in Australia – ::*

, Archbishop (1998–2012) ::* Michael Pope, Archbishop (2013–present) :* Anglican Catholic Church of Canada – ::*Robert Mercer, Bishop and Metropolitan (1988–2005) ::*Peter Wilkinson, Bishop and Metropolitan (2005–present) :*

Anglican Church of India The Anglican Church of India (ACI) is a union of independent Anglican churches in India. It is not currently a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion whose titular leader is the Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1947, the Church of South India ...

– Stephen Vattappara, Metropolitan Bishop (1990–present) :*

– ::* Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2005) ::* Louis Falk, President of the House of Bishops (2005–present) *

United Episcopal Church of North America 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 cer ...

– ::* Stephen C. Reber, Presiding Bishop (1996–2010) ::* Peter D. Robinson, Presiding Bishop (2010–present)

Other Christian or Christian-derived faiths

* Believers Eastern Church – :* Athanasius Yohan I, Metropolitan (1993–present) * Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International :* María Luisa Piraquive, World Leader (1996–present) * Assyrian Church of the East – :* Mar Dinkha IV, Patriarch (1976–2015) :* Mar Gerwargis III, Patriarch (2015–2021) :* Mar Awa III, Patriarch (2021–present) *

Ancient Church of the East The Ancient Church of the East is an Eastern Christian denomination. It branched from the Assyrian Church of the East in 1964, under the leadership of Mar Thoma Darmo (d. 1969). It is one of three Assyrian Churches that claim continuity with t ...

– :*

Mar Addai II 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 mon ...

, Patriarch (1972–2022) :*

Yacob III Daniel Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jac ...

, Patriarch (2022-present) *

Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, often shortened to Mar Thoma Church, and known also as the Reformed Syrian ChurchS. N. Sadasivan. A Social History of India'. APH Publishing; 2000. . p. 442. and the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar ...

– :* Philipose Mar Chrysostym Mar Thoma, Marthoma Metropolitan (1999–2007) :*

Joseph Mar Thoma Joseph Mar Thoma XXI (27 June 1931 – 18 October 2020) ( syr, ܡܺܝܛܪܳܦܽܠܶܝܬܳܐ ܕܟܽܘܪܣܝܳܐ ܫܠܺܝܚܳܝܳܐ ܕܡܰܠܰܒܰܪ ܐܰܒܽܘܢ ܝܰܘܣܶܝܦ ܡܳܪܝ̱ ܬܳܐܘܡܳܐ܀) was the 21st Mar Thoma Syrian Church Met ...

, Marthoma Metropolitan (2007–2020) :* Theodosius Mar Thoma, Marthoma Metropolitan (2020–present) *

Members Church of God International Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in ...

– :*

Eliseo Soriano Eliseo "Eli" Fernando Soriano (; April 4, 1947 – February 10, 2021) was a Filipino preacher and televangelist. He was the "Overall Servant" (Tagalog: ''Lingkod Pangkalahatan,'' formerly called "Presiding Minister") of the Members Church of G ...

, Presiding Minister (1977–2021) :* Daniel Soriano Razon, Presiding Minister (2021-present) *

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...

( complete list) – :* Gordon B. Hinckley,

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

(1995–2008) :*

Thomas S. Monson Thomas Spencer Monson (August 21, 1927 – January 2, 2018) was an American religious leader, author, and the 16th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As president, he was considered by adherents of the re ...

(2008–2018) :* Russell M. Nelson,

(2018–present) * Iglesia ni Cristo – :*

Eraño Manalo Eraño de Guzman Manalo (; January 2, 1925 – August 31, 2009Executive Minister A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ‘prime minister’, ...

(1963–2009) :* Eduardo V. Manalo, Executive Minister (2009–present) *

National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

– :* Robert W. Edgar, General Secretary (1999–2007) :* Michael Kinnamon, General Secretary (2007–2011) :* Peg Birk, 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 provi ...

, General Secretary (2014–present) *

Unification Church The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, is a new religious movement, whose members are called Unificationists, or " Moonies". It was officially founded on 1 May 1954 under the name Holy Sp ...

– :* Sun Myung Moon, 'True Father' (1953–2012) :* Hak Ja Han, 'True Mother'/Acting Leader (2012–present) *

World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, most ju ...

– :* Konrad Raiser, General Secretary (1993–2003) :*

Samuel Kobia Samuel Kobia (born March 20, 1947 in Miathene, Meru, Kenya), is a Methodist clergyman and the first African to be elected General Secretary (2004–2009) of the World Council of Churches (WCC), a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and l ...

, General Secretary (2004–2009) :* Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary (2010–present)

Hinduism

Ramanandi Sampradaya The Ramanandi (IAST ), also known as Ramavats (IAST ), are a branch of the Vaishnava Sri Sampradaya of Hinduism. Ramananda sect is the largest sect of Vaishnavas, out of 52 gates of Vaishnavism, 36 are held by Ramanandi's. They mainly emphasi ...

— :*

Rambhadracharya Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya (born Pandit Giridhar on 14 January 1950) is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwrigh ...

, Jagadguru Acharya (1988–present) *

Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha The Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS), , colloquially known as the Maha Sabha, is the largest and most influential Hindu organization in Trinidad and Tobago. It operates 150 mandirs, over 50 schools, and has its own radio station, Radio Jaagri ...

— :*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 International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktiv ...

— the members of Governing Body Commission (

Jayapataka Swami Jayapataka Swami (); born on April 9, 1949) is a Vaishnava swami and a religious leader for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

and others) * Science of Identity Foundation — Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa (1977–present) * Sri Caitanya Prema Samsthana — Shrivatsa Goswami, director (1972–present) * Sri Caitanya Sangha — Tripurari Swami (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 — :*Srila Nayananandana Das babaji, President (1999–2002) :*Srila Bhakti B. Tirtha Maharaj, President (2002–present).

Smarta tradition

* Shankaracharyas — :* Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati,

Shankaracharya Shankaracharya ( sa, शङ्कराचार्य, , " Shankara-''acharya''") is a religious title used by the heads of amnaya monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism. The title derives from Adi Shankara; te ...

Jyotirmath Joshimath, also known as Jyotirmath, is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Located at a height of 6150 feet (1875 m), it is a gateway to several Himalayan mountain climbing expeditions, trekki ...

Badrinath Badrinath is a town and nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. A Hindu holy place, it is one of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage and is also part of India's Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit. ...

and

Dwarka Sharada Peetham Pascimāmnāya Śrī Śāradā Pītham or Dwarka Sharada Math, is one amongst the four cardinal peethams established by the saint Adi Shankara to preserve and propagate Sanatana Dharma and Advaita Vedanta, the doctrine of non-dualism. Located in ...

Dwarka Dwarka () is a city and a municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the state of Gujarat in Western India. It is located on the western shore of the Okhamandal Peninsula on the right bank of the Gomti river at the mouth of the Gulf of Kut ...

(1982-2022) :* Swami Nischalanand Saraswati,

Govardhan Math Purvamnaya Sri Govardhana Peetham or Govardhan Math is one amongst the four cardinal peethams established by the philosopher-saint Bhagwan Adi Shankaracharya to preserve and propagate Sanatana Dharma and Advaita Vedanta, the doctrine of non-d ...

Puri Puri () is a coastal city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is also known as '' ...

(1992-present) :* Swami Bharati Tirtha Mahasannidhanam,

of Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri (1974–present)

Swaminarayan Sampradaya

* Ahmedabad Nar Narayan Dev Gadi — :*

Acharya Shree Tejendraprasadji Maharaj Tejendraprasad Pande, formally known by his full title as Sanatan Dharma Dhurandar Acharya Maharaj Shree 1008 Tejendraprasadji Maharaj was appointed acharya of the Narnarayan Dev gadi (Ahmedabad) of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, a Hindu sect, by hi ...

(1969–2004) :* Acharya Shree Koshalendraprasadji Maharaj (2004–present) * Vadtal Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi — :*Acharya Shree Ajendraprasadji Maharaj (1984–present) :* Swaminarayan Gurukul — ::*Guruvarya Shri Devkrushnadasji Swami (1974–present) :*Acharya Shree Rakeshprasadji Maharaj (2003–present) *

BAPS Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS; ) is a Hindu denomination within the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. It was formed in 1905 by Yagnapurushdas (Shastriji Maharaj) following his conviction that Swaminarayan remained present ...

— :*

Pramukh Swami Maharaj Pramukh Swami Maharaj (born Shantilal Patel; ordained Narayanswarupdas Swami; 7 December 1921 – 13 August 2016) was the guru and Pramukh, or president, of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a major branch of t ...

, President (1971–2016) :* Mahant Swami Maharaj, President (2016–present) * Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna Sanstha — :*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 The Art of Living Foundation is a volunteer-based, humanitarian and educational non-governmental organization (NGO). It was founded in 1981 by Ravi Shankar. The Art of Living Foundation has its centers in 180 countries. Art of Living offers s ...

— Sri Sri Ravishankar, Spiritual Leader, Humanitarian (1981–present) *

Brahma Kumaris The Brahma Kumaris are a spiritual movement that originated in Hyderabad, Sindh, during the 1930s.Dadi Janki, Spiritual Head (1937–2020) *

Isha Foundation Isha Foundation is a nonprofit, spiritual organisation founded in 1992 near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. It hosts the Isha Yoga Centre, which offers yoga programs under the name Isha Yoga. The foundation is run "a ...

— 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 The Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM) is an international charitable organization aimed at the spiritual and material upliftment of humankind. It was founded by Indian spiritual leader and humanitarian Mata Amritanandamayi in 1981, with its head ...

—

Mata Amritanandamayi Mātā Amritānandamayī Devī (born Sudhamani Idamannel; 27 September 1953), often known as Amma ("Mother"), is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, guru and humanitarian, who is revered as 'the hugging saint' by her followers. In 2018, she w ...

, Spiritual Leader, Humanitarian (1981–present) * Ramakrishna Mission/

Vedanta Society Vedanta Societies refer to organizations, groups, or societies formed for the study, practice, and propagation of Vedanta, the ancient religion based on the Vedas. More specifically, they "comprise the American arm of the Indian Ramakrishna mov ...

— :* Swami Ranganathananda, President (1998–2005) :* Swami Gahanananda, President (2005–2007) :*

Swami Atmasthananda Swami Atmasthananda (21 May 1919 – 18 June 2017) was an Indian Hindu monk, who was the fifteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. Early life He was born on the auspicious Buddha's Birthday, Buddha Purnima Tith ...

, President (2007–2017) :*

Swami Smaranananda Swami Smaranananda (born 1929) is a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, and is its 16th president. He joined the organization in 1952, and was elected president on 17 July 2017. Early life and education Smaranananda w ...

, President (2017–present) * Sri Chinmoy Centers —

Sri Chinmoy Chinmoy Kumar Ghose (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007), better known as Sri Chinmoy, was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the West after moving to New York City in 1964.Taqi Usmani Muhammad Taqi Usmani (born 5 October 1943) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and former judge who is the current president of the Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia and the vice president and Hadith professor of the Darul Uloom Karachi. An intellectual ...

, Sheikh ul Islam (2004–present)

Dar al-Mustafa

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

Dawat-e-Islami

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

Muhammadiyah

Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif (31 May 1935 – 27 May 2022), popularly known as Buya Syafi'i, was an Indonesian Islamic scholar and intellectual. He was chairman of Muhammadiyah between 1998 and 2005. Educated in the United States, he was known for his ...

(1998–2005) * Din Syamsuddin (2005–2015) * Haedar Nashir (2015–present)

Nahdlatul Ulama

*Spiritual leader :*

Sahal Mahfudz Sahal Mahfudh (December 17, 1937January 24, 2014) was an Indonesian cleric. He was the spiritual leader (''rais aam') '' – the most senior cleric – of the Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Muslim majority organization, from 1999 to the time o ...

, spiritual leader (1999–2014) :*

Mustofa Bisri Ahmad Mustofa Bisri (born 10 August 1944) is an Indonesian Islamic leader from Indonesia and was the ninth Chief Adviser of Nahdlatul Ulama. He is the head of Pondok Pesantren Raudlatuth Thalibin, Rembang, Central Java, Indonesia. Mustofa Bis ...

, spiritual leader (2014, temporary) :*

Ma'ruf Amin Ma'ruf Amin (born 11 March 1943) is an Indonesian politician, Islamic cleric, and lecturer who is the 13th and current vice president of Indonesia. Aged nearly 77 years old when inaugurated, he is the oldest Indonesian vice president to ever ...

, spiritual leader (2015–2018) :*Miftachul Akhyar, spiritual leader (2018–present) *Chairman :* Hasyim Muzadi, chairman (1999–2010) :* Said Aqil Siradj, chairman (2010–2021) :* Yahya Cholil Staquf, chairman (2021–present)

Shia

Twelver

* Twelver Islam :*Imams ( complete list) – :* Muhammad al-Mahdi, Imam (874–present) Shia belief holds that he was hidden by Allah in 874. ::*Marja :::*

Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani Grand Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani ( fa, محمدتقی بهجت فومنی) (24 August 1916 – 17 May 2009) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'. Biography Mohammad-Taqi was born on 24 August 1916 in the Fouman, Gilan province in ...

(1993–2009) :::* Mohammad Fazel Lankarani (1980–2007) :::* Ali Khamenei (1985–) :::* Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim (1981–2021) :::* Hossein Noori-Hamedani(2000-) :::* Muhammad al-Fayadh (2008–) :::*

Ali al-Sistani Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani ( ar, علي الحسيني السيستاني; fa, , Ali-ye Hoseyni-ye Sistāni; born 4 August 1930), commonly known as Ayatollah Sistani, is an Iranian–Iraqi Twelver Shia Ayatollah and marja'. He has been describe ...

(1980–) :::*

Naser Makarem Shirazi Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi (, born 25 February 1927 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian Shia '' marja and religious leader. Biography He was born in the city of Shiraz, Iran. According to his website, his father was Ali Mohammad, his g ...

(1998–) :::*

Hossein Waheed Khorasani Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Hossein Wahid Khorasani ( fa, حسین وحید خراسانی; born Mohammad-Hossein Molla-Saleh (Persian: )‎; 1 January 1921) is an Iranian author and Shia marja'. He is the current head of the Qom Seminary. Khorasa ...

(1995–) :::* Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani (1975–2022) * Bektashi Order – :*

Baba Reshat Reshat Bardhi or Dedebaba Hajji Reshat ( sq, Baba Haxhi Dede Reshat Bardhi) (4 March 19352 April 2011) was an Albanian religious leader who served as the 7th '' kryegjysh'' or Dedebaba of the Bektashi Order from 1991 to 2011.Baba Mondi (2011–present)

Ismaili

Dawoodi Bohras The Dawoodi Bohras are a religious denomination within the Ismā'īlī branch of Shia Islam. Their largest numbers reside in India, Pakistan, Yemen, East Africa, and the Middle East, with a growing presence across Europe, North America, Sout ...

– :*

Mohammed Burhanuddin Mohammed Burhanuddin (6 March 1915 – 17 January 2014) was the 52nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohras. He led the community for 49 years in a period of social, economic, and educational prosperity; strengthened and re-institutionalized the fu ...

, 52nd

Da'i al-Mutlaq The term Da'i al-Mutlaq ( ar, الداعي المطلق, al-Dā'ī al-Mutlaq; pl. , ) literally meaning 'the absolute, or unrestricted, missionary', is the most senior spiritual rank and office in Tayyibi Isma'ilism. The Da'i al-Mutlaq has heade ...

(1965–2014) :*

Mufaddal Saifuddin Mufaddal Saifuddin () is the spiritual leader and 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of one million Dawoodi Bohras, a subgroup of the Tayyibi, Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam. He is the second son of the 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq, Mohammed Burhanuddin, w ...

, 53rd

(2014–present) * Alawi Bohras :* Haatim Zakiyuddin * Nizari Ismailism – :*

Aga Khan IV Shāh Karim al-Husayni (born 13 December 1936), known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Ismaili followers and elsewhere as Aga Khan IV, is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailis, a denomination within Shia Islam. He ha ...

, 49th Imam (1957–present)

Zaidiyyah

Houthis The Houthi movement (; ar, ٱلْحُوثِيُّون ''al-Ḥūthīyūn'' ), officially called Ansar Allah (' ''Partisans of God'' or ''Supporters of God'') and colloquially simply Houthis, is an Islamist political and armed movement that ...

– :*

Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi ( ar, حسين بدر الدين الحوثي; 20 August 1959 – 10 September 2004), also spelled Hussein Badr Eddin al-Houthi, was a Yemeni Zaidi religious, political and military leader, as well as former member o ...

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

Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi Abdul-Malik Badruldeen al-Houthi ( ar, عبد الملك بدر الدين الحوثي) is a Yemeni politician and religious leader who serves as the leader of the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah), a revolutionary movement principally made up of ...

, leader (2004–present)

Ahmadiyya

* Ahmadiyya Community – :* Khalifatul Masih IV,

Mirza Tahir Ahmad Mirza Tahir Ahmad ( ur, ) (18 December 1928 – 19 April 2003) was the fourth caliph ( ar, خليفة المسيح الرابع, ''khalīfatul masīh al-rābi'') and the head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Community. He was elected as the fourt ...

(1982–2003) :* Khalifatul Masih V,

Mirza Masroor Ahmad Mirza Masroor Ahmad ( ur, ; born 15 September 1950) is the current and fifth leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. His official title within the movement is Fifth Caliph of the Messiah ( ar, خليفة المسيح الخامس, ''khal� ...

(2003–present) *

Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam, ( ur, , translit=Aḥmadiyyah Anjuman-i Ishāʿat-i Islām Lahore) is a separatist group within the Ahmadiyya movement that formed in 1914 as a result of ideological and administrati ...

– :* Asghar Hameed (1996–2002) :* Abdul Karim Saeed Pasha (2003–2022)

Nation of Islam

* Nation of Islam – :*

Louis Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan (; born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader, Black supremacy, black supremacist, Racism, anti-white and Antisemitism, antisemitic Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theorist, and former singer who hea ...

, head, (1981–present)

Ibadi

* Ahmed bin Hamad al-Khalili,

Grand Mufti The Grand Mufti (also called Chief Mufti, State Mufti and Supreme Mufti) is the head of regional muftis, Islamic jurisconsults, of a state. The office originated in the early modern era in the Ottoman empire and has been later adopted in a num ...

of the

Sultanate of Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

Haitham bin Tariq Haitham bin Tariq Al Said ( ar, هيثم بن طارق آل سعيد, Heysem bin Târık Âl Saîd; born 13 October 1954) is the current Sultan of Oman, reigning since January 2020 following the death of his cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Pr ...

, Sultan of Oman

Judaism

;Asia *Israel, ( complete list) — :*Ashkenazi ::*

Israel Meir Lau Yisrael Meir Lau ( he, ישראל מאיר לאו; born 1 June 1937) served as the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel, and chairman of Yad Vashem. He previously served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1993 to 2003. Biography Early lif ...

, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi (1993–2003) ::*

Yona Metzger Yona Metzger ( he, יונה מצגר; born 1953) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and the former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. In 2013, while chief rabbi, a fraud investigation was opened. Metzger later pleaded guilty to a number of corruption c ...

, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi (2003–2013) ::*

David Lau David Baruch Lau ( he, דוד לאו; born 13 January 1966) is the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. He was appointed after achieving a majority of the vote on 24 July 2013. He previously served as the Chief Rabbi of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Isra ...

, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi (2013–present) :*Sephardic ::*

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron ( he, אליהו בקשי דורון‎; April 5, 1941 – April 12, 2020) was an Israeli rabbi who served as Rishon LeZion ( Chief Rabbi of Israel) from 1993 to 2003. Prior to that he served as Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Bat ...

, Sephardic Chief Rabbi (1993–2003) ::*

Shlomo Amar Shlomo Moshe Amar ( he, שלמה משה עמאר; ar, سليمان موسى عمار; born April 1, 1948)Gantz, Nesanel. "A Chief Rabbi of the Past and Future". '' Ami'', November 5, 2014, pp. 26-27. is the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Isra ...

, Sephardic Chief Rabbi (2003–2013) ::*

Yitzhak Yosef Yitzhak Yosef ( he, יצחק יוסף, born January 16, 1952) is the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel (known as the Rishon LeZion), the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Hazon Ovadia, and the author of a set of books on ''halakha'' (Jewish law) called Yalk ...

, 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 Avichai Rontzki ( he, אביחי רונצקי, October 10, 1951 – April 1, 2018) was an Israeli Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces. He served in the position from 2006 to 2010, with a rank of Brigadier General. His predecessor i ...

, Chief Rabbi (2006–2010) ::*

Rafi Peretz Rafael "Rafi" Peretz (; born 7 January 1956) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician. A former military officer and helicopter pilot who also served as the Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces, he was the leader of the Jewi ...

, Chief Rabbi (2010–2016) ::*

Eyal Karim Eyal Moshe Karim ( he, אייל משה קרים) (born February 8, 1957) is the head of the Military Rabbinate of the Israel Defense Forces. Early life and career Karim grew up in Givatayim, Israel, and studied at Yeshivat Bnei Akiva. In Augus ...

, Chief Rabbi (2016–present) *Turkey — :* David Asseo, Chief Rabbi (1961–2002) :*

Ishak Haleva Ishak Haleva (born 1940 in Istanbul, Turkey) is the current Hakham Bashi (Chief Rabbi) ( tr, Hahambaşı) of Turkey. Chief Rabbi Haleva was the deputy to David Asseo for seven years and became the new Hakham Bashi after his death in 2002.

, Chief Rabbi (2002–present) ;Eurasia *Russia — :*

Congress of the Jewish Religious Organizations and Associations in Russia The Congress of the Jewish Religious Organizations and Associations in Russia (CJROAR) was established in February 1993. CJROAR links 100 Jewish organizations in 68 Russian cities. This body possesses no administrative powers, but rather performs c ...

– ::*

Adolf Shayevich Adolf Solomonovich Shayevich (russian: Адольф Соломонович Шаевич; born 28 October 1937)Chief Rabbi of Russia (1993–present) :*

Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR; russian: Федерация Еврейских Общин России, ) is a Russian religious organization that unifies communities of Orthodox Judaism, mostly of Chabad Hassidic movement. I ...

– ::*

Berel Lazar Shlomo Dov Pinchas Lazar (born May 19, 1964), better known as Berel Lazar, is an Orthodox, Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi. He began his service in Russia in 1990. Known for his friendship with Vladimir Putin, since 2000, he has been a Chief Rabbi ...

, Chief Rabbi of Russia (2000–present) ;Europe *Ireland — :* Yaakov Pearlman, 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 Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks ( he, יונתן הנרי זקס, translit=Yona'tan Henry Zaks; 8 March 19487 November 2020) was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author. Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the United ...

, Chief Rabbi (1991–2012) :*

Ephraim Mirvis Rabbi Sir Ephraim Yitzchak Mirvis (born 7 September 1956) is an Orthodox rabbi who serves as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. He served as the Chief Rabbi of Ireland between 1985 and 1992. Early life a ...

, Chief Rabbi (2013–present) ;North America *

Menachem Mendel Schneerson Menachem Mendel Schneerson (Modern Hebrew: מנחם מענדל שניאורסון; old-fashioned spelling: מנחם מענדל שניאורסאהן; April 5, 1902 OS – June 12, 1994; AM 11 Nissan 5662 – 3 Tammuz 5754), known to man ...

, 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 ...

, Generational Rabbi (1903–1993) *

Moshe Feinstein Moshe Feinstein ( he, משה פײַנשטיין; Lithuanian pronunciation: ''Moshe Faynshteyn''; en, Moses Feinstein; March 3, 1895 – March 23, 1986) was an American Orthodox rabbi, scholar, and ''posek'' (authority on ''halakha''—J ...

, Generational Rabbi (1895–1986) *

Union for Reform Judaism The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), known as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) until 2003, founded in 1873 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, is the congregational arm of Reform Judaism in North America. The other two arms establishe ...

(North America) – :*

Eric Yoffie Eric H. Yoffie is a Reform rabbi, and President Emeritus of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), the congregational arm of the Reform movement in North America, which represents an estimated 1.5 million Reform Jews in more than 900 synagogue ...

, President (1996–2012) :* Richard Jacobs, President (2012–present)

Other

Baháʼí Faith

Baháʼí Faith The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people. Established by Baháʼu'lláh in the 19th century, it initially developed in Iran and parts of the ...

Universal House of Justice 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 ...

(1963–present) :* Ali Nakhjavani (1963–2003) :* Hushmand Fatheazam (1963–2003) :* Ian Semple (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 o ...

(1987–2010) :* Adib Taherzadeh (1988–2000) :* Hooper Dunbar (1988–2010) :* J. Douglas Martin (1993–2005) :* Farzam Arbab (1993–2013) :* Kiser Barnes (2000–2013) :* Hartmut Grossman (2003–2008) :* Firaydoun Javaheri (2003–2018) :* Paul Lample (2005–present) :* Payman Mohajer (2005–present) :* Gustavo Correa (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 (2018–present)

Shinto

Shinto Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintois ...

( complete list) — :*

Akihito is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 7 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. He presided over the Heisei era, ''Heisei'' being an expression of achieving peace worldwide. B ...

Emperor of Japan The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his position is derived from "the ...

, head of Shinto (1989–2019) :*

Naruhito is the current Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era, following the abdication of his father, Akihito. He is the 126th monarch according to Japan's traditional order of succession ...

, head of Shinto (2019–present) *

Jinja Honcho The is a religious administrative organisation that oversees about 80,000 Shinto shrines in Japan. These shrines take the Ise Grand Shrine as the foundation of their belief. It is the largest Shrine Shinto organization in existence. Descriptio ...

— :*

Atsuko Ikeda , formerly , is the fourth daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun. As such, she is the older sister of Emperor Emeritus Akihito. She married Takamasa Ikeda on 10 October 1952. As a result, she gave up her imperial title and left the J ...

, Chairperson (1988–present)

Sectarian Shinto

Konkokyo , or just Konkō, is a Shintō sect, being a part of the ''Kyoha Shintō Rengokai'' (Association of Sectarian Shinto), and an independent faith with origins in Shinbutsu-shūgō beliefs. Konkokyo worships the spirit and energy that flows throug ...

– :*Heiki Konko, Spiritual Leader (1991–present) * Kurozumikyō – :*Kurozumi Muneharu, Chief Patriarch (1973–2017) :*Kurozumi Munemichi, Chief Patriarch (2017–present)

Unitarian Universalism

* Unitarian Universalist Association – :* William G. Sinkford, President (2001–2009) :* Peter Morales, President (2009–2017) :* Susan Frederick-Gray, President (2017–present)

New religious movements

* Eckankar —

Harold Klemp 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 ...

, Mahanta (1981–present) *

Falun Gong Falun Gong (, ) or Falun Dafa (; literally, "Dharma Wheel Practice" or "Law Wheel Practice") is a new religious movement.Junker, Andrew. 2019. ''Becoming Activists in Global China: Social Movements in the Chinese Diaspora'', pp. 23–24, 33, 119 ...

—

Li Hongzhi Li Hongzhi (, born 1951/2) is a Chinese religious leader. He is the founder and leader of Falun Gong, or ''Falun Dafa'', a United States-based new religious movement. Li began his public teachings of Falun Gong on 13 May 1992 in Changchun, and ...

, Founder and spiritual master (1992–present) *

LaVeyan Satanism LaVeyan Satanism is a nontheistic religion founded in 1966 by the American occultist and author Anton Szandor LaVey. Scholars of religion have classified it as a new religious movement and a form of Western esotericism. LaVey established his m ...

— Peter H. Gilmore, Magus (2001–present) * Church of Scientology — :*

David Miscavige David Miscavige (; born April 30, 1960) is the leader of the Church of Scientology and, according to the organization, "Captain of the Sea Org". His official title within the organization is Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology Cen ...

, President of Scientology; Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology Center (1987–present) :* Heber Jentzsch, President of the Church of Scientology International (1982–present) *

Tenrikyo is a Japanese new religion which is neither strictly monotheistic nor pantheistic, originating from the teachings of a 19th-century woman named Nakayama Miki, known to her followers as "Oyasama". Followers of Tenrikyo believe that God of Origin, ...

— Nakayama Zenji,

Shinbashira The shinbashira (心柱, also 真柱 or 刹/擦 ''satsu'') refers to a central pillar at the core of a pagoda or similar structure. The shinbashira has long been thought to be the key to the Japanese pagoda's notable earthquake resistance, when n ...

(1998–present)

Other

Mandaeism Mandaeism ( Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ ; Arabic: المندائيّة ), sometimes also known as Nasoraeanism or Sabianism, is a Gnostic, monotheistic and ethnic religion. Its adherents, the Mandaeans, revere Adam, Abel ...

—

Sattar Jabbar Hilo Sheikh (''Rabbi'') Rishama Sattar Jabbar Hilo al-Zahrony ( ar, الريش امه ستار جبار حلو الزهروني; also known as His Holiness Ganzevra Sattar Jabbar Hilo al-Zahrony) is the patriarch and international head of the Manda ...

Ravidassia Ravidassia or the Ravidas Panth is an Indian religion based on the teachings of Ravidass, who is revered as a satguru. Historically, Ravidassia represented a range of beliefs in the Indian subcontinent, with some devotees of Ravidass counting th ...

— Niranjan Dass, Sant (2007–present) * Svetambar Terapanth — :* Shri Mahapragya, Acharya (1997–2010) :*

Mahashraman Acharya Mahashraman ( IAST: Ācārya Mahāśramaṇa; born 13 May 1962) is the eleventh Acharya, supreme head of Jain Śvētāmbara Terapanth sect. Mahashraman ji heads all activities functioning under Terapanth organisation, most notably Anu ...

(2010–present)

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

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

Dar al-Mustafa

Dawat-e-Islami

Muhammadiyah

Nahdlatul Ulama

Shia

Twelver

Ismaili

Zaidiyyah

Ahmadiyya

Nation of Islam

Ibadi

Judaism

Other

Baháʼí Faith

Shinto

Sectarian Shinto

Unitarian Universalism

New religious movements

Other

See also

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