Lists of religious leaders by century: |
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This is: a list of the top-level leaders for religious groups with at least 50,000 adherents, "and that led anytime from January 1," 1901,ββto December 31, "2000." It should likewise only name leaders listed on other articles. And lists.
Buddhismβ»
- SΕka Gakkai β
- Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, President (1930β1944)
- Josei Toda, President (1951β1958)
- Daisaku Ikeda, President (1960β1979)
- Hiroshi HΕjΕ, President (1979β1981)
- Einosuke Akiya, President (1981β2006)
- Thai Buddhism β
- Vajirananavarorasa, Somdet and Supreme Patriarch (1910β1921)
- Kromma Luang Jinavorn Sirivaddhana, Somdet and Supreme Patriarch (1921β1937)
- Phae Tissadeva, Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1938β1944)
- Momrajavong Chuen Noppavong, Somdet and Supreme Patriarch (1945β1958)
- Plod Kittisobhana, Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1960β1962)
- Yoo Nanodayo, Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1963β1966)
- Chuan Utthayi, Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1965β1971)
- Pun Punnasiri, Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1972β1973)
- Ariyavangsagatayana, Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1973β1988)
- Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1989β2013)
Tibetan Buddhismβ»
- Dalai Lama of the Gelug (Yellow Hat sect) β
- Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama (1878β1933)
- Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama (1937βpresent)
- Panchen Lama of the Gelug (Yellow Hat sect) β
- Thubten ChΓΆkyi Nyima, Panchen Lama (1883β1937)
- Lobsang Trinley LhΓΌndrub ChΓΆkyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Lama (1938β1989)
- Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, Panchen Lama (1989βpresent), post held in dispute
- Karmapa Lama (Kagyu sect) β
- Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama (?β1922)
- Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa Lama (?β1981)
- Trinley Thaye Dorje, 17th Karmapa Lama (1959βpresent)
- Sakya sect β
- Phuntsog Phodrang Zamling Chegu, Throne holder (1901β1915)
- Dolma Phodrang Dragshul Thinley, Throne holder (1915β1936)
- Phuntsog Phodrang Ngawang Thutob, Throne holder (1937β1950)
- Dolma Phodrang Ngawang Kunga, Throne holder (1951βpresent)
- Mongolia
- Jebtsundamba Khutuktu β
- Agvaanluvsanchoyjindanzanvaanchigbalsambuu (1870β1924)
- Jambalnamdolchoyjijantsan (1991βpresent)
- Russia
- Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia β
- Damba Ayusheev, XXIV Pandito Khambo Lama (1995βpresent)
Christianityβ»
Catholicismβ»
Roman Catholicismβ»
- Catholic Church (complete list) β
- Leo XIII, Pope (1878β1903)
- Pius X, Pope (1903β1914)
- Benedict XV, Pope (1914β1922)
- Pius XI, Pope (1922β1939)
- Pius XII, Pope (1939β1958)
- John XXIII, Pope (1958β1963)
- Paul VI, Pope (1963β1978)
- John Paul I, Pope (1978)
- John Paul II, Pope (1978β2005)
Old Catholicismβ»
- Church of Utrecht β
- Gerardus Gul, Archbishop of Utrecht (1892β1920)
- Franciscus Kenninck, Archbishop of Utrecht (1920β1937)
- Andreas Rinkel, Archbishop of Utrecht (1937β1970)
- Marinus Kok, Archbishop of Utrecht (1970β1981)
- Antonius Jan Glazemaker, Archbishop of Utrecht (1982β2000)
- Joris A.O.L. Vercammen, Archbishop of Utrecht (2000βpresent)
- Paul Francis Cope May, Archbishop (1925β1953)
- Francis Xavier Resch, Archbishop (1953β1963)
- Walter Xavier Brown, Archbishop (1963β1997)
- James Edward Bostwick, Archbishop (1997β2009)
- North American Old Roman Catholic Church β
- Rudolph de Landas Berghes, Bishop (1914β1919)
- Carmel Henry Carfora, Archbishop (1919β1958)
- Cyrus Augustine Starkey, Archbishop (1958β?)
- Richard Arthur Marchenna, Archbishop (1958β1962)
- Cyrus Augustine Starkey, Archbishop (1962β1965)
- John Emil Schweikert, Archbishop (1965β1988)
- Theodore Joseph Rematt, Archbishop (1988βpresent)
- Robert Alfred Burns, Archbishop (1963β1974)
- Andrew Gordon Johnston-Cantrell, Archbishop (1974β1975)
- Francis Peter Facione, Archbishop (1975βpresent)
- North American Old Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of California β
- Edgar Ramon Verostek, Archbishop (1940β1985)
- Joseph Andrew Vellone, Archbishop (1985βpresent)
- North American Old Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of New York β
- Hubert Augustus Rogers, Archbishop (1946β1972)
- James H. Rogers, Archbishop (1999βpresent)
- Old Catholic Church of Canada β
- Richard Arthur Marchenna, Presiding bishop (1960β1962)
- Robert Ritchie, Presiding bishop (1962β1988)
- David Charles Thomson, Presiding bishop (1988β2001)
- Polish Catholic Church, (called the Polish National Catholic Church until 1951) β
- Franciszek Hodur, founder and first bishop (1907β1953)
- Bishop College (1951β1957)
- Julian PΔkala, Bishop (1957β1959)
- Maksymilian Rode, Bishop (1959β1965)
- Julian PΔkala, Bishop (1965β1975)
- Tadeusz Majewski, Bishop (1975β1994)
- Wiktor WysoczaΕski, Bishop Superior (1995βpresent)
- Polish National Catholic Church of America β
- Francis Hodur, Prime Bishop (1904β1953)
- Leon Grochowski, Prime Bishop (1953β1969)
- Thaddeus F. Zielinski, Prime Bishop (1969β1978)
- Francis Rowinski, Prime Bishop (1978β1985)
- John F. Swantek, Prime Bishop (1985β2002)
- Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church β
- Carlos Duarte Costa, Patriarch (1945β1961)
- Luis Fernando Castillo Mendez, Patriarch (1961β2009)
- Old Catholic Church of the Mariavites β
- Johann Michael Kowalski, Minister-General (1907β1935)
- Klemens Maria Filip Feldman, Bishop-Primate (1935β1945)
- Roman Maria Jakub Prochniewski, Bishop-Primate (1945β1953)
- Waclaw Maria Bartlomiej Przysiecki, Bishop-Primate (1953β1957)
- Jan Maria Michel Sitek, Bishop-Primate (1957β1965)
- Waclaw Maria Innocenty Golebiowski, Bishop-Primate (1965β1972)
- Stanislaw Maria Tymoteusz Kowalski, Bishop-Primate (1972β1997)
- Wlodzimierz Jaworski, Bishop-Primate (1997β2007)
Independent Catholicismβ»
- Philippine Independent Church (Aglipayan Church) β
- Gregorio Aglipay y Labayan, Supreme Bishop (1902β1940)
- Santiago Fonacier, Supreme Bishop (1940β1946)
- Gerardo Bayaca, Supreme Bishop (1946β1946)
- Isabelo de los Reyes, Jr., Supreme Bishop (1946β1971)
- Macario V. Ga, Supreme Bishop (1971β1981)
- Abdias de la Cruz, Supreme Bishop (1981β1987)
- Soliman Ganno, Supreme Bishop (1987β1989)
- Tito Pasco, Supreme Bishop (1989β1993)
- Alberto B. Ramento, Supreme Bishop (1993β1999)
- Tomas Millamena, Supreme Bishop (1999β2005)
Eastern Orthodoxyβ»
Autocephalous Churchesβ»
- Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople β (complete list), the first among equals in Eastern Orthodoxy
- Constantine V, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1897β1901)
- Joachim III, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1901β1912)
- Germanus V, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1913β1918)
- Meletius IV, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1921β1923)
- Gregory VII, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1923β1924)
- Constantine VI, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1924β1925)
- Basil III, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1925β1929)
- Photius II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1929β1935)
- Benjamin I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1936β1946)
- Maximus V, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1946β1948)
- Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1948β1972)
- Demetrius I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1972β1991)
- Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1991βpresent)
- Albanian Orthodox Church β
- Visarion (Xhuvani), Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (1929β1937)
- Kristofor (Kisi), Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (1937β1948)
- Pais (Vodica), Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (1948β1952)
- Damian (Kokoneshi), Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (1952β1967)
- vacant (1968β1991)
- Anastasios (Yannoulatos), Archbishop of Tirana, DurrΓ«s and All Albania (1992βpresent)
- Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria (complete list) β
- Photius, Patriarch of Alexandria (1900β1925)
- Meletius II, Patriarch of Alexandria (1926β1935)
- Nicholas V, Patriarch of Alexandria (1936β1939)
- Christopher II, Patriarch of Alexandria (1939β1966)
- vacant (1966β1968)
- Nicholas VI, Patriarch of Alexandria (1968β1986)
- Parthenius III, Patriarch of Alexandria (1987β1996)
- Peter VII, Patriarch of Alexandria (1997β2004)
- Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch (complete list) β
- Meletius II (Doumani), Patriarchs of Antioch (1899β1906)
- Gregory IV (Haddad), Patriarch of Antioch (1906β1928)
- Alexander III (Tahan), Patriarch of Antioch (1928β1958)
- Arsenius II (Haddad), Patriarch of Antioch (schism, 1930β1931)
- Theodosius VI (Abourjaily), Patriarch of Antioch (1958β1970)
- Elias IV (Muawad), Patriarch of Antioch (1970β1979)
- Ignatius IV (Hazim), Patriarch of Antioch (1979β2012)
- Bulgarian Orthodox Church (complete list) β
- Joseph I of Bulgaria, Exarch, (1877β1915)
- Parteniy of Sofia, Metropolitan (1915β1918)
- Vasiliy of Dorostol-Cherven, Metropolitan (1918β1921)
- Maxim of Plovdiv, Metropolitan (1921β1928)
- Kliment of Vratsa, Metropolitan (1928β1930)
- Neofit (Karaabov) of Vidin, Metropolitan (1930β1944)
- Stefan (Shokov) of Bulgaria, Metropolitan (1944β1945)
- Stefan I of Bulgaria, Exarch (1945β1948)
- Mihail of Dorostol, Metropolitan (1948β1949)
- Paisiy of Vratsa, Metropolitan (1949β1951)
- Cyril of Bulgaria, Metropolitan (1951β1953)
- Cyril of Bulgaria, Patriarch of All Bulgaria (1953β1971)
- Maxim (Minkov) of Bulgaria, Patriarch of All Bulgaria (1971β2012)
- Cypriot Orthodox Church (complete list) β
- Sophronios III, ArchbArchbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1865β1909)
- Kyrillos II, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1909β1916)
- Kyrillos III, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1916β1947)
- Leontios, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cypru (1947)
- Makarios II, Archbishop (1947β1950)
- Makarios III, Archbishop (1950β1977)
- Chrysostomos I of Cyprus, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977β2006)
- Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church β
- Gorazd (Pavlik) of Prague, Archbishop of Prague (1921β1942)
- Jelevferij, Exarch of the Patriarchate of Moscow in Czechoslovakia (1946β1951) Metropolitan of All Czechoslovakia (1951β1955)
- John (Kukhtin), Metropolitan of Prague and All Czechoslovakia (1956β1959)
- Eleutherius (Vorontsov), Metropolitan of Prague and All Czechoslovakia (1959β1964)
- Dorotheus (Filip) of Prague, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (1964β1999)
- Nicholas (KocvΓ‘r) of PreΕ‘ov, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (2000β2006)
- Georgian Orthodox Church β
- Flavian (Gorodetsky), Exarch of Georgia (1898β1901)
- Aleksey (Opotsky), Exarch of Georgia (1901β1905)
- Nicholas (Nalimov), Exarch of Georgia (1905β1906)
- Nikon (Sofiysky), Exarch of Georgia (1906β1908)
- Innocent (Beliaev), Exarch of Georgia (1909β1913)
- Aleksey (Molchanov), Exarch of Georgia (1913β1914)
- Pitirim (Oknov), Exarch of Georgia (1914β1915)
- Platon (Rozhdestvensky), Exarch of Georgia (1915β1917)
- Kyrion II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1917β1918)
- Leonid, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1918β1921)
- Ambrose, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1921β1927)
- Christophorus III, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1927β1932)
- Callistratus, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1932β1952)
- Melchizedek III, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1952β1960)
- Ephraim II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1960β1972)
- David V, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1972β1977)
- Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1977βpresent)
- Church of Greece (complete list) β
- Procopius II of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1896β1901)
- Theocletus I of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1902β1917 (1st))
- Meletius III of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1918β1920)
- Theocletus I of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1920β1922 (2nd))
- Chrysostomos I of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1923β1938)
- Chrysanthus of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1938β1941)
- Damaskinos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1941β1949)
- Spyridon of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1949β1956)
- Dorotheus of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1956β1957)
- Theocletus II of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1957β1962)
- Iakovos III of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1962)
- Chrysostomos II of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1962β1967)
- Ieronymos I of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1967β1973)
- Seraphim of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1973β1998)
- Christodoulos of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998β2008)
- Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem β
- Damian I, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine (1897β1931)
- Timothy I, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine (1935β1955)
- Benedict I of Jerusalem, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine (1957β1980)
- Diodoros (Karivalis), Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine (1981β2000)
- Kornilios of Petra, Locum Tenens of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem (2000β2001)
- Orthodox Church in America, North America (complete list) β
- Tikhon (Bellavin), Bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska (1898β1900)
- Tikhon (Bellavin), Archbishop (until 1905 - bishop) of the Aleutians and North America (1900 β 1907)
- Platon (Rozhdestvensky), Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America (1907β1914)
- Platon (Rozhdestvensky), Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1922β1934)
- Evdokim (Meschersky), Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America (1914β1918)
- Alexander (Nemolovsky), Archbishop of the Aleutians and North America (1919β1922)
- Theophilus (Pashkovsky), Archbishop of San Francisco, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1934β1950)
- Leontius (Turkevich), Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1950β1965)
- Irenaeus (Bekish), Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1965β1977)
- Theodosius (Lazor), Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977β1980), Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1981β2002)
- Polish Orthodox Church
- George (Jaroszewski), Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland (1921β1923)
- Dionysius (Waledynski), Metropolitan of Warsaw (1923β1947, recognized by Constantinople until 1960)
- Timothy (Szretter) of Bialystok-Gdansk (acting), Metropolitan of Warsaw (1947β1951, recognized by Moscow)
- Makarius (Oksaniuk), Metropolitan of Warsaw (1951β1959, recognized by Moscow)
- Tymoteusz (Szretter) of Bialystok-Gdansk (acting), Metropolitan of Warsaw (1959β1962, recognized by Moscow, by Constantinople from 1961)
- Jerzy (Korenostow) of LΓ³dz-Poznan (acting), Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland (1962β1965)
- Stefan of Poland, Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland (1965β1969)
- Jerzy (Korenostow) of LΓ³dz-Poznan (acting), Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland (1969β1970)
- Basil (Doroszkiewicz), Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland (1970β1998)
- Sabbas (Hrycuniak), Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998βpresent)
- Romanian Orthodox Church
- Iosif, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia and Primate of All Romania (1886β1893, 1896β1909)
- Atanasie, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia and Primate of All Romania (1909β1911)
- Conon, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia and Primate of All Romania (1912β1919)
- Miron Cristea, Metropolitan of Hungaro-Walachia and Primate of All Romania (1919β1925)
- Miron Cristea, Patriarch of All Romania (1925β1939)
- Nicodim Munteanu, Patriarch of All Romania (1939β1948)
- Iustinian Marina, Patriarch of All Romania (1948β1977)
- Iustin Moisescu, Patriarch of All Romania (1977β1986)
- Teoctist ArΔpaΕu, Patriarch of All Romania (1986β2007)
- Russian Orthodox Church (complete list) β
- Vladimir, Metropolitan of Moscow (1898β1912)
- Macarius II, Metropolitan of Moscow (1912β1917)
- Tikhon of Moscow, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia (1917β1925)
- Peter of Krutitsy, Patriarcal Locum Tenens (1925β1936)
- Sergius (Stragorodsky), acting Patriarcal Locum Tenens (1925β1926)
- Seraphim (Samoylovich), acting Patriarcal Locum Tenens (1926)
- Sergius (Stragorodsky) acting Patriarcal Locum Tenens (1926β1936), Patriarcal Locum Tenens (1936β1943), Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1943β1944)
- Alexius I, acting (1944β1945), Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1945β1970)
- Pimen I, acting (1970β1971), Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia 1971β1990)
- Philaret (Denisenko) of Kiev, Patriarcal Locum Tenens (1990)
- Alexy II of Russia, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990β2008)
Autonomous Churchesβ»
- Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia β
- Anthony (Khrapovitsky), Metropolitan (1921β1936)
- Anastassy (Gribanovsky), Metropolitan (1936β1964)
- Philaret (Voznesensky), Metropolitan (1964β1985)
- Vitaly (Ustinov), Metropolitan (1986β2001)
- Serbian Orthodox Church β
- Georgije II BrankoviΔ, Archbishop of Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbs (1888β1907)
- Lukijan BogdanoviΔ, Archbishop of Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbs (1908β1913)
- Mihailo Grujic, Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbs (1913β1914)
- Miron NikoliΔ, Archbishop of Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbs (1914β1918)
- Georgije III LetiΔ, Archbishop of Karlovci and Patriarch of Serbs (1919β1920)
- Dimitrije, Archbishop of PeΔ and Serbian Patriarch (1920β1930)
- Varnava, Archbishop of PeΔ and Serbian Patriarch (1930β1937)
- Gavrilo V, Archbishop of PeΔ and Serbian Patriarch (1938β1950)
- Vikentije II, Archbishop of PeΔ and Serbian Patriarch (1950β1958)
- German, Archbishop of PeΔ and Serbian Patriarch (1958β1990)
- Pavle, Archbishop of PeΔ and Serbian Patriarch (1990β2009)
- Orthodox Church of Mount Sinai β
- Porphyrios I, Archbishop of Sinai (1885β1904)
- Porphyrios II, Archbishop of Sinai (1904β1926)
- Porphyrios III, Archbishop of Sinai (1926β1968)
- Grigorios II, Archbishop of Sinai (1969β1973)
- Damianos, Archbishop of Sinai (1973βpresent)
- Montenegrin Orthodox Church β
- Mitrofan Ban, Metropolitan (1884β1920)
- Orthodox Church of Finland β (complete list)
- Nicholas (Nalimov), Archbishop of Vyborg and All Finland (1899β1905)
- Sergius (Stragorodsky) Archbishop of Vyborg and All Finland (1905β1917)
- Seraphim (Lukyanov) Archbishop of Vyborg and All Finland (1921β1923)
- Herman (Aav) Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland (1925β1960)
- Paul (Olmari), Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland (1960β1987)
- John Rinne, Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland (1987β2001)
- Orthodox Church of Estonia β
- Aleksander, Archbishop of Tallinn and All Estonia (1920β1923)
- Aleksander, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia (1923β1953)
- 0, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia (1944β0)
- Athinagoras I of Thyatira and, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia (1953β1962)
- Athinagoras II of Thyatira and, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia (1963β1978)
- John of Finland, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia (1996β1999)
- Stephanos, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia (1999βpresent)
- Orthodox Church of Latvia β
- John (Pommer), Archbishop of Riga and All Latvia (1921β1934)
- vacant, Archbishop of Riga and All Latvia (1934β1936)
- Augustine (Peterson), Metropolitan of Riga and All Latvia (1936β1955)
- Alexander (KudrjaΕ‘ovs), Metropolitan of Riga and All Latvia (1990βpresent)
- Orthodox Church of Japan
- Nicholas (Kasatkin), titular Bishop of Riga (1880β1906)
- Nicholas (Kasatkin), Archbishop of All Japan (1906β1912)
- Sergius (Tikhomirov), Metropolitan of All Japan (1912β1945)
- Nicholas (Ono), bishop of Tokyo (1945β1946)
- Benjamin (Basalyga), Metropolitan of All Japan (1946β1952)
- Ireneus (Bekish), Metropolitan of All Japan (1952β1962)
- Vladimir (Nagosky), Metropolitan of All Japan (1962β1972)
- Theodosius (Nagashima), Metropolitan of All Japan (1972β1999)
- Peter (Arihara), elected Metropolitan of All Japan (2000)
- Daniel (Nushiro), Metropolitan of All Japan (2000βpresent)
- Orthodox Church of China β
- Basil (Shuan), Bishop of Peking and All China (1957β1962)
- Simeon (Du), Bishop of Shanghai (1962β1965)
- vacant, Bishop of Peking and All China (1965βpresent)
- Macedonian Orthodox Church β Ohrid Archbishopric
- Firmilianos, Metropolitan of Skopje (1899β1903)
- Sevastianos, Metropolitan of Skopje (1904β1905)
- Vikentios, Metropolitan of Skopje (1905β1915)
- Varnava RosiΔ, Metropolitan of Skopje (1920β1930)
- Josif Cvijovic, Metropolitan of Skopje (1932β1957)
- Dositej II Stojkovski, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia and Metropolitan of Skopje (1958β1967) went schism
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
- Christophoros, Metropolitan of Australia (1924β1926)
- Ioakim, Metropolitan of Australia (1926β1926)
- Christophoros, Metropolitan of Australia (1926β1928)
- Theophylactos Papathanasopoulos, Metropolitan of Australia (1928β1931)
- Timotheos, Metropolitan of Australia (1931β1947)
- Theophylaktos, Metropolitan of Australia (1947β1958)
- Athenagoras I of Thyatira and, Metropolitan of Australia (1958β1959)
Ukrainian Orthodoxyβ»
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate, schismatic β
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), canonically recognised β
- Feognost II, Metropolitan of Kiev (1900β1903)
- Flavian, Metropolitan of Kiev (1903β1915)
- Vladimir I, Metropolitan of Kiev (1915β1918)
- Antoniy II, Metropolitan of Kiev (1918β1936)
- Nazary of Cherkass, Metropolitan of Kiev (1919β1921)
- Michael of Grodno and "Brest," Metropolitan of Kiev (1921β1924)
- Michael III, Metropolitan of Kiev (1924β1929)
- Dmitriy, Metropolitan of Kiev (1930β1932)
- Sergiy, Metropolitan of Kiev (1932β1934)
- Konstantin III, Metropolitan of Kiev (1934β1937)
- Nikolai II, Metropolitan of Kiev (1941β1944)
- Ioann V, Metropolitan of Kiev (1944β1964)
- Ioasaf II, Metropolitan of Kiev (1964β1966)
- Filaret II, Metropolitan of Kiev (1966β1992)
- Volodymyr Sabodan, Metropolitan of Kiev (1992βpresent)
- Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, not canonically recognised β
- Oleksii Hromadskyi, (1941β1943)
- Pantelejmon Rudyk, (1943β1944)
- Mstyslav, Patriarch (?β1993)
- Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical β», not canonically recognised β
- Moses (Kulik), Metropolitan of Kiev (?βpresent)
Schismatic churchesβ»
- Croatian Orthodox Church
- Germogen (Maximov), Metropolitan (1942β1945)
- Macedonian Orthodox Church
- Dositej II, Archbishop of Ohrid (1967β1981)
- Angelarij, Archbishop of Ohrid (1981β1986)
- Gavril II, Archbishop of Ohrid (1986β1993)
- Timotej of Australia, Archbishop of Ohrid (1993β1993)
- Mihail of Povardarie, administrator
- Mihail, (1993β1999)
- Stefan (1999βpresent)
- Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church β
- Melchizedek, Metropolitan of Minsk and All Belorussia (1922β1931)
- Vacant?, Metropolitan of Minsk and All Belorussia (1931β1942)
- Panteleimon, Metropolitan of Minsk and All Belorussia (1942β1946)
- Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church β
- Mstyslav, Patriarch (1990β1993)
- Dimitri, Patriarch (1993β2000)
- Igor, Patriarch (2000)
- Mefody (acting), Patriarch (2000βpresent)
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate β
- Old Calendar Orthodox Church of Romania β
- Galaction Cordun [ro], Metropolitan (1955β1956)
- Glicherie, Metropolitan (1956β1985)
- Sylvester, Metropolitan (1985β1992)
- Vlasie, Metropolitan (1992βpresent)
- Old Believers β
- Iov (in opposition), Archbishop of Moscow (1871β1912)
- Savvaty, Archbishop of Moscow (1881β1898)
- Ioann, Archbishop of Moscow (1898β1915)
- Melety, Archbishop of Moscow (1915β1934)
- Vikenty of Kazan, Archbishop of Moscow (1934β1938)
- vacant, Archbishop of Moscow (1938β1940)
- Irinarch, Archbishop of Moscow (1940β1952)
- Flavian, Archbishop of Moscow (1952β1960)
- Iosif, Archbishop of Moscow (1961β1970)
- Nikodim, Archbishop of Moscow (1970β1986)
- Alimpy, Archbishop of Moscow (1986β1988)
- Alimpy, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia (1988β2003)
- Novozybkov hierarchy β
- Nikola [ru], Archbishop of Novozybkov, Moscow and All Russia (1923β1934)
- Stefan [ru], Archbishop of Novozybkov, Moscow and All Russia (1934β1937)
- Mikhail [ru], Archbishop of Novozybkov, Moscow and All Russia (1938β1944)
- Ioann [ru], Archbishop of Novozybkov, Moscow and All Russia (1944β1956)
- Epifany, Archbishop of Novozybkov, Moscow and All Russia (1956β1965)
- Ieyermiya [ru], Archbishop of Novozybkov, Moscow and All Russia (1965β1969)
- Pavel [ru], Archbishop of Novozybkov, Moscow and All Russia (1969β1977)
- Varsonofi, Archbishop of Novozybkov, Moscow and All Russia (1977β1979)
- Gennady [ru], Archbishop of Novozybkov, Moscow and All Russia (1979β1996)
- Aristarkh [ru], Archbishop of Novozybkov, Moscow and All Russia (1996β2000)
- Aleksandr [ru], titled Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (2000β2002)
Oriental Orthodoxyβ»
- Armenian Apostolic Church β
- Mkrtich, Catholicos of All Armenians (1892β1907)
- Matevos II, Catholicos of All Armenians (1908β1910)
- Gevorg V, Catholicos of All Armenians (1910β1930)
- Khoren, Catholicos of All Armenians (1932β1938)
- Gevorg VI, Catholicos of All Armenians (1945β1954)
- Vazgen I, Catholicos of All Armenians (1955β1994)
- Karekin I, Catholicos of All Armenians (1995β1999)
- Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians (1999βpresent)
- Armenian Apostolic Church β
- Grigor (acting), Catholicos of Cilicia (1895β1902)
- Sahak II, Catholicos of Cilicia (1902β1939)
- Eghishe, Catholicos of Cilicia (1940β1942)
- Khad, Catholicos of Cilicia (1942β1945)
- Karekin I, Catholicos of Cilicia (1943β1952)
- Khad, Catholicos of Cilicia (1952β1955)
- Zareh I, Catholicos of Cilicia (1956β1963)
- Khoren I, Catholicos of Cilicia (1963β1983)
- Karekin II, Catholicos of Cilicia (1983β1995)
- Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia (1995βpresent)
- Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (complete list) β
- Cyril V, Pope and Patriarch (1874β1927)
- John XIX, Pope and Patriarch (1928β1942)
- Macarius III, Pope and Patriarch (1942β1944)
- vacant (1944β1946)
- Joseph II, Pope and Patriarch (1946β1956)
- vacant (1956β1959)
- Cyril VI, Pope and Patriarch (1959β1971)
- Shenouda III, Pope and Patriarch (1971β2012)
- Ethiopian Orthodox Church β
- Mattheos, Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1889β1926)
- Kyrillos, Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1927β1936)
- Abraham, Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1936β1939)
- Yohannis, Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1939β1945)
- Kyrillos, Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1945β1950)
- Basilios, Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1951β1959)
- Basilios, Patriarch of Ethiopia (1959β1970)
- Theophilos, Patriarch of Ethiopia (1971β1976)
- Tekle Haimanot, Patriarch of Ethiopia (1976β1988)
- Merkurios, Patriarch of Ethiopia (1988β1991)
- Yacob, Patriarch of Ethiopia (1991β1992)
- Abune Paulos, Patriarch of Ethiopia (1992β2012)
- Eritrean Orthodox Church β
- Abune Phillipos, Patriarch of Eritrea (1998β2002)
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church β
- Baselios Paulose I, Catholicose of the East (1912β1913)
- vacant, Catholicose of the East (1913β1925)
- Baselios Geevarghese I, Catholicose of the East (1925β1928)
- Baselios Geevarghese II, Catholicose of the East (1929β1964)
- Baselios Augen I, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (1964β1975)
- Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (1975β1991)
- Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (1991β2005)
- Syriac Orthodox Church β
- Ignatius Abdul Masih II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1895β1905)
- Ignatius Abdallah II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1906β1916)
- Ignatius Elias III, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1917β1932)
- Ignatius Afram I Barsoum, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1933β1957)
- Ignatius Jacob III, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1957β1980)
- Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (1980βpresent)
- Malabar Independent Syrian Church β
- Karumamkuzhi Geevarghese Mar Koorilose V, Metropolitan (1898β1935)
- Koothoor Kuriakose Mar Koorilose VI, Metropolitan (1935β1947)
- Cheeran Geevarghese Mar Koorilose VII, Metropolitan (1948β1967)
- Ayyamkulangara Paulose Mar Philoxenos III, Metropolitan (1967β1977)
- Koothoor Mathew Mar Koorilose VIII, Metropolitan (1978β1986)
- Alathoor Panakkal Joseph Mar Koorilose IX, Metropolitan (1986β 2001)
Protestantismβ»
- National Association of Evangelicals
- Harold Ockenga, President (1942β1944)
- Leslie Roy Marston, President (1944β46)
- Rutherford Decker, President (1946β48)
- Stephen W. Paine, President (1948β50)
- Frederick C. Fowler, President (1950β52)
- Paul S. Rees, President (1952β54)
- Henry H. Savage, President (1954β56)
- Paul P. Petticord, President (1956β58)
- Herbert S. Mekeel, President (1958β60)
- Thomas F. Zimmerman, President (1960β62)
- Robert A. Cook, President (1962β64)
- Jared F. Gerig, President (1964β66)
- Rufus Jones, President (1966β68)
- Arnold Olson, President (1968β70)
- Hudson T. Armerding, President (1970β72)
- Myron F. Boyd, President (1972β74)
- Paul E. Toms, President (1974β76)
- Nathan Bailey, President (1976β78)
- Carl H. Lundquist, President (1978β80)
- J. Floyd Williams, President (1980β82)
- Arthur Evans Gay, Jr., President (1982β84)
- Robert W. McIntyre, President (1984β86)
- Ray H. Hughes, President (1986β88)
- John H. White, President (1988β90)
- B. Edgar Johnson, President (1990β92)
- Don Argue, President (1992β98)
- Kevin Mannoia, President (1999β2001)
Anglicanismβ»
Provinces of the Anglican Communionβ»
- Formal leadership: Supreme Governor of the Church of England (complete list) β
- Victoria, Supreme Governor (1837β1901)
- Edward VII, Supreme Governor (1901β1910)
- George V, Supreme Governor (1910β1936)
- Edward VIII, Supreme Governor (1936)
- George VI, Supreme Governor (1936β1952)
- Elizabeth II, Supreme Governor (1952βpresent)
- Effective leadership: Archbishops of Canterbury (complete list) β
- Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury (1896β1902)
- Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (1903β1928)
- Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury (1928β1942)
- William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury (1942β1944)
- Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (1945β1961)
- Arthur Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury (1961β1974)
- Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury (1974β1980)
- Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury (1980β1991)
- George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991β2002)
- Saumarez Smith, Primate (1890β1909)
- John Wright, Primate (1910β1933)
- Henry Le Fanu, Primate (1935β1946)
- Howard Mowll, Primate (1947β1958)
- Hugh Gough, Primate (1959β1966)
- Philip Strong, Primate (1966β1970)
- Frank Woods, Primate (1971β1977)
- Marcus Loane, Primate (1978β1982)
- John Grindrod, Primate (1982β1989)
- Keith Rayner, Primate (1990β1999)
- Peter Carnley, Primate (2000β2005)
- Robert Machray, Primate (1893β1904)
- William B. Bond, Primate (1904β1906)
- Arthur Sweatman, Primate (1907β1909)
- Samuel Pritchard Matheson, Primate (1909β1931)
- Clarendon Lamb Worrell, Primate (1931β1934)
- Derwyn Trevor Owen, Primate (1934β1947)
- George Frederick Kingston, Primate (1947β1950)
- Walter Foster Barfoot, Primate (1950β1959)
- Howard Clark, Primate (1959β1971)
- Ted Scott, Primate (1971β1986)
- Michael Peers, Primate (1986β2004)
- Peter Kwong, Archbishop (1998β2006)
- Presiding Bishop (complete list) β
- Thomas Clark, Presiding Bishop (1899β1903)
- Daniel Tuttle, Presiding Bishop (1903β1923)
- Alexander Garrett, Presiding Bishop (1923β1924)
- Ethelbert Talbot, Presiding Bishop (1924β1926)
- John Murray, Presiding Bishop (1926β1929)
- Charles Anderson, Presiding Bishop (1929β1930)
- DeWolf Perry, Presiding Bishop (1930β1937)
- Henry Tucker, Presiding Bishop (1938β1946)
- Henry Sherrill, Presiding Bishop (1947β1958)
- Arthur Lichtenberger, Presiding Bishop (1958β1964)
- John Hines, Presiding Bishop (1965β1974)
- John Allin, Presiding Bishop (1974β1985)
- Edmond Lee Browning, Presiding Bishop (1986β1997)
- Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop (1998β2006)
- Presidents of the House of Deputies (complete list) β
- George Werner, President (2000βpresent)
Continuing Anglicanismβ»
- American Anglican Church β John A. Herzog, Presiding Bishop (1994βpresent)
- Anglican Episcopal Church β Reginald Hammond, Presiding Bishop (2000β2004)
- Anglican Province of America β Walter Grundorf, Presiding Bishop (early 1990sβpresent)
- Church of England in South Africa β
- G. Frederick B. Morris, Presiding Bishop (1955β1965)
- Stephen Carlton Bradley, Presiding Bishop (1965β1984)
- Dudley Foord, Presiding Bishop (1986β1989)
- Joe J. Bell, Presiding Bishop (1989β2000)
- Frank J. Retief, Presiding Bishop (2000β2010)
- Diocese of the Great Lakes β Julius A. Neeser, Bishop Ordinary (1998β2002)
- Episcopal Missionary Church β
- A. Donald Davies, Presiding Bishop (1992β2000)
- William Millsaps, Presiding Bishop (2000β2005)
- James Parker Dees, Metropolitan Archbishop (1963β1990)
- George C. Schneller, Metropolitan Archbishop (1991β1994)
- Robert J. Godfrey, Metropolitan Archbishop (1994β2000)
- Scott Earle McLaughlin, Metropolitan Archbishop (2000βpresent)
- James Parker Dees, Presiding Bishop (1963β1990)
- George C. Schneller, Presiding Bishop (1991β1994)
- Robert J. Godfrey, Presiding Bishop (1994β2000)
- Scott Earle McLaughlin, Presiding Bishop (2000β2012)
- Province of Christ the King β Robert Morse, Bishop Ordinary (1977β2007)
- Reformed Episcopal Church β Leonard W. Riches, Presiding Bishop (1996βpresent)
- Traditional Anglican Communion β Louis Falk, Primate (1991β2002)
- Anglican Church in America β Louis Falk, Primate (1991β2005)
- Anglican Catholic Church in Australia β John Hepworth, Archbishop (1998β2012)
- Anglican Catholic Church of Canada β Robert Mercer, Bishop and Metropolitan (1988β2005)
- Anglican Church of India β Stephen Vattappara, Metropolitan Bishop (1990βpresent)
- John C. Gramley, Presiding Bishop (1992β1996)
- Stephen C. Reber, Presiding Bishop (1996β2010)
Baptistβ»
- International
- Baptist World Alliance β
- John Clifford, President (1905β1911)
- Robert Stuart MacArthur, President (1911β1923)
- Edgar Young Mullins, President (1923β1928)
- John MacNeill, President (1928β1934)
- George Washington Truett, President (1934β1939)
- James Henry Rushbrooke, President (1939β1947)
- Charles Oscar Johnson, President (1947β1950)
- Fred Townley Lord, President (1950β1955)
- Theodore Floyd Adams, President (1955β1960)
- Joao Filson Soren, President (1960β1965)
- William R. Tolbert, Jr., President (1965β1970)
- Carney Hargroves, President (1970β1975)
- David Wong, President (1975β1980)
- Duke Kimbrough McCall, President (1980β1985)
- Noel Vose, President (1985β1990)
- Knud Wumpleman, President (1990β1995)
- Nilson Do Amaral Fanini, President (1995β2000)
- Billy Kim, President (2000β2005)
- Eurasia (Russian Empire/ Soviet Union/ post-Soviet)
- Union of the Russian Baptists β
- Dey Mazayev, President (1887β1909, 1917)
- Vasily Pavlov, President (1909β1910)
- Ilya Golyayev, President (1910β1917)
- All-Union Council of Evangelical Christians-Baptists β
- Yakov Zhidkov, President (1944β1966)
- Ilya Ivanov, President (1966β1974)
- Andrey Klimenko, President (1974β1985)
- Vasily Logvinenko, President (1985β1990)
- Grigory Komendant, President (1990β1992)
- International Union of Churches of Evangelical Christians-Baptists β
- Gennadi Kryuchkov, Chairman (1962β2007)
- Georgi Vins, General Secretary (1969β1979)
- Vasily Logvinenko, President (1992β1993)
- Peter Konovalchuk, President (1994β2002)
- North America
- J. Brent Walker, Executive Director (1999βpresent)
- Daniel Vestal, Coordinator (1996βpresent)
- Paul S. Morton, International Presiding Bishop (1994βpresent)
- Elias Camp Morris, President (1895β1922)
- L. K. Williams, President (1924β1940)
- David V. Jemison, President (1940β1953)
- Joseph H. Jackson, President (1954β1982)
- T. J. Jemison, President (1983β1994)
- Henry Lyons, President (1994β1999)
- Stewart Cleveland Cureton, President (1999)
- William J. Shaw, President (1999β2009)
- Southern Baptist Convention (complete list) β
- W. A. Criswell, President (1968β1970)
- Jimmy Allen, President (1977β1979)
- Adrian Rogers, President (1st time, 1979β1980)
- Bailey Smith, President (1980β1982)
- James T. Draper, Jr., President (1982β1984)
- Charles F. Stanley, President (1984β1986)
- Adrian Rogers, President (2nd time, 1986β1988)
- Jerry Vines, President (1988β1990)
- Morris Chapman, President (1990β1992)
- H. Edwin Young, President (1992β1994)
- Jim Henry, President (1994β1996)
- Tom Elliff, President (1996β1998)
- Paige Patterson, President (1998β2000)
- James Merritt, President (2000β2002)
Holinessβ»
- Bible Missionary Church β
- Rodger Moyer, General Moderator (1987βpresent)
- Alvie Jarratt, General Moderator (1999βpresent)
- Christian and Missionary Alliance (U.S.) β
- Albert Benjamin Simpson, Founder and President (1887βc.1919)
- Paul Rader, President (1919βc.1920)
- Frederick Senft, President (c.1920)
- Harry M. Shuman, President (c.1920βc.1946)
- Louis L. King, President (until c.1987)
- David Rambo, President (c.1987β2005)
- Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. β
- Senior Bishop
- Charles Price Jones, Senior Bishop, (1907β1949)
- Major Rudd Conic, Senior Bishop, (1949β1992)
- Maurice D. Bingham, Senior Bishop, (1996β2004)
- President
- Charles Price Jones, President, (1907β1949)
- Major Rudd Conic, President, (1949β1992)
- Senior Bishop
- Church of the Nazarene β
- Phineas F. Bresee, General Superintendent (1907β1915)
- Hiram F. Reynolds, General Superintendent (1907β1932)
- Edgar Ellyson, General Superintendent (1908β1911)
- Edward F. Walker, General Superintendent (1911β1918)
- William C. Wilson, General Superintendent (1915)
- John W. Goodwin, General Superintendent (1916β1940)
- Roy T. Williams, General Superintendent (1916β1946)
- J. B. Chapman, General Superintendent (1928β1947)
- Joseph G. Morrison, General Superintendent (1936β1939)
- Howard Miller, General Superintendent (1940β1948)
- Orval J. Nease, General Superintendent (1940β1944, 1948β1950)
- Hardy Powers, General Superintendent (1944β1968)
- Gideon B. Williamson, General Superintendent (1946β1968)
- Samuel Young, General Superintendent (1948β1972)
- Daniel Vanderpool, General Superintendent (1949β1964)
- Hugh C. Benner, General Superintendent (1952β1968)
- V. H. Lewis, General Superintendent (1960β1985)
- George Coulter, General Superintendent (1960β1985)
- Edward Lawlor, General Superintendent (1968β1976)
- Eugene Stowe, General Superintendent (1968β1993)
- Orville Jenkins, General Superintendent (1968β1985)
- Charles H. Strickland, General Superintendent (1972β1988)
- William M. Greathouse, General Superintendent (1976β1989)
- Jerald Johnson, General Superintendent (1980β1997)
- Raymond Hurn, General Superintendent (1985β1993)
- John A. Knight, General Superintendent (1985β2001)
- Donald Owens, General Superintendent (1989β1997)
- William J. Prince, General Superintendent (1989β2001)
- James Diehl, General Superintendent (1993β2009)
- Paul Cunningham, General Superintendent (1993β2009)
- Jim Bond, General Superintendent (1997β2005)
- Jerry D. Porter, General Superintendent (1997βpresent)
- Original Church of God/Sanctified Church
- Charles W. Gray, National Bishop (1907β1945)
- William Crosby, National Bishop (1945β1952)
- T. R. Jeffries, National Bishop (1952βc.1959)
- C. A. McLaurine, National Bishop (?β1966)
- Pillar of Fire International β
- Alma Bridwell White, Founder and General Superintendent (1901β1946)
- Arthur Kent White, General Superintendent (1946β1981)
- Arlene Hart Lawrence, General Superintendent (1981β1984)
- Donald Justin Wolfram, General Superintendent (1984β2000)
- Robert Barney Dallenbach, General Superintendent (2000β2008)
- Salvation Army (complete list) β
- William Booth, Founder and General (1865/1878β1912)
- Bramwell Booth, General (1912β1929)
- Edward Higgins, General (1929β1934)
- Evangeline Booth (f), General (1934β1939)
- George Carpenter, General (1939β1946)
- Albert Orsborn, General (1946β1954)
- Wilfred Kitching, General (1954β1963)
- Frederick Coutts, General (1963β1969)
- Erik Wickberg, General (1969β1974)
- Clarence Wiseman, General (1974β1977)
- Arnold Brown, General (1977β1981)
- Jarl WahlstrΓΆm, General (1981β1986)
- Eva Burrows (f), General (1986β1993)
- Bramwell Tillsley, General (1993β1994)
- Paul Rader, General (1994β1999)
- John Gowans, General (1999β2002)
Lutheranβ»
- Lutheran World Federation β
- Anders Nygren (Sweden), President (1947β1952)
- Hanns Lilje (W. Germany), President (1952β1957)
- Franklin Clark Fry (U.S.), President (1957β1963)
- Fredrik A. Schiotz (U.S.), President (1963β1970)
- Mikko E. Juva (Finland), President (1970β1977)
- Josiah M. Kibira (Tanzania), President (1977β1984)
- ZoltΓ‘n Kaldy (Hungary), President (1984β1987)
- Johannes Hanselmann (W. Germany), President (1987β1990)
- Gottfried Brakemeier (Brazil), President (1990β1997)
- Christian Krause (Germany), President (1997β2003)
- American Lutheran Church (1930) β
- Carl Christian Hein, President (1930β19370)
- Emmanuel F. Poppen, President (1937β1950)
- Henry F. Schuh, President (1951β1960)
- American Lutheran Church β
- Fredrik A. Schiotz, President (1960β1970)
- Kent S. Knutson, Bishop (1970β1974)
- David W. Preus, Bishop (1974β1988)
- Church of Sweden β
- Johan August Ekman, Archbishop of Uppsala (1900β1913)
- Nathan SΓΆderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala (1914β1931)
- Erling Eidem, Archbishop of Uppsala (1931β1950)
- Yngve Brilioth, Archbishop of Uppsala (1950β1958)
- Gunnar Hultgren, Archbishop of Uppsala (1958β1967)
- Ruben Josefson, Archbishop of Uppsala (1967β1972)
- Olof Sundby, Archbishop of Uppsala (1972β1983)
- Bertil WerkstrΓΆm, Archbishop of Uppsala (1983β1993)
- Gunnar Weman, Archbishop of Uppsala (1993β1997)
- Karl Gustav Hammar, Archbishop of Uppsala (1997β2006)
- Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio β
- Carl Christian Hein, President (1924β1930)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church (United States) β
- Hans Gerhard Stub, President (1917β1925)
- Johan Arnd Aasgaard, President (1925β1954)
- Fredrik A. Schiotz, President (1954β1960)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America β
- Herbert W. Chilstrom, Presiding Bishop (1988β1995)
- H. George Anderson, Presiding Bishop (1995β2001)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada β
- Telmor Sartison, National Bishop (1993β2001)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia β
- Jaan Kiivit, Jr (1994β2005)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland β
- Gustaf Johansson, Archbishop of Turku (1899β1930)
- Lauri Ingman, Archbishop of Turku (1930β1934)
- Erkki Kaila, Archbishop of Turku (1935β1944)
- Aleksi Lehtonen, Archbishop of Turku (1945β1951)
- Ilmari Salomies, Archbishop of Turku (1951β1964)
- Martti Simojoki, Archbishop of Turku (1964β1978)
- Mikko E. Juva, Archbishop of Turku (1978β1982)
- John VikstrΓΆm, Archbishop of Turku (1982β1998)
- Jukka Paarma, Archbishop of Turku (1999β2010)
- Lutheran ChurchβMissouri Synod β
- Franz August Otto Pieper, President (1899β1911)
- Friedrich Pfotenhauer, President (1911β1935)
- John William Behnken, President (1935β1962)
- Oliver Raymond Harms, President (1962β1969)
- Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus II, President (1969β1981)
- Ralph Arthur Bohlmann, President (1981β1992)
- Alvin L. Barry, President (1992β2001)
- Lutheran Church in America β
- Franklin Clark Fry, President (1962β1968)
- Robert J. Marshall, President (1968β1978)
- James R. Crumley, President (1978β1980)
- James R. Crumley, Bishop (1980β1988)
- Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America β
- Ulrik Vilhelm Koren, President (1894β1910)
- Hans Gerhard Stub, President (1910β1917)
- United Evangelical Lutheran Church β
- G. B. Christiansen, President (1896β1921)
- M. N. Andreasen, President (1921β1925)
- N. C. Carlsen, President (1925β1950)
- Hans C. Jersild, President (1950β1956)
- William Larsen, President (1956β1960)
- United Lutheran Church in America β
- Frederick H. Knubel, President (1918β1944)
- Franklin Clark Fry, President (1944β1961)
- United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America β
- Gjermund Hoyme, President (1890β1902)
- Theodor H. Dahl, President (1902β1917)
- Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod β
- Phillip von Rohr, President (1887β1908)
- Gustav Ernst Bergemann, President (1908β1933)
- John Brenner, President (1933β1953)
- Oscar J. Naumann, President (1953β1979)
- Carl H. Mischke, President (1979β1993)
- Karl R. Gurgel, President (1993β2007)
Pentecostalβ»
- World Assemblies of God Fellowship β
- J. Philip Hogan, Chairman (1988β1992)
- David Yonggi Cho, Chairman (1992β2000)
- Thomas E. Trask, Chairman (2000β2008)
- Assemblies of God, United States β
- Eudorus N. Bell, General superintendent (1914, 1920β23)
- John W. Welch, General superintendent (1914β1919, 1923)
- William T. Gaston, General superintendent (1924β1929)
- Ernest S. Williams, General superintendent (1929β1949)
- Wesley R. Steelberg, General superintendent (1949β1952)
- Gayle F. Lewis, General superintendent (1952β1953)
- Ralph M Riggs, General superintendent (1953β1959)
- Thomas F. Zimmerman, General superintendent (1959β1985)
- G. Raymond Carlson, General superintendent (1986β1993)
- Thomas E. Trask, General superintendent (1993β2007)
- International Circle of Faith β
- Ray Cornell, Bishop (1931β1969)
- Sandford Wade, Bishop (1969β2001)
- Grace Communion International (until 2009, called the Worldwide Church of God from 1968β2009) β
- Herbert W. Armstrong, President and pastor general (1933β1986)
- Joseph W. Tkach, President and pastor general (1986β1995)
- Joseph Tkach, Jr., President and pastor general (1995βpresent)
- New Apostolic Church β
- Fritz Krebs, Chief apostle (1895β1905)
- Hermann Niehaus, Chief apostle (1905β1930)
- Johann Gottfried Bischoff, Chief apostle (1930β1960)
- Walter Schmidt, Chief apostle (1960β1975)
- Ernst Streckeisen, Chief apostle (1975β1978)
- Hans Urwyler, Chief apostle (1978β1988)
- Richard Fehr, Chief apostle (1988β2005)
Methodismβ»
- African Methodist Episcopal Church β
- Clement W. Fugh, General Secretary (2000βpresent)
- Free Methodist Church in Canada β
- Stan Toler, Bishop (1974β1993)
- Gary R. Walsh, Bishop (1993β1997)
- Keith A. Elford, Bishop (1997βpresent)
- Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas β
- Nicolas V. Zamora, General Superintendent (1909β1914)
- Alejandro H. Reyes, General Superintendent (1914β1922)
- Victoriano Mariano, General Superintendent (1922β1928)
- Francisco Gregorio, General Superintendent (1928β1939)
- Matias B. Valdez, General Superintendent (1939β1948)
- Eusebio Tech, General Superintendent (1948β1952)
- Marcelino C. Gutierrez, General Superintendent (1952β1953)
- Lazaro G. Trinidad, General Superintendent (1953β1972)
- Geronimo P. Maducdoc, General Superintendent (1972β1980)
- George F. Castro, General Superintendent (1980β2000)
- Nathaniel P. Lazaro, General Superintendent (2000βpresent)
- Methodist Church Ghana β
- Francis C.F. Grant, President (1961β1966)
- T. Wallace Koomson, President (1966β1973)
- Charles K. Yamoah, President (1973β1977)
- C. Awotwi Pratt, President (1977β1979)
- Samuel B. Essamuah, President (1979β1984)
- C. Awotwi Pratt, President (1984β1985)
- Jacob S.A. Stephens, President (1985β1990)
- Kwesi A. Dickson, President (1990β1997)
- Samuel Asante Antwi, President and Presiding Bishop (1997β2003)
- Methodist Church in Singapore β
- Methodist work in Southern and Southeast Asia
- James M. Thoburn, Bishop and Superintendent (1888β1904)
- William F. Oldham, Bishop and Superintendent (1904β1912)
- John E. Robinson, Bishop and Superintendent (1912β1914)
- William P. Eveland, Bishop and Superintendent (1914β1916)
- John E. Robinson and J. W. Robinson, Bishops and Superintendents (1916β1920)
- George H. Bickley, Bishop and Superintendent (1920β1924)
- Titus Lowe, Bishop and Superintendent (1924β1928)
- Edwin F. Lee, Bishop and Superintendent (1928β1948)
- Southeastern Asia Central Conference
- Raymond L. Archer, Bishop (1950β1956)
- Hobart B. Amstutz, Bishop (1956β1964)
- Robert F. Lundy, Bishop (1964β1968)
- Methodist Church in Malaysia and Singapore
- Yap Kim Hao, Bishop (1968β1973)
- Theodore R. Doraisamy, Bishop (1973β1976)
- Methodist Church in Singapore
- Kao Jih Chung, Bishop (1976β1984)
- Ho Chee Sin, Bishop (1984β1996)
- Wong Kiam Thau, Bishop (1996β2000)
- Robert M. Solomon, Bishop (2000βpresent)
- Methodist Church of South Africa
- President
- William B Rayner, President (1900β1901)
- Alfred T Rhodes, President (1901β1902)
- Robert Lamplough, President (1902β1903)
- Nendrick Abrahams, President (1903β1904)
- Ezra Nuttal, President (1904β1905)
- Arthur P Chaplin, President (1905β1906)
- Richard F Hornabrook, President (1906β1907)
- William J Hacker, President (1907β1908)
- George Weaver, President (1908β1909)
- Wesley Hurt, President (1909β1911)
- Joseph Metcalf, President (1911β1912)
- Albert H Hodges, President (1912β1913)
- William Pescod, President (1913β1914)
- T Edward Marsh, President (1914β1915)
- Robert Matterson, President (1915β1916)
- Griffith W Rogers, President (1916β1917)
- Henry Cotton, President (1917β1918)
- Samuel Clark, President (1918β1919)
- James PendlReebury, President (1919β1920)
- George Robson, President (1920β1921)
- Arthur J Lennard, President (1921β1922)
- Charles S Lucas, President (1922β1923)
- John W Househam, President (1923β1924)
- John W Watkinson, President (1924β1925)
- Frederick Holmes, President (1925β1926)
- Andrew Graham, President (1926β1927)
- Theo R Curnick BD, President (1927β1928)
- William Flint DD, President (1928β1929)
- Geo H P Jacques, President (1929β1930)
- Allen Lea, President (1930β1931)
- Ernest Titcomb, President (1931β1932)
- John A Allcock, President (1932β1933)
- William Meara, President (1933β1934)
- Henry W Goodwin, President (1934β1935)
- Thomas Stanton, President (1935β1936)
- A Arthur Wellington, President (1936β1937)
- William Meara, President (1937β1938)
- Edwin Bottrill, President (1938β1939)
- Lorenzo S H Wilkinson, President (1939β1940)
- William Eveleigh, President (1940β1941)
- William B Allcock, President (1941β1942)
- Arnold Nichols, President (1942β1943)
- William W Shilling, President (1943β1944)
- William Whalley, President (1944β1945)
- William Meara, President (1945β1946)
- Cecil C Harris, President (1946β1947)
- E Lyn Cragg, President (1947β1948)
- Edward W Grant, President (1948β1949)
- Joseph B Webb, President (1949β1950)
- Stanley Le Grove-Smith, President (1950β1951)
- Alison E F Garrett, President (1951β1952)
- J Wesley Hunt, President (1952β1953)
- Herbert W Rist, President (1953β1954)
- Joseph B Webb, President (1954β1955)
- Stanley B Sudbury, President (1955β1956)
- William Illsley, President (1956β1957)
- Clifford K Storey, President (1957β1958)
- C Edgar Wilkinson, President (1958β1959)
- Leslie A Hewson, President (1959β1960)
- Frank H Edmonds, President (1960β1961)
- Joseph B Webb, President (1961β1962)
- Deryck P Dugmore, President (1962β1963)
- Stanley G Pitts, President (1963β1964)
- Seth M Mokitimi, President (1964β1965)
- Wilfred W Hartley, President (1965β1966)
- Robert C Bellis, President (1966β1967)
- L G S Griffiths, President (1967β1968)
- Cyril Wilkins, President (1968β1969)
- Derrick W Timm, President (1969β1970)
- C Edgar Wilkinson, President (1970β1971)
- Alex L Boraine, President (1971β1972)
- Stanley G Pitts, President (1972β1973)
- Jotham C Mvusi, President (1973β1974)
- Vivian W Harris, President (1974β1975)
- Abel E Hendricks, President (1975β1976)
- Charles R Stephenson, President (1976β1977)
- Abel E Hendricks, President (1977β1978)
- Donald C Veysie, President (1978β1979)
- Andrew M Losaba, President (1979β1980)
- Howard F Kirby, President (1980β1981)
- T Simon N Gqubule, President (1981β1982)
- Khoza E M Mgojo, President (1982β1983)
- Fremont C Louw, President (1983β1984)
- Peter J Storey, President (1984β1985)
- Ernest N Baartman, President (1985β1986)
- John P Scholtz, President (1986β1987)
- Khoza E M Mgojo, President (1987β1988)
- Stanley Mogoba, President (1988β1998)
- H Mvume Dandala, President (1998β2002)
- Ivan M Abrahams, President (2003-2011)
- Ziphozihle D Siwa, President(2012-2018)
- Purity N Malinga, President (2019-2023)
- Pumla Nzimande, President (2024-date)
- General Secretary
- Alfred T Rhodes, General Secretary (1899β1901)
- Ezra Nuttal, General Secretary (1901β1904)
- Arthur P Chaplin, General Secretary (1904β1905)
- Charles Pettman, General Secretary (1905β1911)
- Henry Cotton, General Secretary (1911β1917)
- James Robb, General Secretary (1917β1920)
- John W Househam, General Secretary (1920β1923)
- William H P Clulow, General Secretary (1923β1926)
- Alfred A Stile, General Secretary (1926β1927)
- William H P Clulow, General Secretary (1927β1928)
- Thomas Stanton, General Secretary (1928β1934)
- Arthur C File, General Secretary (1934β1938)
- William H Irving, General Secretary (1938β1939)
- Arthur C File, General Secretary (1939β1940)
- William H Irving, General Secretary (1940β1942)
- Edward W Grant, General Secretary (1942β1943)
- F J Rhead Marsh, General Secretary (1943β1945)
- Alison E F Garrett, General Secretary (1945β1951)
- Stanley B Sudbury, General Secretary (1951β1953)
- Frank H Edmonds, General Secretary (1953β1960)
- Lloyd G Griffiths, General Secretary (1960β1961)
- Alison E F Grant, General Secretary (1961β1962)
- Stanley B Sudbury, General Secretary (1962β1973)
- Cyril Wilkins, General Secretary (1973β1982)
- M Stanley Mogoba, General Secretary (1982β1988)
- Vivian Harris, General Secretary (1988β2001)
Other Protestantβ»
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Secretary of the International Convention of Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ)
- General Secretary
- Robert Graham Frank (1917β1946)
- Executive Secretary
- Gaines M. Cook (1946β1963)
- A. Dale Fiers (1963β1968)
- General Secretary
- President of the United Christian Missionary Society
- Frederick W. Burnham (1919β1930)
- Robert M. Hopkins (1939β1945)
- Harry B. McCormick (1946β1950)
- A. Dale Fiers (1951β1964)
- Virgil A. Sly (1965β1968)
- General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- A. Dale Fiers (1968β1973)
- Kenneth L. Teegarden (1973β1985)
- John O. Humbert (1985β1991)
- William Nichols, interim (1991β1993)
- Richard L. Hamm (1993β2003)
- Moderator of the International Convention of the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ)
- J. N. Haymaker (1917)
- Edgar DdWitt Jones (1919)
- R. H. Miller (1920)
- George A. Miller (1921)
- Stephen E. Fisher (1922)
- T. W. Grafton (1923)
- A. E. Cory (1924)
- Jacob H. Goldner (1925)
- A. D. Harmon (1926)
- Edward S. Jouett (1928)
- H. H. Rogers (1929)
- R. A. Long (1930)
- L. D. Anderson (1931)
- Homer W. Carpenter (1932)
- George A. Campbell (1933)
- William F. Rothenburger (1934)
- D. W. Morehouse (1935)
- L. N. D. Wells (1936)
- A. W. Fortune (1937)
- Frederick D. Kershner (1938)
- Roger T. Nooe (1939)
- H. B. McCormick (1941)
- W. A. Shullenberger (1942)
- C. E. Lemmon (1944)
- M. E. Sadler (1946)
- Hampton Adams (1947)
- Roy C. Snodgrass (1948)
- Frank E. Davison (1949)
- John A. Tate (1950)
- Marvin O. Sansbury (1952)
- Howard Thomas Wood (1953)
- Cleveland Kleihauer (1954)
- Riley B. Montgomery (1956)
- John Rogers (1957)
- Granville T. Walker (1958)
- Loren E. Lair (1960)
- Perry Epler Gresham (1961)
- Leslie R. Smith (1962)
- Robert W. Burnes (1962)
- W. A. Welsh (1964)
- Stephen J. England (1966)
- Forest L. Richeson (1967)
- Ronald E. Osborn (1968)
- Moderator of the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Ronald E. Osborn (1968)
- Myron C. Cole (1968β1969)
- James M. Moud (1969β1971)
- Walter D. Bingham (1971β1973)
- Jean Woolfolk (1973β1975)
- James A. Moak (1975β1977)
- James A. Noe (1977β1979)
- Thomas J. Youngblood (1979β1981)
- Joy L. Greer (1981β1983)
- William E. Tucker (1983β1985)
- T. J. Liggett (1985β1987)
- Daniel L. Woods (1987β1989)
- K. David Cole (1989β1991)
- Marilyn Moffett (1991β1993)
- D. Duane Cummins (1993β1995)
- Janet A. Long (1995β1997
- Michael W. Mooty (1997β1999)
- Paul D. Rivera (1999β2001)
- Secretary of the International Convention of Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ)
- Seventh-day Adventists (complete list) β
- George A. Irwin, General Conference President (1897β1901)
- Arthur G. Daniells, General Conference President (1901β1922)
- William A. Spicer, General Conference President (1922β1930)
- Charles H. Watson, General Conference President (1930β1936)
- J. Lamar McElhany, General Conference President (1936β1950)
- William H. Branson, General Conference President (1950β1954)
- Reuben R. Figuhr, General Conference President (1954β1966)
- Robert H. Pierson, General Conference President (1966β1979)
- Neal C. Wilson, General Conference President (1979β1990)
- Robert S. Folkenberg, General Conference President (1990β1999)
- Jan Paulsen, General Conference President (1999β2010)
- Uniting Church in Australia β
- President
- Davis McCaughey, President (1977β1979)
- Winston O'Reilly, President (1979β1982)
- Rollie Busch, President (1982β1985)
- Ian Tanner, President (1985β1988)
- Ronald Wilson, President (1988β1991)
- H. D'Arcy Wood, President (1991β1994)
- Jill Tabart, President (1994β1997)
- John Mavor, President (1997β2000)
- James Haire, President (2000β2003)
- General Secretary
- Winston O'Reilly, General Secretary (1977β1979)
- David Gill, General Secretary (1980β1988)
- Gregor Henderson, General Secretary (1989β2001)
- President
- United Church of Canada β
- George C. Pidgeon, Moderator (1925β1926)
- James Endicott, Moderator (1926β1928)
- William T. Gunn, Moderator (1928β1930)
- Edmund H. Oliver, Moderator (1930β1932)
- T. Albert Moore, Moderator (1932β1934)
- Richard Roberts, Moderator (1934β1936)
- Peter Bryce, Moderator (1936β1938)
- John W. Woodside, Moderator (1938β1940)
- Aubrey S. Tuttle, Moderator (1940β1942)
- John R. P. Sclater, Moderator (1942β1944)
- Jesse H. Arnup, Moderator (1944β1946)
- Thomas W. Jones, Moderator (1946β1948)
- Willard E. Brewing, Moderator (1948β1950)
- Clarence M. Nicholson, Moderator (1950β1952)
- Alexander A. Scott, Moderator (1952β1954)
- George Dorey, Moderator (1954β1956)
- James S. Thomson, Moderator (1956β1958)
- Angus J. MacQueen, Moderator (1958β1960)
- Hugh A. McLeod, Moderator (1960β1962)
- James R. Mutchmor, Moderator (1962β1964)
- Ernest M. Howse, Moderator (1964β1968)
- Wilfred C. Lockhart, Moderator (1966β1968)
- Robert Baird McClure, Moderator (1968β1971)
- Arthur B. B. Moore, Moderator (1971β1972)
- Bruce McLeod, Moderator (1972β1974)
- Wilbur K. Howard, Moderator (1974β1977)
- George M. Tuttle, Moderator (1977β1980)
- Lois M. Wilson, Moderator (1980β1982)
- W. Clarke MacDonald, Moderator (1982β1984)
- Robert F. Smith, Moderator (1984β1986)
- Anne M. Squire, Moderator (1986β1988)
- Sang Chul Lee, Moderator (1988β1990)
- Walter H. Farquharson, Moderator (1990β1992)
- Stan McKay, Moderator (1992β1994)
- Marion Best, Moderator (1994β1997)
- Bill Phipps, Moderator (1997β2000)
- Marion Pardy, Moderator (2000β2003)
Other Christian or Christian-derived faithsβ»
- Mar Thoma Darmo, Patriarch (1968β1969)
- Mar Addai II, Patriarch (1970βpresent)
- ShemΚΏon XVIII Rubil, Patriarch (1860β1903)
- Shimun XIX Benyamin, Patriarch (1903β1918)
- Shimun XX Paulos, Patriarch (1918β1920)
- Shimun XXI Eshai, Patriarch (1920β1975)
- Dinkha IV, Patriarch (1976βpresent)
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- Lorenzo Snow, President of the Church (1898β1901)
- Joseph F. Smith, President of the Church (1901β1918)
- Heber J. Grant, President of the Church (1918β1945)
- George Albert Smith, President of the Church (1945β1951)
- David O. McKay, President of the Church (1951β1970)
- Joseph Fielding Smith, President of the Church (1970β1972)
- Harold B. Lee, President of the Church (1972β1973)
- Spencer W. Kimball, President of the Church (1973β1985)
- Ezra Taft Benson, President of the Church (1985β1994)
- Howard W. Hunter, President of the Church (1994β1995)
- Gordon B. Hinckley, President of the Church (1995β2008)
- Joseph Smith III, Prophet-President of the Church (1860β1914)
- Frederick M. Smith, Prophet-President of the Church (1915β1946)
- Israel A. Smith, Prophet-President of the Church (1946β1958)
- W. Wallace Smith, Prophet-President of the Church (1958β1978)
- Wallace B. Smith, Prophet-President of the Church (1978β1996)
- W. Grant McMurray, Prophet-President of the Church (1996β2004)
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- Felix Manalo, Executive Minister (1914β1963)
- EraΓ±o Manalo, Executive Minister (1963β2009)
- Robert W. Edgar, General Secretary (1999β2007)
- Willem Adolf Visser 't Hooft, General Secretary (1938β1966)
- Eugene Carson Blake, General Secretary (1966β1972)
- Philip Potter, General Secretary (1972β1984)
- Emilio Castro, General Secretary (1985β1992)
- Konrad Raiser, General Secretary (1993β2003)
Hinduismβ»
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896β1977)
- Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura (1874β1937)
- Bhakti Hridaya Bon (1901β1982)
- Shrivatsa Goswami (1950 β present)
- Sri Chinmoy (1931β2007)
- World Vaisnava Association β
- Bhakti Pramod Puri Goswami, President (1994β1999)
- Srila Nayananandana Das babaji, President (1999β2002)
Islamβ»
Sunniβ»
- Ottoman Caliphate -
- Abdul Hamid II, Caliph of the Ottoman Empire (1876β1909)
- Mehmed (Muhammed) V, Caliph of the Ottoman Empire (1909β1918)
- Mehmed (Muhammed) VI, Caliph of the Ottoman Empire (1918β1922)
- Caliphate under the Republic of Turkey
- AbdΓΌlmecid II, Caliph (1922β1924)
- Sharifian Caliphate
- Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi, Caliph (1924)
- Sokoto Caliphate, West Africa (complete list) -
- Abdur Rahman Atiku, Caliph (1891β1902)
- Muhammadu Attahiru I, Caliph (1902β1903)
Shiaβ»
Twelverβ»
- Imams (complete list) β
- Muhammad al-Mahdi, Imam (874βpresent) Shia belief holds that he was hidden by Allah in 874.
- Marja
- Muhammad Kazim Khurasani(1895β1911)
- Mohammad-Hossein Naini(1911β1936)
- Abu al-Hasan al-Musawi al-Isfahani(1936β1946)
- Seyyed Hossein Tabatabaei Qomi(1946)
- Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi(1946β1961)
- Muhsin al-Hakim(1961β1970)
- Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei(1970β1992)
- Abd al-A'la al-Musawi al-Sabziwari(1992β1993)
- Ruhollah Khomeini(1970β1989)
- Mohammad Reza Golpaygani(1961β1993)
- Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr(1992β1999)
- Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani(1980β2009)
- Mohammad Fazel Lankarani(1980β2007)
- Ali Khamenei(1985β)
- Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim(1980β2021)
- Muhammad al-Fayadh(1980β)
- Ali al-Sistani(1980β)
- Naser Makarem Shirazi(1977β)
- Hossein Waheed Khorasani(1975β)
- Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani(1975β2022)
Ismailiβ»
- Nizari (complete list) β
- Aga Khan III, 48th Imam (1885β1957)
- Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam (1957βpresent)
- Dawoodi Bohra (complete list) β
- Mohammed Burhanuddin, Dai al-Mutlaq (1891β1905)
- Abdullah Badruddin, Dai al-Mutlaq (1905β1915)
- Taher Saifuddin, Dai al-Mutlaq (1915β1965)
- Mohammed Burhanuddin, Dai al-Mutlaq (1965β2014)
- Zaidiyyah (complete list) β
- al-Mansur Muhammad bin Yahya Hamid ad-Din, Imam (1890β1904)
- al-Mutawakkil Yahya Muhammad Hamid ad-Din, Imam (1904β1948)
- an-Nasir Ahmad bin Yahya, Imam (1948β1962)
- al-Mansur Muhammad al-Badr, Imam (1962)
- Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, leader of the Houthis (1994β2004)
Dawat-e-Islamiβ»
- Muhammad Ilyas Qadri, Founder (1981βpresent)
Ahmadiyyaβ»
- Ahmadiyya β
- Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Mujaddid, Promised Messiah, Mahdi, Prophet and founder (1889β1908)
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Community β
- Hakeem Noor-ud-Din, Khalifatul Masih (1908β1914)
- Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih (1914β1965)
- Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih (1965β1982)
- Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih (1982β2003)
- Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement β
- Maulana Muhammad Ali, Emir (1914β1951)
- Maulana Sadr-ud-Din, Emir (1951β1981)
- Saeed Ahmad Khan, Emir (1981β1996)
- Asghar Hameed, Emir (1996β2002)
Nation of Islamβ»
- Wallace Fard Muhammad, founder and leader (1930β1934)
- Elijah Muhammad, leader (1934β1975)
- Warith Deen Mohammed, leader (1975β1976) Established the World Community of Islam in the West (later American Muslim Mission. And then American Society of Muslims) in 1976, which he led until his death in 2003.
- Louis Farrakhan, leader (1981βpresent)
Judaism and relatedβ»
- Chabad Hasidism β
- Sholom Dovber Schneersohn, Lubavitcher Rebbe (1882β1920)
- Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, Lubavitcher Rebbe (1920β1950)
- Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher Rebbe (1950β1994)
- United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth (complete list) β
- Hermann Adler, Chief Rabbi (1891β1911)
- Joseph Herman Hertz, Chief Rabbi (1913β1946)
- Israel Brodie, Chief Rabbi (1948β1965)
- Immanuel Jakobovits, Chief Rabbi (1966β1991)
- Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi (1991β2012)
- Asia
- Israel/ British Mandate of Palestine, (complete list) β
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- Eurasia
- Russian Empire/ Soviet Union/ Russia β
- Adolf Shayevich, Soviet Union's Chief Rabbi (1989β1991), Chief Rabbi of Russia (1993βpresent)
- Ottoman Empire/ Turkey β
- Mose Levi, Chief Rabbi (1872β1909)
- Haim Nahum, Chief Rabbi (1909β1920)
- Sabetay Levi, Chief Rabbi (1920β1922)
- Isak Ariel, Chief Rabbi (1922β1926)
- Hayyim Moshe Bejerano, Chief Rabbi (1926β1931)
- Hayim Izak Shaki, Chief Rabbi (1931β1940)
- Rafael David Saban, Chief Rabbi (1940β1960)
- David Asseo, Chief Rabbi (1961β2002)
- Europe
- Ireland β
- Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, Chief Rabbi (1921β1937)
- Immanuel Jakobovits, Chief Rabbi (1949β1958)
- Isaac Cohen, Chief Rabbi (1959β1979)
- David Rosen, Chief Rabbi (1979β1984)
- Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi (1985β1996)
- Gavin Broder, Chief Rabbi (1996β2000)
- North America
- Union for Reform Judaism (North America) β
- Eric Yoffie, President (1996β2012)
Otherβ»
- Church of Scientology β
- L. Ron Hubbard, Founder (1950β1986)
- David Miscavige, Leader (1986βpresent)
- Falun Gong β
- Li Hongzhi, Founder (1992βpresent)
Shintoβ»
- Shintoism (complete list) β
- Akihito, Emperor of Japan, head of Shintoism (1989β2019)
- Jinja Honcho β
- Fusako Kitashirakawa, Chairperson (1947β1974)
- Kazuko Takatsukasa, Chairperson (1974β1988)
- Atsuko Ikeda, Chairperson (1988βpresent)
Sectarian Shintoβ»
- Izumo-taishakyo β
- Senge Takaaki, Kancho (1887β1918)
- Senge Takamochi, Kancho (1918β1954)
- Senge Takanobu, Kancho (1954β1963)
- Senge Michihiko, Kancho (1963β2014)
- Konkokyo β
- Setsutane Konko, Spiritual Leader (1893β1963)
- Kagamitaro Konko, Spiritual Leader (1963β1991)
- Heiki Konko, Spiritual Leader (1991β2021)
- KurozumikyΕ β
- Kurozumi Muneyasu, Chief Patriarch (1889β1936)
- Kurozumi Munekazu, Chief Patriarch (1936β1973)
- Kurozumi Muneharu, Chief Patriarch (1973β2017)
- Oomoto β
- Nao Deguchi, Spiritual Leader (1892β1918)
- Sumi Deguchi, Spiritual Leader (1918β1952)
- Naohi Deguchi, Spiritual Leader (1952β1990)
- Kiyoko Deguchi, Spiritual Leader (1990β2001)
West Asian originβ»
- W.A.P.I. Zoroastrians (Iranian Zoroastrians) β
- Areez P. Khambatta, President
BahΓ‘ΚΌΓ Faithβ»
- BahΓ‘ΚΌΓ Faith β
- `Abdu'l-BahΓ‘, Successor and head of the BahΓ‘ΚΌΓ Faith (1892β1921)
- Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Cause of God (1921β1957)
- Hands of the Cause of God (1957β1963)
- Universal House of Justice (1963βpresent)
Jainismβ»
- Terapanthi Jains-
- Acharya Mahaprajna (1995β2010)
- ΕvetΔmbara Jainism β
- Dalcand, Acarya (1897β1909)
- Kaluram, Acarya (1909β1936)
- Tulsi, Acarya (1936β1994)
- Mahaprajna, Acarya (1994β2010)
Sikhismβ»
- Sri Akal Takht Sahib β
- Arur Singh Naushshera, Jathedar (1907β1920)
- Teja Singh Ji Bhuchar, Jathedar (1920β1921)
- Teja Singh Ji Akerpuri, Jathedar (1921β1923, 1926β1930)
- Udham Singh Ji Nagoki, Jathedar (1923β1924)
- Bhai Acchar Singh Ji, Jathedar (1924β1925)
- Didar Singh Ji, Jathedar (about a month in 1926)
- Jawaher Singh Ji, Jathedar (very short period in 1926)
- Giani Gurmukh Singh Ji Musaffer, Jathedar (1930β1931)
- Mohan singh Ji Nagoki, Jathedar (1931β1938)
- Giani Partap Singh Ji, Jathedar (1938β1948)
- Bhai Sadhu Singh Ji Bhaura, Jathedar (1948β1963)
- Gurdial Singh Ji Ajnoha, Jathedar (1980β1983)
- Bhai Kirpal Singh Ji, Jathedar (1963β1965, 1983β1986)
- Darshan Singh Ji, Jathedar (1986)
- Bhai Jasbir Singh Ji Rodae, Jathedar (1986)
- Bhai Gurdev Singh Ji Kaunke, Jathedar (1986β1990s)
- Manjit Singh Ji, Jathedar
- Bhai Ranjit Singh Ji, Jathedar
- Giani Puran singh Ji, Jathedar
- Joginder Singh Ji Vadanti, Jathedar
- Gurbachan Singh Ji, Jathedar
Note: Some religions reject the "idea of having leader or leading council in such a way that they can not be," listed. When possible/plausible a leading figure will be named. But in some cases this will not be possible or desirable.
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Bishop Alma White: Founder of Pillar of Fire Dies at 84". Associated Press. June 27, 1946.
Bound Brook, New Jersey, June 26, 1946 (Associated Press) Bishop Alma White, founder of the Pillar of Fire Church and author of thirty-five religious tracts and some 200 hymns, died here today at the headquarters of the religious group at near-by Zarephath. Her age was 84.
- ^ "Bishop Arthur White, 92, Dies. Headed Pillar of Fire Church". New York Times. September 18, 1981. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
Bishop Arthur K. White, president and general superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church in Zarephath, New Jersey, died Monday at his home in Zarephath. He was 92 years old.
- ^ "Donald Wolfram moved souls during street services". Denver Post. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
Donald Wolfram, who was an early participant in religious street meetings in Lower Downtown Denver, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. Wolfram, 83, was a lifelong member of the Pillar of Fire Church, and as a young man, he joined other members for religious meetings in downtown Denver. The meetings resembled those of the Salvation Army, with a band and speaker. Wolfram usually played the trumpet or trombone, said his daughter, Suzanne Wolfram. Eventually, he learnedββto play about a ...
- ^ "Preacher, racer are two of a kind. Dallenbach brothers follow different roads that intersect with love". Denver Post. April 30, 1990. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
It's quite a spin from Wally's life as a race-car driver to the Rev. Robert Dallenbach's small Pillar of Fire Church, where drinking, dancing and smoking are forbidden. While Wally directs Denver's Grand Prix races this August, his older brother likely will be a few blocks away, preaching at Alma Temple. The Reverend Bob wears a charcoal-gray suit and Roman collar. His 8-year-old, church-owned Ford station wagon bears license tag ... But things aren't always what they seem with the brothers Dallenbach ...
- ^ The Methodist Church Ghana (1835β2005): 170th Anniversary Souvenir Brochure. Accra, 2005
- ^ Cummins, D. Duane (2009). The Disciples : a struggle for reformation. St. Louis, Mo.: Chalice Press. pp. 224β228. ISBN 978-0-8272-0637-3. OCLC 268790454.
- ^ Smith, Joseph M. (1987). A Guide to Materials Related to the United Christian Missionary Society. Nashville, Tennessee: Disciples of Christ Historical Society. pp. 8β9.
- ^ Cummins, D. Duane (2009). The Disciples : a struggle for reformation. St. Louis, Mo.: Chalice Press. pp. 296β300. ISBN 978-0-8272-0637-3. OCLC 268790454.
- ^ "International Convention prior to 1968". Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "Past General Assemblies". Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
Further readingβ»
- Melton, J. Gordon (1999). Religious Leaders of America: A Biographical Guide to Founders and Leaders of Religious Bodies, Churches, and Spiritual Groups in North America (2nd ed.). Detroit, Mi: Gale Group. ISBN 0-8103-8878-2.