- List of religious leaders in 2003
2002 religious leaders - Events of 2003 - 2004 religious leaders -
Religious leaders by year ----See also:
*List of state leaders in 2003
*List of international organization leaders in 2003
*List of colonial governors in 2003 Catholic churches
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Roman Catholic Church - John Paul II,Pope (1978–2005)
*Albanian Catholic Church -Hil Kabashi , Apostolic Administrator (1996–present)
*Ambrosian Catholic Church -
*Armenian Catholic Church -Nerses Bedros XIX ,Patriarch of the Catholic Armenians (1999-present)
*Belarusian Catholic Church -
*Bulgarian Catholic Church -Christo Proykov ,Archbishop of Sofia (1995-present)
*Chaldean Catholic Church -
*#Raphael I BeDaweed ,Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (1989–2003)
*#Shlemon Warduni , Apostolic Administrator (2003)
*#Emmanuel III Delly ,Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (2003-present)
*Coptic Catholic Church -Stephanos II ,Patriarch of Alexandria (1986-present)
*Georgian Catholic Church -
*Greek Catholic Church -Anarghyros Printesis ,Archbishop of Athens (1975-present)
*Hungarian Catholic Church -Szilárd Keresztes ,Archbishop of Hajdúdorog (1988-present)
*Maronite Catholic Church - Nasrallah Sfeir, Maronite Patriarch (1986-present)
*Melkite Catholic Church -Grégoire III Laham ,Patriarch of the Melkite Catholic Church (2000-present)
*Mozarabic Catholic Church -
*Romanian Catholic Church -Lucian Muresan ,Metropolitan of Romania (1994-present)
*Russian Catholic Church -
*Ruthenian Catholic Church -Milan Sasik ,Archbishop of Mukachevo (2002-present)
*Croatian Greek Catholic Church -Slavomir Miklovš ,Bishop of Križevci (Byzantine) (1983-present)
*Slovak Catholic Church -Ján Hirka ,Archbishop of Preov (1989-present)
*Sovereign Military Order of Malta -Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie , Grand Master of the Order (1988–present)
*Syrian Catholic Church -Ignatius Pierre VIII ,Patriarch of Antioch (2001-present)
*Syro-Malabar Catholic Church -Varkey Vithayathil ,Archbishop of Ernakulam (1999-present)
*Syro-Malankarese Catholic Church -Cyril Mar Baselios ,Archbishop of Trivandrum (1995-present)
*Teutonic Knights -Bruno Platter , Grand Master of the Order (2000-present)
*Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church -Lubomyr Husar ,Patriarch of L'viv (2000-present)Eastern Orthodox churches
*Constantinople -
Bartholomew I , Ecumenical Patriarch (1991–present)
*Albania -Anastasius of Albania ,Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (1992–present)
*Alexandria - Peter VII, Patriarch of Alexandria (1997–2004)
*Antioch - Ignatius IV,Patriarch of Antioch (1979-present)
*Bulgaria - Maxim of Bulgaria,Patriarch of All Bulgaria (1971-present)
*Cyprus -Chrysostomos ,Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977–2006)
*Czechia and Slovakia - Nicholas,Metropolitan of All Czechia and Slovakia (2000–present)
*Georgia -Ilia II ,Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1977–present)
*Greece -Christodoulos ,Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998–present)
*Jerusalem - Irinaios I, Patriarch of Jerusalem (2001–2005)
*North America -Herman (Swaiko) , Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2002–present)
*Poland -Sawa ,Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998–present)
*Romania - Teoctist I,Patriarch of Romania (1986–2007)
*Russia - Alexei II,Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990–present)
*Serbia - Pavle of Serbia, Patriarch of the Serbs (1990–present)
*Ukraine - Volodymyr,Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine (1992–present)
*Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchy -Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko)
*Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church -Metropolitan Mefodiy (Kudryakov) Protestant churches
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Assemblies of God -Thomas E. Trask ,General superintendent of the Assemblies of God (1993–present)
*United Church of Canada -Peter Short , Moderator (2003–present)
*United Church of Christ -John Thomas ,President and General Minister (1999–present)
*Church of England -
** Formal leadership - Elizabeth II,Supreme Governor of the Church of England (1952–present)
** Effective leadership -Rowan Williams ,Archbishop of Canterbury (2002–present)
*Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA),Mark Hanson , Presiding Bishop (2001–present)
*Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland -Jukka Paarma (1998-present)
*Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod -Gerald B. Kieschnick (2001–present)
*Lutheran World Federation -Mark Hanson , President (2003–present)
*Church of Norway -Harald V of Norway ,King of Norway (1991-present)
*Salvation Army -John Larsson , General (September 2003toApril 1 ,2006 )General John GowansJuly 23 ,1999 to 2003
*Seventh-day Adventist Church -Jan Paulsen ,President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (1999–present)
*Southern Baptist Convention -Jack Graham ,President of the Southern Baptist Convention
*Church of Sweden -Karl Gustav Hammar ,Archbishop of Uppsala (1997–present)
*Worldwide Church of God -Joseph Tkach, Jr. ,Pastor-General of the Worldwide Church of God (1995–present)
*Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) -Karl R. Gurgel ,President (1993–present)Oriental Orthodox Churches
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Armenian Apostolic Church -Catholicos Karekin II (1999–present)
**Catholicos of Cilicia has beenAram I since 1995
*Assyrian Church of the East -Mar Dinkha IV (1976–present) Rival Patriarch in BaghdadMar Addai II (1970-present)
*Coptic Orthodox Church -Shenouda III of Alexandria , Coptic Pope (1971–present)
*Ethiopian Orthodox Church -Abune Paulos (1992–present)
*Indian Orthodox Church -Catholicos of the East Baselius Mar Thoma Mathews II (1991–present) ::Note: It'sSyriac Christianity , but independent from theSyriac Orthodox Church
*Syriac Orthodox Church -Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980–present)Other Christian
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Christian Science - ChairmanVirginia Harris (1992–2004)
*New Apostolic Church -Richard Fehr ,Chief Apostle of theNew Apostolic Church (1988–2005)
*Community of Christ - PresidentW. Grant McMurray (1996–2004)
*World Council of Churches -Samuel Kobia ,General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1993–present)
*Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus -Kabanalbanalang Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus - Bishop Isagani Capistrano (2003 - Present)Islam: Ismaili and Ahmadiyya
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community -Khalifatul Masih IV and V (IV was from 1982–2003 and V from 2003-present)
*Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement - Dr. Abdul Karim Saeed Pasha (2002–present)
*Dawoodi Bohras -Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (1965–present)
*Nizari -Aga Khan IV (1957–present)Judaism
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Chief Rabbi of the Orthodox United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth - SirJonathan Sacks (1991–present)
*Leader of the Orthodox Ashkenazi Haredi non-HasidicIsrael i ("Lithuanian Jews ")- RabbiYosef Shalom Eliashiv Eastern
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Tibetan Buddhism -Tenzin Gyatso ,Dalai Lama (1935–present)
*Supreme Patriarch ofCambodia -Preah Maha Ghosananda (1988–present)
*Supreme Patriarch of Thailand -Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana (1989-present?)
*Sakya - Sakya Trizin, Ngawang Kunga Tegchen Palbar Samphel Wanggi Gyalpo(born1945 )
*Nichiren Shoshu - High Priest Nikken Abe
*Konkokyo - Konko Heiki(spiritual leader since 1991)Other
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Jehovah's Witnesses - Don Adams,President of the Jehovah's Witnesses (2000 -?)
*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) -Gordon B. Hinckley , President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1995 –2008 )
*Unitarian Universalist Association -Rev. William G. Sinkford , President (2001–present)
*Bombay Parsi Punchayat(Zoroastrian, generally orthodox) - Minoo Shroff was President for in least some of 2003
*Ramakrishna Mission -Swami Ranganathananda Thirteenth President of the group(1998–2005)
*Scientology -
**David Miscavige , Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center [http://davidmiscavige.rtc.org/eng/bio/miscavige.htm] , "highest ecclesiastical official of the Scientology religion" (1987–present) Mr. Miscavige gave the keynote address at the grand opening of the Church of Scientology of New York [http://www.scientology-newyork.org/community/opening/davidmiscavige.html] and other Scientology churches.
**Heber Jentzsch , official president of theChurch of Scientology (1982–present)
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