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Religious leaders by year

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Buddhism

• Tibetan Buddhism
  Tibetan Buddhism
  Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...
  
   –
• Tenzin Gyatso
  14th Dalai Lama
  The 14th Dalai Lama is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are the most influential figures in the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, although the 14th has consolidated control over the other lineages in recent years...
  
  , 14th Dalai Lama (1950–present)

• Thai Buddhism –
• Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana
  Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana
  Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara is the 19th and incumbent Supreme Patriarch of Thailand...
  
  , Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1989–present)

Catholicism

• Roman Catholic Church
  Roman Catholic Church
  The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
  
   –
• John Paul II
  Pope John Paul II
  Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
  
  , Pope (1978–2005)
• Benedict XVI
  Pope Benedict XVI
  Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
  
  , Pope (2005–present)

• Old Catholic Church of America
  Old Catholic Church of America
  The Old Catholic Church of America is an autocephalous Old Catholic Church, founded in the United States of America in 1925 by Bishop Paul Francis Cope...
  
   –
• James Edward Bostwick, Archbishop (1997–2009)
• Sherman Randall Pius Mosley, Archbishop (2009–present)

• Polish Catholic Church
  Polish Catholic Church
  The Polish Catholic Church is an Old Catholic denomination in Poland which belongs to the Union of Utrecht. It is a member of the World Council of Churches and the Polish Ecumenical Council. It is not affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church nor is it in communion with the Pope. In 2009 the...
  
   –
• Wiktor Wysoczański
  Wiktor Wysoczanski
  The Right Rev. Wiktor Wysoczański is notable as a Bishop and the present Superior of the Polish Catholic Church. He became Superior in 1995, succeeding Bishop Tadeusz Majewski...
  
  , Bishop Superior (1995–present)

Eastern Orthodoxy

• Church of Constantinople
  Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
  The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople , part of the wider Orthodox Church, is one of the fourteen autocephalous churches within the communion of Orthodox Christianity...
  
   – (complete list), the first among equals in Eastern Orthodoxy
• Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1991–present)

• Albanian Orthodox Church
  Albanian Orthodox Church
  The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania is one of the newest autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. It declared its autocephaly in 1922, and gained recognition from the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1937....
  
   –
• Anastasios (Yannoulatos)
  Archbishop Anastasios of Albania
  Archbishop Dr Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania is the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania and as such the primate and Head of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania. He was elected on June 1992...
  
  , Archbishop of Tirana
  Archbishop of Tirana
  This is a list of Eastern Orthodox Archbishops of Tirana and all Albania, under the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania.-Sources:** ...
  
   and All Albania (1992–present)

• Church of Alexandria
  Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
  The Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, also known as the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa is an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within the wider communion of Orthodox Christianity.Officially, it is called the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria to distinguish it from the...
  
   (complete list) –
• Peter VII
  Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria
  Petros VII was the Greek Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa from 1997 to 2004.-Biography:...
  
  , Patriarch of Alexandria (1997–2004)
• Theodore II
  Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria
  Theodore II is the current Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa...
  
  , Patriarch of Alexandria (2004–present)

• Church of Antioch (complete list) –
• Ignatius IV (Hazim)
  Ignatius IV of Antioch
  Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch and All The East is the current primate of the "Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All The East".-Life:...
  
  , Patriarch of Antioch (1979–present)

• Bulgarian Orthodox Church
  Bulgarian Orthodox Church
  The Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Bulgarian Patriarchate is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6.5 million members in the Republic of Bulgaria and between 1.5 and 2.0 million members in a number of European countries, the Americas and Australia...
  
   (complete list) –
• Maxim of Bulgaria
  Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria
  Patriarch Maxim is the current head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.He was the second of two children of Nayden Minkov Rachev, but very little is known about his parents' background...
  
  , Patriarch of All Bulgaria
  Patriarch of All Bulgaria
  The Patriarch of All Bulgaria is the Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The Bulgarian patriarchate was re-established in 1953.-History:...
  
   (1971–present)

• Cypriot Orthodox Church
  Cypriot Orthodox Church
  The Church of Cyprus is an autocephalous Greek church within the communion of Orthodox Christianity. It is one of the oldest Eastern Orthodox autocephalous churches, achieving independence from the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East in 431...
  
   (complete list) –
• Chrysostomos I, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977–2006)
• Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (2006–present)

• Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
  Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
  The Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia is a self-governing body of the Eastern Orthodox Church that territorially covers the countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia...
  
   –
• Nicholas of Czechia, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (2000–2006)
• Christopher of Prague, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (2006–present)

• Georgian Orthodox Church –
• Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
  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...
  
   (1977–present)

• Church of Greece
  Church of Greece
  The Church of Greece , part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Orthodox Christianity...
  
   (complete list) –
• Christodoulos of Athens, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998–2008)
• Ieronymos II
  Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens
  Ieronymos II is the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and as such the primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece. He was elected on 7 February 2008.-Early life and career:...
  
  , Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (2008–present)

• Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem –
• Diodoros I
  Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem
  Diodoros or Diodorus ; Damianos G. Karivalis was the Patriarch of Jerusalem in the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem from 1981 to 2000....
  
  , Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine
  Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
  The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since 2005, the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has been Theophilos III...
  
   (1981–2000)
• Irenaios I, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine
  Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
  The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since 2005, the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has been Theophilos III...
  
   (2001–2005)
• Theophilos III
  Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem
  Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem is the current Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem...
  
  , Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine
  Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
  The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since 2005, the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has been Theophilos III...
  
   (2005–Present)

• Orthodox Church in America
  Orthodox Church in America
  The Orthodox Church in America is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in North America. Its primate is Metropolitan Jonah , who was elected on November 12, 2008, and was formally installed on December 28, 2008...
  
  , North America (complete list) –
• Theodosius (Lazor)
  Theodosius (Lazor)
  Metropolitan Theodosius was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America from 1977 until his retirement in 2002. On April 2, 2002, Metropolitan Theodosius submitted a petition to the Holy Synod of the OCA, requesting his retirement...
  
  , Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977–1980)
• Theodosius (Lazor)
  Theodosius (Lazor)
  Metropolitan Theodosius was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America from 1977 until his retirement in 2002. On April 2, 2002, Metropolitan Theodosius submitted a petition to the Holy Synod of the OCA, requesting his retirement...
  
  , Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1981–2002)
• Herman (Swaiko)
  Herman (Swaiko)
  Metropolitan Herman is the former primate of the Orthodox Church in America . As the head of the OCA, he was the Archbishop of Washington and New York, and Metropolitan of All America and Canada...
  
  , Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2002–2005)
• Herman (Swaiko)
  Herman (Swaiko)
  Metropolitan Herman is the former primate of the Orthodox Church in America . As the head of the OCA, he was the Archbishop of Washington and New York, and Metropolitan of All America and Canada...
  
  , Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2005–2008)
• Jonah (Paffhausen)
  Jonah (Paffhausen)
  Jonah , Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, is the primate of the Orthodox Church in America . He was elected on November 12, 2008, and installed to his see on December 28, 2008, in Washington, D.C...
  
  , Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2008–2009)
• Jonah (Paffhausen)
  Jonah (Paffhausen)
  Jonah , Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, is the primate of the Orthodox Church in America . He was elected on November 12, 2008, and installed to his see on December 28, 2008, in Washington, D.C...
  
  , Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2009–present)

• Polish Orthodox Church
  Polish Orthodox Church
  The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, commonly known as the Polish Orthodox Church, , is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches in full communion...
  
   –
• Sawa (Hrycuniak) of Poland, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998–present)

• Romanian Orthodox Church
  Romanian Orthodox Church
  The Romanian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It is in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches, and is ranked seventh in order of precedence. The Primate of the church has the title of Patriarch...
  
   –
• Teoctist I
  Teoctist Arapasu
  Teoctist was the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1986 to 2007.Teoctist served his first years as patriarch under the Romanian Communist regime, and was accused by some of collaboration...
  
  , Patriarch of All Romania
  Patriarch of All Romania
  The Patriarch of All Romania is the title of the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church. As of September 12, 2007, the chair is occupied by Daniel Ciobotea.-Metropolitans of Ungro-Wallachia:* Maxim * Macarie II * Ilarion II...
  
   (1986–2007)
• Daniel Ciobotea, Patriarch of All Romania
  Patriarch of All Romania
  The Patriarch of All Romania is the title of the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church. As of September 12, 2007, the chair is occupied by Daniel Ciobotea.-Metropolitans of Ungro-Wallachia:* Maxim * Macarie II * Ilarion II...
  
   (2007–present)

• Russian Orthodox Church
  Russian Orthodox Church
  The Russian Orthodox Church or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate The ROC is often said to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world; including all the autocephalous churches under its umbrella, its adherents number over 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million...
  
   (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
  Serbian Orthodox Church
  The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...
  
   (complete list) –
• Pavle of Serbia, Archbishop of Peć
  Patriarchate of Pec
  The Patriarchate of Peć is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Peć. The complex of churches is the spiritual seat and mausoleum of the Serbian archbishops and patriarchs....
  
   and Patriarch of Serbs (1990–2009)
• Irinej of Serbia
  Patriarch Irinej of Serbia
  Patriarch Irinej is the 45th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs, since 22 January 2010. His full title is His Holiness the Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Serbian Patriarch Irinej...
  
  , Archbishop of Peć
  Patriarchate of Pec
  The Patriarchate of Peć is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near Peć. The complex of churches is the spiritual seat and mausoleum of the Serbian archbishops and patriarchs....
  
   and Patriarch of Serbs (2010–present)

Oriental Orthodoxy

• Armenian Apostolic Church
  Armenian Apostolic Church
  The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest National Church, is part of Oriental Orthodoxy, and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, in establishing this church...
  
   (complete list) –

• Karekin II
  Karekin II
  Catholicos Karekin II is the current head of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church.He was born as Ktrij Nersessian in Voskehat, Armenia, on August 21, 1951. He entered the Gevorkian Theological Seminary at Echmiadzin in 1965 and graduated with honors in 1971. He was ordained to the diaconate deacon...
  
  , Catholicos of All Armenians (1999–present)
  • Armenian Apostolic Church
    Armenian Apostolic Church
    The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest National Church, is part of Oriental Orthodoxy, and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, in establishing this church...
    
     (complete list) –
• Aram I
  Aram I
  His Holiness Aram I is the head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia and has been Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church since 1995...
  
  , Catholicos of Cilicia (1995–present)

• Coptic Orthodox Church (complete list) –
• Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (1971–present)

• Eritrean Orthodox Church
• Abune Dioskoros
  Abune Dioskoros
  Abune Dioskoros is the Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, appointed in April 2007with the unanimous approval of the Holy Synod....
  
   (2005–present)

• Ethiopian Orthodox Church –
• Abune Paulos
  Abune Paulos
  Abune Paulos is Abuna and Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church . His full title is "His Holiness Abuna Paulos, Fifth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Ichege of the See of St...
  
   (1992–present)

• Indian Orthodox Church
  Indian Orthodox Church
  The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, also known as the Indian Orthodox Church, is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church centred in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the churches of India's Saint Thomas Christian community, which traces its origins to the evangelical activity of Thomas...
  
   (complete list) –
• Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan
  Catholicos of The East and Malankara Metropolitan
  Catholicos is the title used by head bishops of regions within the Patriarchate of Antioch having self ecclesiastical and autonomus status from the ancient period. The word "Catholicos" means "Universal"....
  
   (2005–2010)
• Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II
  Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II
  Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II is the 91st reigning Catholicos of the East and 21st reigning Malankara Metropolitan and as such, Supreme Head of the Indian Orthodox Church. He was enthroned Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church on 1 November 2010...
  
  , Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan
  Catholicos of The East and Malankara Metropolitan
  Catholicos is the title used by head bishops of regions within the Patriarchate of Antioch having self ecclesiastical and autonomus status from the ancient period. The word "Catholicos" means "Universal"....
  
   (2010–present)

• Syriac Orthodox Church
  Syriac Orthodox Church
  The Syriac Orthodox Church; is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Eastern Mediterranean, with members spread throughout the world. The Syriac Orthodox Church claims to derive its origin from one of the first Christian communities, established in Antioch by the Apostle St....
  
   –
• Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
  Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
  Ignatius Zakka I Iwas is the 122nd reigning Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and as such, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church. Also known by his traditional episcopal name, Severios, he was enthroned as patriarch on 14 September 1980 in St. George's...
  
   (1980–present)

Protestantism

• National Association of Evangelicals
  National Association of Evangelicals
  The National Association of Evangelicals is a fellowship of member denominations, churches, organizations, and individuals. Its goal is to honor God by connecting and representing evangelicals in the United States. Today it works in four main areas: Church & Faith Partners, Government Relations,...
  
  
• Kevin Mannoia, President (1999–2001)
• Leith Anderson
  Leith Anderson
  Leith Anderson is the President of the National Association of Evangelicals. He has served as senior pastor of Wooddale Church, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, since 1977.-Biography:...
  
  , President (2002–2003)
• Ted Haggard
  Ted Haggard
  Ted Arthur Haggard is an American evangelical pastor. Known as Pastor Ted to the congregation he served, he was the founder and former pastor of the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado; a founder of the Association of Life-Giving Churches; and was leader of the National Association of...
  
  , President (2003–2006)
• Leith Anderson
  Leith Anderson
  Leith Anderson is the President of the National Association of Evangelicals. He has served as senior pastor of Wooddale Church, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, since 1977.-Biography:...
  
  , President (2006-present)

Baptist

• Baptist World Alliance
  Baptist World Alliance
  The Baptist World Alliance is a worldwide alliance of Baptist churches and organizations, formed in 1905 at Exeter Hall in London during the first Baptist World Congress.-History:...
  
   –
• General Secetaries

• Denton Lotz, General Secetary (N/A–2007)
• Neville Callam
  Neville Callam
  Neville Callam is General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance.Callam was born in Jamaica to a committed Baptist family, his father a deacon and his mother involved in other ministries...
  
  , General Secetary (2008–present)
  • Presidents
• Billy Kim
  Billy Kim
  Billy Kim was the president of the Baptist World Alliance from 2000 until 2005 when he was succeeded by David Coffey.-Career:Billy Kim first began to work with Suwon Central Baptist Church on January 1, 1960, when it had only 10 members...
  
  , President (2000–2005)
• David Coffey, President (2005–2010)

• Seventh Day Baptist General Conference
  Seventh Day Baptist
  Seventh Day Baptists are Christian Baptists who observe Sabbath on the seventh-day of the week in accord with their understanding of the Biblical Sabbath for the Judeo-Christian tradition...
  
   –
• Jan Lek, General Secetary (c. 2010)

Africa

• Baptist Convention of Angola
  Baptist Convention of Angola
  The Baptist Convention of Angola is an organization made up of many Baptist Churches in Angola and has its headquarters in Luanda. It is smaller than the other group of Baptist congregations in the country, the Evangelical Baptist Church of Angola.-History:...
  
   –
• Mateus Chaves, current President (c. 2010)
• Alexandre Melo Chilanda, current General Secetary (c. 2010)

• Nigerian Baptist Convention
  Nigerian Baptist Convention
  The Nigerian Baptist Convention is the second largest Baptist convention affiliating with the Baptist World Alliance, and the third largest in the world after the Southern Baptist Convention, USA, and National Baptist Convention, USA...
  
   –
• President

• Uche Enyioha, current President (c. 2010)
  • General Secretary and CEO
• James Tanimola Ayorinde
  James Tanimola Ayorinde
  James Tanimola Ayorinde, more well known as J.T. Ayorinde, was the first Nigerian General Secretary of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, in the 1960s. Ayorinde served as General Secretary from 1962 until his retirement in 1970sRev. Dr...
  
  , General Secetary (c. 1960s)
• S. T. Ola Akande, General Secetary
• S. Ola Fadeji, General Secretary
• Solomon Ademola Ishola, current General Secetary (c. 2010)

Asia

• Bangladesh Baptist Sangha
  Bangladesh Baptist Sangha
  The Bangladesh Baptist Sangha is a national cooperative association of Baptist churches in Bangladesh. The BBS is the oldest Protestant denomination in Bangladesh and traces its origins from the pioneering work started by William Carey and the Baptist Missionary Society in 1793 in Bengal.The...
  
   –
• Joyanto Adhikari, current President (c. 2010)
• Milton Biswas, current General-Secretary (c. 2010)

• Paku Karen Baptist Association
  Paku Karen Baptist Association
  Paku Karen Baptist Association, also known as Paku Kayin Baptist Association was founded in 1856 by the American Baptist Mission.With the departure of American Baptist missionaries from Myanmar, the Association has been entirely staffed by nationals. After the PKBA reconstituted, the first...
  
   (Burma) –
• Letta, Executive Secretary
• Kooler, Executive Secretary
• Augustus Spurgeon, Executive Secretary
• Caleb Paw, Executive Secretary
• Paul Htoo, current Executive Secretary (c. 2010)

• Association of Baptist Churches in Israel
  Association of Baptist Churches in Israel
  The Association of Baptist Churches in Israel is a Baptist association of churches in Israel.Shukri Musa, the maternal grandfather of Edward Said, who was baptized by George Truett at the First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, was the first known modern Baptist to enter Israel...
  
   –
• Monther Naum, Chairman (N/A–2006)
• Fuad Haddad, Chairman (2006–present)

• Association of Fundamental Baptist Churches in the Philippines
  Association of Fundamental Baptist Churches in the Philippines
  The Association of Fundamental Baptist Churches in the Philippines is an organization guiding cooperative ministries of fundamental Baptists on the islands of the Philippines....
  
   –
• Arleen D. Fidel, Chairman (2004–present)

• Baptist Conference of the Philippines
  Baptist Conference of the Philippines
  The Baptist Conference of the Philippines is an association of Baptist churches in the Philippines that is affiliated with the Baptist General Conference. Work began in Cebu in 1949 with 5 missionaries...
  
   –
• Joel Villamor, first General Secretary of the Conference (c. 1970s)
• Eugene Ares, first Moderator of the Conference

• Singapore Baptist Convention
  Singapore Baptist Convention
  The Singapore Baptist Convention was established on 28 December 1974. It is affiliated to the Baptist World Alliance and the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation.As of October 2006 The Singapore Baptist Convention has 34 member Churches of 8,500 Baptists...
  
   –
• Peter Tang, Executive Director (c. 2010)

India

• Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang
  Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang
  Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang is the largest Baptist convention affiliated to the Nagaland Baptist Church Council, with over 125 full-fledged churches, 25 fellowships, and average weekly church attendance between 150,000 to 200,000.-History:The convention was formed in 1897 with Impur of India as...
  
   –
• O. Alem, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

• Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
  Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
  The Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars is a Christian denomination in north coastal Andhra Pradesh.CBCNC is a member body of the Baptist World Alliance, and an affiliate member Church of the National Council of Churches in India .Missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Mission founded...
  
   –
• T. Ch. Immanuel, President (2006–present)
• M. Ashok Kumar, Secretary (2006–present)

• Manipur Baptist Convention
  Manipur Baptist Convention
  Manipur Baptist Convention is an apex body of the Baptist Churches in Manipur, India. At present, it has 29 Associations, over 1330 Churches and approximately 2,00,000 baptized members. It is under the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India . The convention is also a member of Asia Pacific...
  
   –
• Vumthang Sitlhou, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

• Tripura Baptist Christian Union
  Tripura Baptist Christian Union
  The Tripura Baptist Christian Union is the largest protestant church body in the Indian state of Tripura. It has its head office in Agartala, the state capital. It has been found lending support to the banned terrorist organization, NLFT.-History:...
  
   –
• M.J. Eade, founding leader (1938–N/A)
• Rajani Kaipeng, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

Europe, regional

• European Baptist Federation
  European Baptist Federation
  The European Baptist Federation is a federation of 51 Baptist associations and is one of six regional fellowships in the Baptist World Alliance. The EBF was founded in Ruschlikon, Switzerland, in 1949. It lays a great deal of emphasis on human rights, religious liberty and aid programs. The...
  
   –
• Tony Peck, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

• International Baptist Convention
  International Baptist Convention
  The International Baptist Convention is an association of English-speaking Baptist churches and missions in Africa, Europe and the Middle East....
  
   –
• Jimmy Martin, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

Europe, national

• Baptist Union of Romania
  Baptist Union of Romania
  The Baptist Union of Romania is an alliance of Baptist churches for cooperative ministry in Romania. Since independent churches have no legal standing in Romania, the Baptist Union also provides a mediatorial relationship between churches and government.The first modern-era Baptists in Romania...
  
   –
• Paul Negruţ, President (N/A–2007)
• Otniel Bunaciu, current President (2007–present)

• Convention of the Hungarian Baptist Churches of Romania
  Convention of the Hungarian Baptist Churches of Romania
  The Convention of the Hungarian Baptist Churches of Romania is an organization of ethnic Hungarian Baptists in Romania, united for promoting cooperative ministry....
  
   –
• Borzási István, current President (c. 2010)

• Norwegian Baptist Union
  Norwegian Baptist Union
  The Norwegian Baptist Union is a national organization of Baptists in Norway for promoting cooperation in missions, benevolence, and education; also called the Baptist Union of Norway....
  
   –
• Janne M. Sjödahl, first General Secretary (1879–N/A)

• Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Russia
  Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Russia
  The Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Russia is part of the large family of Evangelical Christian Baptists, a Protestant evangelical movement which began in the Russian Empire, in the midst of the Orthodox establishment. It originally attracted peasants, urban artisans, the lower...
  
   –
• Alexey V. Smirnov, President (2010–present)

United Kingdom

• Baptist Union of Great Britain
  Baptist Union of Great Britain
  The Baptist Union of Great Britain, despite its name, is the association of Baptist churches in England and Wales. -History:...
  
   –
• Jonathan Edwards, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

• Baptist Union of Scotland
  Baptist Union of Scotland
  The Baptist Union of Scotland is the main denomination of Baptist churches in Scotland.-From the 1650s to 1869:Baptists first arrived in Scotland with the armies of English republican Oliver Cromwell in the 1650s, who established small churches in Leith, Perth, Cupar, Ayr and Aberdeen, but they did...
  
   –
• Alan Donaldson, current General Director (c. 2010)

• Baptist Union of Wales
  Baptist Union of Wales
  The Baptist Union of Wales is a fellowship of Baptist churches in Wales.-History:The General Baptist minister Hugh Evans was one of the first Baptists to preach in Wales around 1646, in the parishes of Llan-hir, Cefnllys, Nantmel and Llanddewi Ystradenny, as well as in districts across the upper...
  
   –
• Peter M. Thomas, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

• Grace Baptist Assembly
  Grace Baptist Assembly
  The Grace Baptist Assembly is designed to facilitate the fellowship of Particular Baptist churches. It was first organised in England in 1980, when the Strict Baptist Assembly and the Assembly of baptized churches holding the doctrines of grace voluntarily agreed to cease their organisations and...
  
   –
• Graham Field, current Chairman (c. 2010)

North America
Canada

• Baptist General Conference of Canada
  Baptist General Conference of Canada
  Baptist General Conference of Canada is a national body of evangelical Baptist churches introduced to Canada by Swedish Baptists late in the 19th century....
  
   –
• Jamey McDonald, current Executive Director (c. 2010)

• Canadian Baptist Ministries –
• Gary Vincent Nelson, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

• Canadian Baptists of Western Canada
  Canadian Baptists of Western Canada
  The Canadian Baptists of Western Canada, formerly the Baptist Union of Western Canada, is a moderate Christian denomination with churches in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon Territories and the Northwest Territories...
  
   –
• Jan Paasuke, current President of the Board (c. 2010)

• Canadian National Baptist Convention
  Canadian National Baptist Convention
  The Canadian National Baptist Convention is an organization of Baptist churches in Canada in partnership with the Southern Baptist Convention in the United States.-History:...
  
   –
• Gerry Taillon, current National Ministry Leader (c. 2010)

• Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada
  Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada
  Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada - a fellowship for Baptist churches in Canada holding to either the Baptist Confession of 1646 or 1689....
  
   –
• William Payne, founder (1983–N/A)
• Roger Fellows, founding General Coordinator (2001–N/A)
• Mark Hudson, current General Coordinator (c. 2010)

• Union of French Baptist Churches of Canada
  Union of French Baptist Churches of Canada
  L'Union d'Églises baptistes françaises au Canada or Union of French Baptist Churches in Canada is an association of Baptist churches for French-speaking Canadians....
  
   –
• Roland Grimard, General Secretary (2003–present)

United States

• Alliance of Baptists
  Alliance of Baptists
  The Alliance of Baptists is a fellowship of Baptist churches and individuals in the United States. In its theology and social stances, the Alliance is characterized as a progressive or liberal Christian fellowship...
  
   –
• Brooks Wicker, current President (c. 2010)

• American Baptist Churches USA
  American Baptist Churches USA
  The American Baptist Churches USA is a Baptist Christian denomination within the United States. The denomination maintains headquarters in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The organization is usually considered mainline, although varying theological and mission emphases may be found among its...
  
   –
• A. Roy Medley, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

• Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America
  Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America
  The Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America is an Association of Reformed Baptist churches that was founded March 11, 1997. The association's churches all ascribe to the London Baptist Confession of Faith, which was originally adopted in 1689 by the Particular Baptist Association of...
  
   –
• Gordon Taylor, Coordinator (2008–present)

• Baptist Bible Fellowship International
  Baptist Bible Fellowship International
  The Baptist Bible Fellowship International is a separatist, fundamentalist Baptist organization formed in 1950 by members who separated from the World Baptist Fellowship. It is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri...
  
   –
• Linzy Slayden, current President (c. 2010)

• Baptist General Conference
  Baptist General Conference
  The Baptist General Conference is a national evangelical Baptist body with roots in Pietism in Sweden and inroads among evangelical Scandinavian-Americans, particularly in the American Upper Midwest. From its beginning among Scandinavian immigrants, the BGC has grown to a nationwide association...
  
   –
• Jerry Sheveland, current President (c. 2010)

• Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
  Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
  The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty is an education and advocacy association in the United States with a number of Baptist denominations. It states that it seeks to promote religious liberty for all and to uphold the principle of church-state separation...
  
   –
• J. Brent Walker - Executive Director (1999–present)

• Baptist Missionary Association of America
  Baptist Missionary Association of America
  The Baptist Missionary Association of America is a fellowship of autonomous Baptist churches for the purpose of benevolence, Christian education, and missions....
  
   –
• John David Smith, Executive Director, (2010–present)

• Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America
  Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America
  The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, abbreviated BPFNA, is a nonprofit 501 organization headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
  
   –
• Cheryl Dudley, President , (2008–2011)

• Church of Christ, Instrumental (Kelleyites)
  Church of Christ, Instrumental
  The Church of Christ, Instrumental, also known as Kelleyites, are a baptistic body of Christians based in central Arkansas.-Names:In the only book written about this group they are called the Church of Christ, Instrumental or Kelleyites. Elder E. J...
  
   –
• Samuel Kelley, Founder, (1870–N/A)

• Conservative Baptist Association of America
  Conservative Baptist Association of America
  -History:The first organization of Conservative Baptists was the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society , now called WorldVenture, formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1943. The Conservative Baptist Association of America was organized in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1947. The Association operates...
  
   –
• Stephen LeBar, Executive Director (2004–2009)
• Stan Rieb, National Network Facilitator, (2009–present)

• Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
  The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is a Christian fellowship of Baptist churches formed in 1991. Theologically moderate, the CBF withdrew from the Southern Baptist Convention over philosophical and theological differences, such as the SBC prohibition of women serving as pastors. The Cooperative...
  
   –
• Cecil Sherman, first Coordinator (1992–1996)
• Daniel Vestal, Coordinator (1996–present)

• Enterprise Association of Regular Baptists
  Enterprise Association of Regular Baptists
  The Enterprise Association of Regular Baptists is an association of the Regular Baptist Church. Even though they don't have any other Regular Baptist associations that correspond with them in their yearly meetings, they do coorespond with two United Baptist associations one from Salt Rock, West...
  
   –
• Eugene Dickerson, current Moderator (c. 2010)
• Roger Ball, current President (c. 2010)

• Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
  Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
  The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, International is a fellowship of churches and individuals representing various denominations or organizations that accepts the operation of spiritual gifts in the church today, in reaction to the teachings of many Baptist bodies.-External links:* -...
  
   –
• Paul S. Morton
  Paul S. Morton
  Paul Sylvester Morton is an American Baptist pastor. He is currently senior pastor ofChanging A Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church and Co-Pastor of Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church...
  
  , International Presiding Bishop (1994–present)

• Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International
  Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International
  Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International - formerly the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship of America - is a fellowship of Independent Fundamental Baptist individuals.The roots of FBFI can be traced to the Fundamental Fellowship of Northern Baptists...
  
   –
• John Vaughn, current President (c. 2010)

• General Association of General Baptists
  General Association of General Baptists
  General Association of General Baptists - a group of Baptists holding the general atonement , located mostly in the midwestern United States....
  
   –
• James Murray, interim Executive Director (c. 2010)

• General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
  General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
  The General Association of Regular Baptist Churches is one of several Baptist groups in North America retaining the name "Regular Baptist"....
  
   –
• John Greening, current National Representative (c. 2010)

• National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
  National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
  The National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. is an African-American Baptist body organized in 1915 as the result of a struggle to keep the National Baptist Publishing Board of Nashville independent. Those supporting the independence of the publishing board, headed by Rev. R. H...
  
   –
• Stephen J. Thurston, current President (c. 2010)
• Samuel C. Tolbert, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

• American National Baptist Convention, since 1895 known as the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. –
• W. H. Alpine, President (1880-1882)
• J. Q. A. Wilhite, President (1882-1883)
• J. A. Foster, President (1883-1884)
• W. A. Brinkley, President (1884-1885)
• W. J. Simmons
  W. J. Simmons
  William J. Simmons was an ex-slave who became Simmons College of Kentucky's second president and for whom the school eventually was named. Simmons greatly developed Howard University's teacher training programs when he took over the school. In addition, he was a writer, journalist, and educator...
  
  , President (1886-1890)
• E. W. Brawley, President (1890-1891)
• M. Vann, President (1891-1893)
• Elias Camp Morris, President (1895–1922)
• L. K. Williams, President (1924–1940)
• David V. Jemison, President (1940–1953)
• Joseph H. Jackson
  Joseph H. Jackson
  Joseph Harrison Jackson was an American Pastor and the longest serving President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.During the height of the American Civil Rights Movement, Jackson's vocal stance for "civil rights through law and order" went in direct opposition to the methods of civil...
  
  , President (1954–1982)
• T. J. Jemison
  T. J. Jemison
  Theodore Judson Jemison , better known as T. J. Jemison, is the former president of the National Baptist Convention, having served from 1982 to 1994. It is the largest African American religious organization...
  
  , President (1983–1994)
• Henry Lyons
  Henry Lyons
  Reverend Henry J. Lyons is a former President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc..-Early life:Henry was raised by his grandfather, a Deacon named Booker T. Lyons. His own father, who was only 16 when Henry was born, played a minimal role in his childhood. He attended Gibbs Junior College...
  
  , President (1994–1999)
• Stewart Cleveland Cureton
  Stewart Cleveland Cureton
  Dr. Stewart Cleveland Cureton , also known as S.C. Cureton, was President of the National Baptist Convention from March 1999 to September 1999. Cureton, then Vice President-At-Large, took over the leadership of the Convention when his predecessor Henry Lyons was forced to resign. He served the...
  
  , President (1999)
• William J. Shaw, President (1999–2009)
• Julius R. Scruggs, President (2009–present)
• National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
  National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
  The National Missionary Baptist Convention of America is an African-American Baptist convention which combined the efforts of Missionary Baptist churches and organizations throughout the country with the goal of unity for capable and efficient ministry. The NMBCA also seeks to propagate Baptist...
  
   –
• S.M. Lockridge, President (1988–1994)
• S. M. Wright, President (1994)
• Melvin Von Wade, Sr., President (1994–N/A)
• W.T. Snead, President (1988–N/A)
• C. C. Robertson, President (2006–present)

• North American Baptist Conference
  North American Baptist Conference
  North American Baptist Conference - initially an association of Baptists in the United States and Canada of German ethnic heritage.The roots of the NABC go back to 1839, when Konrad Anton Fleischmann began work in New Jersey and Pennsylvania with German immigrants. Fleischmann was a Swiss...
  
   –
• Rob McCleland, current Executive Director (c. 2010)

• Ohio Valley Christian Baptist Church of God –
• Paul Hagen, current General Superintendent (c. 2010)
• Delmar Rogers, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

• Progressive National Baptist Convention
  Progressive National Baptist Convention
  The Progressive National Baptist Convention, Incorporated is a convention of African-American Baptists emphasizing civil rights and social justice....
  
   –

• Walter Parrish III, current General Secretary (c. 2010)

President

• T. DeWitt Smith, Jr., 18th President (N/A–2010)
• Carroll A. Baltimore, 19th President (2010–present)

• Southern Baptist Convention
  Southern Baptist Convention
  The Southern Baptist Convention is a United States-based Christian denomination. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination and the largest Protestant body in the United States, with over 16 million members...
  
   (complete list
  Southern Baptist Convention Presidents
  The President of the Southern Baptist Convention heads the denomination and is elected at the yearly convention. The term is for one year, and a candidate can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.-See also:...
  
  ) –
• James Merritt
  James Merritt
  Dr. James Merritt, born December 22, 1952, is a U.S. religious leader and President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2000-2002.-Early life and education:...
  
  , President (2000–2002)
• Jack Graham
  Jack Graham (pastor)
  Jack Graham is the Pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church and the voice of PowerPoint Ministries, the broadcast ministry of Prestonwood. Prestonwood is one of the United States’s largest congregations, with a membership exceeding 28,000....
  
  , President (2002–2004)
• Bobby Welch, President (2004–2006)
• Frank S. Page
  Frank Page
  Frank S. Page was elected president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, effective October 1, 2010....
  
  , President (2006–2008)
• Johnny M. Hunt
  Johnny M. Hunt
  Dr. Johnny M. Hunt is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, and President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2008-2010...
  
  , President (2008–2010)
• Bryant Wright
  Bryant Wright
  Bryant Wright is the pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia, and was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention in June 2010...
  
  , President (2010–present)

• United American Free Will Baptist Church
  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:...
  
   –
• Henry J. Rodmon, current General Bishop (c. 2010)

Holiness

• Bible Missionary Church
  Bible Missionary Church
  -History:The Bible Missionary Church bases its teachings on the Biblical book of Acts of the Apostles when a small group of Jesus' followers were filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered for evangelism. The BMC was also strongly influenced by the teachings of Jacobus Arminius, John Wesley; Phoebe...
  
   –
• Rodger Moyer, General Moderator (1987–present)
• Alvie Jarratt, General Moderator (1999–present)
• Christian and Missionary Alliance
  Christian and Missionary Alliance
  The Christian and Missionary Alliance is an evangelical Protestant denomination within Christianity.Founded by Rev. Albert Benjamin Simpson in 1887, the Christian & Missionary Alliance did not start off as a denomination, but rather began as two distinct parachurch organizations: The Christian...
  
   (U.S.) –
• David Rambo, President (c.1987–2005)
• Gary Benedict, President (2005–2013)
• Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.
  Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.
  The Church of Christ U.S.A. is a Holiness body of Christians headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi. In 2010, there were 14,000 members in 154 churches.- History :...
  
   –
• Senior Bishop

• Maurice D. Bingham, Senior Bishop, (1996–2004)
• Emery Lindsay, Senior Bishop (2005–present)
  • President
• Vernon Kennebrew, President (c.2005–present)
  • Church of the Nazarene
    Church of the Nazarene
    The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th century Holiness movement in North America with its members colloquially referred to as Nazarenes. It is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world. At the end of 2010, the Church of the...
    
     –
  • John A. Knight
    John A. Knight
    John Allen Knight was a minister in the Church of the Nazarene, general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene, president of Mount Vernon Nazarene College , and editor of the Herald of Holiness, now known as Holiness Today . He died in Daytona Beach, Florida.- References :...
    
    , General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (1985–2001)
  • William J. Prince
    William J. Prince
    William J. Prince is a minister, college president, and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.Prince became the district superintendent for the Pittsburgh District Church of the Nazarene in 1979...
    
    , General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (1989–2001)
  • James Diehl
    James Diehl
    James H. Diehl is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. He was elected in 1993.- External links :* * *...
    
    , General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (1993–2009)
  • Paul Cunningham, General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (1993–2009)
  • Jerry D. Porter
    Jerry D. Porter
    Jerry D. Porter is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.-Education:Porter graduated from Bethany Nazarene College in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion...
    
    , General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (1997–present)
  • Jim Bond
    Jim Bond
    Jim L. Bond is a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. He was elected at the 24th General Assembly in San Antonio, Texas, in June 1997 and served until retirement in July 2005....
    
    , General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (1997–2005)
  • W. Talmadge Johnson
    Talmadge Johnson
    W. Talmadge Johnson is a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.- History :Johnson graduated from Bethany Nazarene College in 1958 with a master of arts in religion degree...
    
    , General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (2001–2005)
  • Jesse Middendorf
    Jesse Middendorf
    Jesse C. Middendorf is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.Middendorf was elected to the highest office in the Church of the Nazarene during the 25th General Assembly at Indianapolis, Indiana, in June 2001. Prior to his election he was the senior pastor of the First...
    
    , General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (2001–present)
  • Nina Gunter
    Nina Gunter
    Nina G. Gunter is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.She was the first woman elected to the Church of the Nazarene's highest elected office.- External links :* * * * * * * *...
    
    , General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (2005–2009)
  • J. K. Warrick, General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (2005–present)
  • Eugenio Duarte
    Eugenio Duarte
    Eugenio Duarte is an ordained minister and 37th general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. Born in Cape Verde, Duarte was the first African elected to the General Superintendency in the Church of the Nazarene. His election occurred in the centenary year of the denomination...
    
    , General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (2009–present)
  • David W. Graves, General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (2009–present)
  • Stan Toler
    Stan Toler
    Stanley A. Toler is a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. He is also an author having written over 70 books. He has served as a Pastor in Ohio, Florida, Tennessee and Oklahoma....
    
    , General Superintendent
    General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)
    General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly....
    
     (2009–present)
  • Pillar of Fire International –
  • Robert Barney Dallenbach
    Robert Barney Dallenbach
    Robert Barney Dallenbach is a bishop in the Pillar of Fire Church. He also was the Pillar of Fire Church's fifth general superintendent until losing a vote of confidence at the 2008 Pillar of Fire annual camp meeting convention. He also served as a director for the North Metro Arts Alliance in...
    
    , General Superintendent (2000–2008)
  • Joseph Gross, General Superintendent (2008–present)

• Salvation Army
  Salvation Army
  The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
  
   (complete list
  Generals of The Salvation Army
  thumbnail|left|1st General, William BoothGeneral is the title of the international leader of The Salvation Army, a Christian denomination with extensive charitable social services that gives quasi-military rank to its ministers .Usage of the term General began with the Founder of The Salvation...
  
  ) –
• John Gowans
  John Gowans
  John Gowans was the sixteenth General of the Salvation Army from 1999–2002, succeeding General Paul Rader. He is also notable for pairing with General John Larsson in the composition of many songs and musicals....
  
  , General (1999–2002)

Lutheran

International

• Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
  Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
  The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference is the successor to the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America except that it is international in scope rather than restricted to North America....
  
   –
• Steven P. Petersen, President (2008–2011)

• International Lutheran Council
  International Lutheran Council
  The International Lutheran Council is a worldwide association of confessional Lutheran denominations. It is to be distinguished from the larger Lutheran World Federation, which is an association of the more theologically moderate to liberal Lutheran churches, all of which are in full communion with...
  
   –
• 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
  Lutheran World Federation
  The Lutheran World Federation is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran churches headquartered in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The federation was founded in the Swedish city of Lund in the aftermath of the Second World War in 1947 to coordinate the activities of the...
  
   –
• Christian Krause (Germany), President (1997–2003)
• Mark Hanson
  Mark Hanson
  Mark S. Hanson is the third and current Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Before being elected presiding bishop, he served as bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod...
  
   (US), President (2003–2010)
• Munib Younan
  Munib Younan
  Munib Younan is the elected president of the Lutheran World Federation since 2010 and the Evangelical Lutheran Church Bishop of Palestine and Jordan in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land since 1998.- Education :...
  
   (Palestine), President (2010–present)

Europe

• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia –

• Jaan Kiivit, Jr
  Jaan Kiivit, Jr
  Jaan Kiivit, Jr. was the Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia from 1994 until 2005....
  
  , Archbishop (1994–2005)
• Andres Põder
  Andres Põder
  Andres Põder is the current Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia. He was elected in November 2004 and took office in February 2005. The Archbishop's See is located at St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn.-References:...
  
  , Archbishop and Primate (2005–present)
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia Church Abroad
• Udo Petersoo, Archbishop, (1990–2006)
• Andres Taul, Archbishop, (2007–present)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
  Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
  The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is the national church of Finland. The church professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity, and is a member of the Porvoo Communion....
  
   –
• Jukka Paarma
  Jukka Paarma
  Jukka Paarma was the Archbishop of Turku and Finland, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. He retired as Archbishop on June 1, 2010.-References:...
  
  , Archbishop of Turku (1998–2010)
• Kari Mäkinen
  Kari Mäkinen
  Kari Mäkinen is the archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. On 11 March 2010 he was elected the 14th Archbishop of Turku and Finland, and he succeeded Jukka Paarma in that position on 6 June 2010...
  
  , Archbishop of Turku (2010–present)

• Church of Norway
  Church of Norway
  The Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, established after the Lutheran reformation in Denmark-Norway in 1536-1537 broke the ties to the Holy See. The church confesses the Lutheran Christian faith...
  
   –
• Harald V of Norway
  Harald V of Norway
  Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...
  
  , King of Norway (1991–present)

• Swedish Church –
• Karl Gustav Hammar, Lutheran Primate of Sweden (1997–2006)
• Anders Wejryd
  Anders Wejryd
  Anders Harald Wejryd is a Swedish Lutheran clergyman. Having been Bishop of Växjö since 1995, he was elected Archbishop of Uppsala and primate of the Church of Sweden in March 2006 and took office in September of the same year....
  
  , Lutheran Primate of Sweden (2006–present)

North America

• Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod –
• Alvin L. Barry
  Alvin L. Barry
  Alvin L. Barry was president of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod from 1992 until his death. He is the only president of the LCMS to die in office. He previously served as president of the Synod's Iowa District East from 1982 to 1992.-External links:*...
  
  , President (1992–2001)
• Robert T. Kuhn
  Robert T. Kuhn
  Robert T. Kuhn is the former president of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, having held that office from March to August 2001. He currently serves on the LCMS Board of Directors.-External links:*...
  
  , President (2001)
• Gerald B. Kieschnick
  Gerald B. Kieschnick
  Gerald Bryan Kieschnick was the 12th president of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. He served 3 terms starting in 2001, re-elected in 2004, and again in 2007. He was defeated in his bid for a fourth term by the Rev. Matthew C...
  
  , President (2001–2010)
• Matthew C. Harrison, President (2010–present)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
  Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
  
   –
• H. George Anderson
  H. George Anderson
  H. George Anderson was the second Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from October 1995 to October 2001...
  
  , Presiding Bishop (1995–2001)
• Mark Hanson
  Mark Hanson
  Mark S. Hanson is the third and current Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Before being elected presiding bishop, he served as bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod...
  
   Presiding Bishop (2001–present)

• Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ
  Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ
  Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ is an association of Lutheran congregations in the United States. It began in 2000 in response to the liberalization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . LCMC is characterized by the traditional stances it takes on Lutheran polity, biblical...
  
   –
• William Sullivan, National Service Coordinator (2002–2010)
• Mark Vander Tuig, National Service Coordinator (2010–present)

• Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
  Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
  The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod is a North American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity. Characterized as theologically conservative, it was founded in 1850 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of 2008, it had a baptized membership of over 389,364 in more than 1,290 congregations,...
  
   –
• Karl R. Gurgel, President (1993–2007)
• Mark G. Schroeder, President (2007–present)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
  Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is Canada's largest Lutheran denomination, with 152,788 baptized members in 624 congregations, with the second largest, the Lutheran Church–Canada, having 72,116 baptized members...
  
   –
• Telmor Sartison, National Bishop (1993–2001)
• Raymond Schultz, National Bishop (2001–2007)
• Susan Johnson
  Susan Johnson (bishop)
  Susan Johnson is the current National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada . She is the first woman to hold the post....
  
  , National Bishop (2007–present)

Methodism

• African Methodist Episcopal Church
  African Methodist Episcopal Church
  The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the A.M.E. Church, is a predominantly African American Methodist denomination based in the United States. It was founded by the Rev. Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816 from several black Methodist congregations in the...
  
   –
• Clement W. Fugh, General Secretary (2000–present)
• Chinese Methodist Church in Australia
  Chinese Methodist Church in Australia
  The Chinese Methodist Church in Australia is based in Melbourne, Australia. The current head is Bishop Albert Chiew. On the 25th of November 2010, Rev James Kwang has been elected as the new bishop of new term.-External links:* - official website* * * * * *...
  
   –
• Albert Chiew, Bishop (c.2008–2010)
• James Kwang, Bishop (2010–present)
• Free Methodist Church in Canada
  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 laxness of the church hierarchy...
  
   –
• Keith A. Elford
  Keith A. Elford
  Bishop Keith Elford is the bishop of the Free Methodist Church in Canada. Prior to becoming bishop in June 1997, Rev. Keith Elford was 24 years in the pastorate, serving as Senior Pastor of at the time of his appointment. His earlier positions included Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; Whitby, Ontario;...
  
  , Bishop (1997–present)
• Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas
  Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas
  Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas was founded February 28, 1909 by Bishop Nicholas Zamora...
  
   –
• Nathaniel P. Lazaro, General Superintendent (2000–present)
• Methodist Church Ghana
  Methodist Church Ghana
  The Methodist Church Ghana is one of the largest and oldest Protestant denominations in Ghana. It traces its roots back to the landing of Rev. Joseph Dunwell on 1 January 1835 in Cape Coast, Ghana. Rev...
  
   –
• 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
  Methodist Church in Malaysia
  The Methodist Church in Malaysia is a body within the Methodist tradition in Malaysia. With approximately 180,000 members in more than 560 congregations, it is the largest Protestant denomination in the country...
  
   –
• Peter Chio, Bishop (?–2004)
• Hwa Yung, Bishop (2004–present)
• Methodist Church in Singapore
  Methodist Church in Singapore
  The Methodist Church in Singapore is the church that Methodists in Singapore belong to. The Church has 44 churches island-wide with more than 38,000 members, making it one of the largest Protestant denominations in Singapore. Its current bishop and head of the Church is Bishop Dr Robert M...
  
   –
• Robert M. Solomon, Bishop (2000–present)
• Methodist Church of Southern Africa
  Methodist Church of Southern Africa
  The Methodist Church of Southern Africa is a member church of the World Methodist Council.Methodism in Southern Africa began as a result of lay Christian work by an Irish soldier of the English Regiment, John Irwin, who was stationed at the Cape and began to hold prayer meetings as early as 1795...
  
   –
• 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
    United Methodist Church
    The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
    
     –
  • Gregory V. Palmer
    Gregory V. Palmer
    Gregory Vaughn Palmer is an American Bishop of The United Methodist Church, elected in 2000. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Herbert Palmer, is also a United Methodist pastor.-Education:...
    
    , President of the Council of Bishops (2008–2010)
  • Larry M. Goodpaster
    Larry M. Goodpaster
    -Birth and Family:Bishop Goodpaster was born 23 April 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee. He married Deborah Cox 26 September 1971. They have two daughters: Amy and Lucy ; and three grandchildren: Amelia Grace Bradley, Thomas Martin Bradley, and Audrey Elizabeth Bradley.-Education:Bishop Goodpaster...
    
    , President of the Council of Bishops (2010–present)

Pentecostal

• World Assemblies of God Fellowship –
• Thomas E. Trask, Chairman (2000–2008)
• George O. Wood
  George O. Wood
  George O. Wood is an American Pentecostal minister. Since August 2007, he has been the General Superintendent of the General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America and has been Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, the largest Pentecostal denomination in the...
  
  , Chairman (2008–present)

• Assemblies of God, United States –
• Thomas E. Trask, General superintendent (1993–2007)
• George O. Wood
  George O. Wood
  George O. Wood is an American Pentecostal minister. Since August 2007, he has been the General Superintendent of the General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America and has been Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, the largest Pentecostal denomination in the...
  
  , General superintendent (2007–present)

• Grace Communion International (until 2009, called the Worldwide Church of God
  Worldwide Church of God
  Grace Communion International , formerly the Worldwide Church of God , is an evangelical Christian denomination based in Glendora, California, United States. Since April 3, 2009, it has used the new name Grace Communion International in the US...
  
   from 1968–2009) –
• Joseph Tkach, Jr., President and pastor general (1995–present)

• New Apostolic Church
  New Apostolic Church
  The New Apostolic Church is a chiliastic church, converted to Protestantism as a free church from the Catholic Apostolic Church. The church has existed since 1879 in Germany and since 1897 in the Netherlands...
  
   –
• Richard Fehr
  Richard Fehr
  Richard Fehr was the seventh Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church from 22 May 1988 to 15 May 2005.-Life:...
  
  , Chief apostle (1988–2005)
• Wilhelm Leber
  Wilhelm Leber
  Wilhelm Leber is a German mathematician and minister 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 University of Frankfurt am Main with a dissertation entitled Konvergenzbegriffe für...
  
  , Chief apostle (2005–present)

Other protestant

• Church of North India
  Church of North India
  The Church of North India , the dominant Protestant denomination in northern India, is a united church established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together the main Protestant churches working in northern India...
  
   –
• Purely Lyngdoh, Moderator
• Enos Das Pradhan, General Secretary

• Church of South India
  Church of South India
  The Church of South India is the successor of the Church of England in India. It came into being in 1947 as a union of Anglican and Protestant churches in South India. With a membership of over 3.8 million, it is India's second largest Christian church after the Roman Catholic Church in India...
  
   –
• S. Vasanthakumar, Moderator

• Seventh-day Adventists (complete list) –
• Jan Paulsen
  Jan Paulsen
  Dr. Jan Paulsen was elected President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on March 1, 1999, at the age of 64...
  
  , General Conference President (1999–present)

• Uniting Church in Australia
  Uniting Church in Australia
  The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....
  
   –
• President

• James Haire
  James Haire
  James Haire AM, KSJ is a Christian minister of religion. He is currently the director of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia...
  
  , President (2000–2003)
• Dean Drayton
  Dean Drayton
  Rev. Dr. Prof. Dean Drayton B.Sc., B.D., Ph.D. is a minister of the Uniting Church in Australia, and was President of the UCA Assembly from July 2003 to July 2006. He lectures on a part-time basis in Missiology at Sydney's United Theological College .-Biography:Rodney Dean Drayton was born in...
  
  , President (2003–2006)
• Gregor Henderson
  Gregor Henderson
  The Rev. Gregor Henderson , BA, BD is an ordained Christian Minister of the Word of the Uniting Church in Australia, was for 12 years the General Secretary of the UCA's National Assembly, and is the immediate past President of the National Assembly....
  
  , President (2006–2009)
• Alistair Macrae
  Alistair Macrae
  The Rev. Alistair Macrae is an ordained Christian Minister of the Word of the Uniting Church in Australia, was formerly a Moderator of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, and is the current President of the National Assembly....
  
  , President (2009–present)
  • General Secretary
• Gregor Henderson
  Gregor Henderson
  The Rev. Gregor Henderson , BA, BD is an ordained Christian Minister of the Word of the Uniting Church in Australia, was for 12 years the General Secretary of the UCA's National Assembly, and is the immediate past President of the National Assembly....
  
  , General Secretary (1989–2001)
• Terence Corkin, General Secretary (2001–present)

• United Church of Canada
  United Church of Canada
  The United Church of Canada is a Protestant Christian denomination in Canada. It is the largest Protestant church and, after the Roman Catholic Church, the second-largest Christian church in Canada...
  
   –
• Marion Pardy
  Marion Pardy
  The Very Reverend Dr. Marion Pardy was the 37th Moderator of the United Church of Canada .Pardy was born May 9, 1942 in Gander, Newfoundland and in 1961 she left Gander to work at Albert College in Belleville, Ontario. She went there to complete entrance requirements at night school for Covenant...
  
  , Moderator
  Moderator of the United Church of Canada
  The Moderator of the United Church of Canada is the presiding leader of the United Church of Canada, Canada's largest Protestant denomination. The church is highly decentralized and non-dogmatic and the moderator has only limited power...
  
   (2000–2003)
• Peter Short, Moderator
  Moderator of the United Church of Canada
  The Moderator of the United Church of Canada is the presiding leader of the United Church of Canada, Canada's largest Protestant denomination. The church is highly decentralized and non-dogmatic and the moderator has only limited power...
  
   (2003–2006)
• David Giuliano
  David Giuliano
  The Very Reverend David Giuliano , was the Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 2006 to 2009.Giuliano grew up in Windsor, Ontario, in his words, "a descendant of deeply faithful Southern Ontario Quakers, born-again Baptists, and Italian-American immigrant Catholics." While in high school,...
  
  , Moderator
  Moderator of the United Church of Canada
  The Moderator of the United Church of Canada is the presiding leader of the United Church of Canada, Canada's largest Protestant denomination. The church is highly decentralized and non-dogmatic and the moderator has only limited power...
  
   (2006–2009)
• Mardi Tindal
  Mardi Tindal
  Mardi Tindal is the current Moderator of the United Church of Canada, only the fourth layperson to take the post since the church was formed in 1925...
  
  , Moderator
  Moderator of the United Church of Canada
  The Moderator of the United Church of Canada is the presiding leader of the United Church of Canada, Canada's largest Protestant denomination. The church is highly decentralized and non-dogmatic and the moderator has only limited power...
  
   (2009–present)

Provinces of the Anglican Communion

• Church of England
  Church of England
  The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
  
   –
• Formal leadership –

• Elizabeth II
  Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
  Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
  
  , Supreme Governor of the Church of England
  Supreme Governor of the Church of England
  The Supreme Governor of the Church of England is a title held by the British monarchs which signifies their titular leadership over the Church of England. Although the monarch's authority over the Church of England is not strong, the position is still very relevant to the church and is mostly...
  
   (1952–present)
  • Effective leadership, (complete list) –
• George Carey
  George Carey
  George Leonard Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton PC, FKC is a former Archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1991 to 2002. He was the first modern holder of the office not to have attended Oxford or Cambridge University...
  
  , Archbishop of Canterbury
  Archbishop of Canterbury
  The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
  
   (1991–2002)
• Rowan Williams
  Rowan Williams
  Rowan Douglas Williams FRSL, FBA, FLSW is an Anglican bishop, poet and theologian. He is the 104th and current Archbishop of Canterbury, Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury and Primate of All England, offices he has held since early 2003.Williams was previously Bishop of Monmouth and...
  
  , Archbishop of Canterbury
  Archbishop of Canterbury
  The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
  
   (2002–present)

• Anglican Church of Australia
  Anglican Church of Australia
  The Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...
  
   (complete list
  Anglican Primate of Australia
  The Anglican Primate of Australia is the head of the independent Anglican Church of Australia. He or she is elected from among the country's Anglican archbishops.-List of Primates of Australia:...
  
  )–

• Peter Carnley
  Peter Carnley
  Peter Frederick Carnley AC is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. Carnley was the Archbishop of Perth from 1981 to 2005 and was Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from 2000 until July 2005...
  
  , Primate (2000–2005)
• Phillip Aspinall
  Phillip Aspinall
  Phillip Aspinall has been the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia since February 2002 and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia since July 2005. He succeeded Peter Hollingworth as Archbishop of Brisbane....
  
  , Primate (2005–present)
  • Anglican Church of Canada
    Anglican Church of Canada
    The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...
    
     –
• Michael Peers
  Michael Peers
  Michael Geoffrey Peers was Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada from 1986 to 2004.Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Peers completed an undergraduate degree in languages at the University of British Columbia in 1956 and a diploma in translation at the University of Heidelberg in 1957...
  
  , Primate (1986–2004)
• Fred Hiltz
  Fred Hiltz
  Frederick James "Fred" Hiltz is the current Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.Hiltz was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia where he was also raised. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Dalhousie University in 1975 and obtained his Master of Divinity degree at the Atlantic School of...
  
  , Primate (2007–present)

• Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Hong Kong Anglican Church) –

• Peter Kwong
  Peter Kwong
  Peter Kwong Kong-kit, GBS, was the first Archbishop Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and, in 1998, was named as Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island....
  
  , Archbishop
  Archbishop of Hong Kong
  The Archbishop of Hong Kong is the senior bishop, spiritual and moral leader of the Anglican Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. The archbishop is also Primate of Hong Kong , and both incumbents have, coincidentally, also been Bishop of Hong Kong Island...
  
   (1998–2006)
• Paul Kwong
  Paul Kwong
  Paul Kwong is the second Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island. He was elected and consecrated the bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, on December 30, 2005, and March 25, 2006, respectively...
  
  , Archbishop
  Archbishop of Hong Kong
  The Archbishop of Hong Kong is the senior bishop, spiritual and moral leader of the Anglican Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. The archbishop is also Primate of Hong Kong , and both incumbents have, coincidentally, also been Bishop of Hong Kong Island...
  
   (2007–present)

• Episcopal Church in the United States of America –
• Presiding Bishop –

• Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop (1998–2006)
• Katharine Jefferts Schori
  Katharine Jefferts Schori
  Katharine Jefferts Schori is the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States. Previously elected as the 9th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada, she is the first woman elected as a primate of the Anglican Communion...
  
  , Presiding Bishop (2006–present)
  • George L.W. Werner, President of the House of Deputies (2000–present)

Continuing Anglicanism

• American Anglican Church – John A. Herzog, Presiding Bishop (1994–present)
• Anglican Church of Virginia – Larry Wilson Johnson, Bishop (2001–present)
• Anglican Orthodox Church
  Anglican Orthodox Church
  The Anglican Orthodox Church is one of the older conservative Anglican denominations in the United States that is not in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury of the Church of England due to the perceived abandonment of Reformation doctrine by that church...
  
   – Jerry L. Ogles, Presiding Bishop (2003–present)
• Anglican Province of Christ the King
  Anglican Province of Christ the King
  The Anglican Province of Christ the King is a Continuing Anglican church with traditional forms both of doctrine and liturgy. It is considered one of the more Anglo-Catholic jurisdictions among Continuing Anglican church bodies.-History:...
  
   –

• Robert Morse, Bishop Ordinary (1977–2007)
• James E. Provence, Bishop (2007–present)
  • Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas
    Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas
    The Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas is an association of six Anglican jurisdictions with nearly 600 parishes in the New World. The Federation, which was founded in 2006 to enable a closer association of these and other jurisdictions, does not include any provinces of the Anglican...
    
    
  • Anglican Church in America –
• Louis Falk
  Louis Falk
  Louis Wahl Falk III is the President of the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in America. Until 2002 he was the Primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion, an international body of continuing Anglican churches....
  
  , Primate (1991–2005)
• Louis Falk
  Louis Falk
  Louis Wahl Falk III is the President of the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in America. Until 2002 he was the Primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion, an international body of continuing Anglican churches....
  
  , President of the House of Bishops (2005–present)
  • Anglican Province of America
    Anglican Province of America
    The Anglican Province of America is one of a number of "Continuing" Anglican churches in the United States. This church considers the Episcopal Church in the USA to be heretical, thus it maintains a church separate from that body in order to follow what it considers to be a truly Christian and...
    
     – Walter Grundorf, Presiding Bishop (early 1990s–present)
  • Diocese of the Holy Cross
    Diocese of the Holy Cross
    The Diocese of the Holy Cross is a continuing Anglican church body in the United States. Unlike most dioceses it is not geographically defined but is a national jurisdiction.- History :...
    
     – Paul C. Hewett, Diocesan Bishop (2006–present)
  • Episcopal Missionary Church
    Episcopal Missionary Church
    The Episcopal Missionary Church is a Continuing Anglican church body in the United States and a member of the Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas...
    
     –
• William Millsaps
  William Millsaps
  William Wesley Millsaps is the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Church, and the rector of Christ Church in Monteagle, Tennessee.He graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1961...
  
  , Presiding Bishop (2000–2005)
• Council Nedd II
  Council Nedd II
  Council Nedd II is an American political, religious and cultural commentator who serves as the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Church, a Continuing Anglican body. Nedd is the first-born child of Council Nedd of Sumter, South Carolina and Gertrude D...
  
  , Presiding Bishop (2005–present)
  • Reformed Episcopal Church
    Reformed Episcopal Church
    The Reformed Episcopal Church is an Anglican church in the United States and Canada and a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America...
    
     – Leonard W. Riches
    Leonard W. Riches
    Leonard Wayne Riches is the current Presiding Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church and bishop of the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic of his denomination. He received the Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and the Master of Divinity and the Doctor of Divinity Honoris causa from...
    
    , Presiding Bishop (1996–present)
  • North American Anglican Conference
    North American Anglican Conference
    The North American Anglican Conference is a federation of Continuing Anglican church bodies in the United States and Canada. The NAAC was founded on August 15, 2008 by an assembly of bishops, clergy, and laity gathered in Romulus, Michigan for the purpose of ratifying the association's proposed...
    
    
  • Anglican Episcopal Church
    Anglican Episcopal Church
    The Anglican Episcopal Church is a Continuing Anglican church consisting of parishes in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Florida served by two bishops and 18 other clergy. The AEC was founded at St...
    
     –
• Reginald Hammond, Presiding Bishop (2000–2004)
• George Connor, Presiding Bishop (2006–present)
  • Diocese of the Great Lakes
    Diocese of the Great Lakes
    The Diocese of the Great Lakes is a Continuing Anglican church body in the United States and Canada. Although all of its worship centers and clergy are currently located in the American Great Lakes states and the Canadian Province of Ontario, the diocese is non-geographical in structure and open...
    
     –
• Julius A. Neeser, Bishop Ordinary (1998–2002)
• David T. Hustwick, Bishop Ordinary (2002–present)
  • Orthodox Anglican Communion
    Orthodox Anglican Communion
    The Orthodox Anglican Communion was established in 1967 as a self-governing worldwide fellowship of national churches in the Anglican tradition. The Orthodox Anglican Communion was one of the first such communions to be formed outside of the See of Canterbury and therefore is not part of the...
    
     – Scott Earle McLaughlin
    Scott Earle McLaughlin
    Scott Earle McLaughlin is the Presiding Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Communion, and the Chancellor of Saint Andrew's Theological College and Seminary. On 1 May 1999 McLaughlin was consecrated as a bishop by Herbert M...
    
    , Metropolitan Archbishop (2000–present)
  • Orthodox Anglican Church
    Orthodox Anglican Church
    The Orthodox Anglican Church is the American branch of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. It is now considered to be part of the Continuing Anglican movement, although the church predates the Continuing Church movement and was actively opposed to Continuing Anglicanism when it developed during the...
    
     – Scott Earle McLaughlin
    Scott Earle McLaughlin
    Scott Earle McLaughlin is the Presiding Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Communion, and the Chancellor of Saint Andrew's Theological College and Seminary. On 1 May 1999 McLaughlin was consecrated as a bishop by Herbert M...
    
    , Presiding Bishop (2000–present)
  • Traditional Anglican Communion
    Traditional Anglican Communion
    The Traditional Anglican Communion is an international communion of churches in the continuing Anglican movement independent of the Anglican Communion and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The TAC upholds the theological doctrines of the Affirmation of St. Louis and an Anglo-Catholic interpretation of...
    
     –
• Louis Falk
  Louis Falk
  Louis Wahl Falk III is the President of the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in America. Until 2002 he was the Primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion, an international body of continuing Anglican churches....
  
  , Primate (1991–2002)
• John Hepworth
  John Hepworth
  John Anthony Hepworth is an Australian bishop. He is currently the primate and archbishop of the Traditional Anglican Communion, an international body of continuing Anglican churches. He is also the ordinary of the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia.Hepworth began his seminary studies in 1960...
  
  , Primate (2002–present)
  • Anglican Catholic Church in Australia
    Anglican Catholic Church in Australia
    The Anglican Catholic Church in Australia is the regional jurisdiction of the Traditional Anglican Communion for most of Australia and also provides episcopal oversight for New Zealand and Japan...
    
     – John Hepworth
    John Hepworth
    John Anthony Hepworth is an Australian bishop. He is currently the primate and archbishop of the Traditional Anglican Communion, an international body of continuing Anglican churches. He is also the ordinary of the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia.Hepworth began his seminary studies in 1960...
    
    , Archbishop (1998–present)
  • Anglican Catholic Church of Canada
    Anglican Catholic Church of Canada
    The Anglican Catholic Church of Canada is an Anglican church that was founded in the 1970s by conservative Anglicans.-Affiliation:With 30 congregations in Canada, the ACCC is the third-largest of the Anglican churches in Canada, after the ACC and the Anglican Church in North America.The Anglican...
    
     –
• Robert Mercer, Bishop and Metropolitan (1988–2005)
• Peter Wilkinson, Bishop and Metropolitan (2005–present)
  • Anglican Church of India
    Anglican Church of India
    The Anglican Church of India is a union of independent Anglican churches in India. When India became independent in 1947, the Church of South India was formed as a united church of Anglicans, Baptists, Basel Mission, Lutherans and Presbyterians...
    
     – Stephen Vattappara, Metropolitan Bishop (1990–present)
  • Anglican Church in America –
• Louis Falk
  Louis Falk
  Louis Wahl Falk III is the President of the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in America. Until 2002 he was the Primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion, an international body of continuing Anglican churches....
  
  , Primate (1991–2005)
• Louis Falk
  Louis Falk
  Louis Wahl Falk III is the President of the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in America. Until 2002 he was the Primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion, an international body of continuing Anglican churches....
  
  , President of the House of Bishops (2005–present)
  • United Anglican Church – Robert D. Parlotz, Archbishop and Primate (c.2001–present)
  • United Episcopal Church of North America
    United Episcopal Church of North America
    The United Episcopal Church of North America is a traditional Anglican Christian church that is part of the Continuing Anglican movement...
    
     –
• Stephen C. Reber
  Stephen C. Reber
  Stephen C. Reber, Sr. of Statesville, North Carolina is a former Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America . Before being elected as Presiding Bishop of the UECNA, Reber had been a presbyter in the Anglican Orthodox Church and rector of St. Peter's Anglican Orthodox Church in...
  
  , Presiding Bishop (1996–2010)
• Peter D. Robinson
  Peter D. Robinson
  Peter D. Robinson is the Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America and is rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church of Prescott, Arizona, which is part of the Continuing Anglican movement. He was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.-Family:Robinson is the son of David...
  
  , Presiding Bishop (2010–present)

Other Christian or Christian-derived faiths

• Assyrian Church of the East
  Assyrian Church of the East
  The Assyrian Church of the East, officially the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East ʻIttā Qaddishtā w-Shlikhāitā Qattoliqi d-Madnĕkhā d-Āturāyē), is a Syriac Church historically centered in Mesopotamia. It is one of the churches that claim continuity with the historical...
  
   – Mar Dinkha IV, Patriarch (1976–present)
• Ancient Church of the East
  Ancient Church of the East
  The Ancient Church of the East was established in 1968. It follows the traditions of one of the oldest Christian churches, the Church of the East, whose origins trace back to the See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in central Mesopotamia...
  
   – Mar Addai II
  Mar Addai II
  Mar Addai II , born Shimun Giwargis, is the incumbent Catholicos Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East and resides in the Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in Baghdad, Iraq.,He was elected to the position of Catholicos-Patriarch in February 1970, several months after the death of...
  
  , Patriarch (1970–present)
• Iglesia ni Cristo
  Iglesia ni Cristo
  Iglesia ni Cristo also known as INC, is the largest entirely indigenous Christian religious organization that originated from the Philippines and the largest independent church in Asia. Due to a number of similarities, some Protestant writers describe the INC's doctrines as restorationist in...
  
   –
• Eraño Manalo, Executive Minister (1963–2009)
• Eduardo V. Manalo
  Eduardo V. Manalo
  Bro. Eduardo Villanueva Manalo, is the third and current Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo , following the death of his father, former Executive Minister Eraño G. Manalo....
  
  , Executive Minister (2009–present)
• National Council of Churches USA – Robert W. Edgar
  Robert W. Edgar
  Rev. Dr. Robert William Edgar is president and CEO of Common Cause, a nonpartisan government watchdog organization, effective May 2007. He served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania...
  
  , General Secretary of the National Council of Churches USA (2000–present)
• Unitarian Universalist Association
  Unitarian Universalist Association
  Unitarian Universalist Association , in full the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in North America, is a liberal religious association of Unitarian Universalist congregations formed by the consolidation in 1961 of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of...
  
  
• William G. Sinkford
  William G. Sinkford
  The Rev. William G. Sinkford was elected the seventh president of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in 2001. Sinkford was elected to his second and final term as president in 2005. His installation as president made him the first African American to lead the organization. He...
  
  , President (2001-2009)
• Peter Morales
  Peter Morales
  Peter Morales is the president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, elected in 2009. He is their first Hispanic president. He was formerly the senior minister of the Jefferson Unitarian Church in Jefferson County, Colorado, a rapidly growing Unitarian Universalist congregation in the...
  
  , President (2009–present)
• World Council of Churches
  World Council of Churches
  The World Council of Churches is a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service. It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland...
  
   –
• Konrad Raiser
  Konrad Raiser
  Konrad Raiser is a former General Secretary of the World Council of Churches .Born in Magdeburg, Germany on 25 January 1938, Konrad Raiser studied spent his childhood in Schwerin, Göttingen and Bad Godesberg...
  
  , General Secretary (1993–2003)
• Samuel Kobia
  Samuel Kobia
  Rev Dr Samuel Kobia , is a Methodist clergyman and the first African to be elected General Secretary of the World Council of Churches , a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and local churches representing a Christian population of over 590 million people...
  
  , General Secretary (2004–2009)
• Olav Fykse Tveit
  Olav Fykse Tveit
  Olav Fykse Tveit is a Norwegian Lutheran theologian. He was elected to the post of general secretary of the World Council of Churches on 27 August 2009. He entered office on 1 January 2010, for a proposed term of five years....
  
  , General Secretary (2010-Present)

Islam

Ismaili Shī‘ism

• Dawoodi Bohras – Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (1965–present)
• Nizari
  Nizari
  'The Shī‘a Imami Ismā‘īlī Tariqah also referred to as the Ismā‘īlī or Nizārī , is a path of Shī‘a Islām, emphasizing social justice, pluralism, and human reason within the framework of the mystical tradition of Islam. The Nizari are the second largest branch of Shia Islam and form the majority...
  
   (Isma`ilia
  Ismaili
  ' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
  
  ) –
• Aga Khan IV
  Aga Khan IV
  Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, NPk, NI, KBE, CC, GCC, GCIH, GCM is the 49th and current Imam of the Shia Imami Nizari Ismaili Muslims. He has held this position under the title of Aga Khan since July 11, 1957, when, at the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan...
  
  , 49th Imam (1957–present)

Ahmadiyya Islam

• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
  Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
  The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
  
  
• Khalifatul Masih
  Khalifatul Masih
  Khalifatul Masih sometimes simply referred to as Khalifah is the elected spiritual leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and is the successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian...
  
   IV, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
  Mirza Tahir Ahmad
  Mirza Tahir Ahmad was Khalifatul Masih IV, Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and fourth successor to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad...
  
   (1982–2003)
• Khalifatul Masih
  Khalifatul Masih
  Khalifatul Masih sometimes simply referred to as Khalifah is the elected spiritual leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and is the successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian...
  
   V, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad
  Mirza Masroor Ahmad
  His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad is Khalifatul Masih V, the spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was elected as the fifth successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on April 22, 2003, a few days after the death of his predecessor Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth Caliph for the Ahmadiiya...
  
   (2003–Present)

Judaism and related

• Judaism
  Judaism
  Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
  
  
• Israel
  Israel
  The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
  
   (Ashkenazi) – Yona Metzger
  Yona Metzger
  Yona Metzger is the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. His counterpart is Rabbi Shlomo Amar, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel since their appointments in 2003.-Background:...
  
  , Chief Rabbi
  Chief Rabbi
  Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...
  
   (2003–present)
• United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
  Commonwealth of Nations
  The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
  
   – Sir Jonathan Sacks
  Jonathan Sacks
  Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks, Kt is the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. His Hebrew name is Yaakov Zvi...
  
  , Chief Rabbi
  Chief Rabbi
  Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...
  
   (1991–present)
• Union for Reform Judaism
  Union for Reform Judaism
  The Union for Reform Judaism , formerly known as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations , is an organization which supports Reform Jewish congregations in North America. The current President is Rabbi Eric H...
  
   – Eric Yoffie
  Eric Yoffie
  Eric H. Yoffie is a Reform rabbi, and president of the Union for Reform Judaism , the congregational arm of the Reform movement in North America which represents an estimated 1.5 million Reform Jews in more than 900 synagogues across the United States and Canada...
  
  , President (1996–present)

Other

• Scientology
  Scientology
  Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science fiction and fantasy author L. Ron Hubbard , starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics...
  
   – Heber Jentzsch
  Heber Jentzsch
  Heber Carl Jentzsch has served as president of the Church of Scientology International since 1982.-Biography:Heber Jentzsch grew up in a Mormon family, and identified himself as a "believing Mormon". He is the son of polygamist Carl Jentzsch and Carl's third wife Pauline; Heber has 42 siblings...
  
  , official president of the Church of Scientology
  Church of Scientology
  The Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and...
  
   (1982–present)
• Falun Gong
  Falun Gong
  Falun Gong is a spiritual discipline first introduced in China in 1992 by its founder, Li Hongzhi, through public lectures. It combines the practice of meditation and slow-moving qigong exercises with the moral philosophy...
  
   – Li Hongzhi
  Li Hongzhi
  Li Hongzhi is the founder and spiritual master of Falun Gong , a "system of mind-body cultivation" in the qigong tradition. Li Hongzhi introduced Falun Gong on 13 May 1992 in Changchun, and subsequently gave lectures and taught Falun Gong exercises across China...
  
  , Foundator (1992–present)

Bahá'í

• Bahá'í Faith
  Bahá'í Faith
  The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
  
  , Universal House of Justice
  Universal House of Justice
  The Universal House of Justice is the supreme governing institution of the Bahá'í Faith. It is a legislative institution with the authority to supplement and apply the laws of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, and exercises a judicial function as the highest appellate institution in the...
  
   (1963–present)
• Hushmand Fatheazam (1963–2003)
• Ali Nakhjavani
  Ali Nakhjavani
  Alí-Yulláh Nakhjavání served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, between 1963 and 2003....
  
   (1963–2003)
• Ian Semple (1963–2005)
• Glenford Mitchell (1982–2008)
• Peter Khan (1987–2010)
• Hooper Dunbar (1988–2010)
• Adib Taherzadeh
  Adib Taherzadeh
  Adib Taherzadeh served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, between 1988 and 2000.-Biography:...
  
   (1988–2000)
• Douglas Martin
  Douglas Martin
  Douglas Martin may refer to:*Douglas Martin , Canadian leader in the Bahá'í Faith*Douglas J. Martin , New Zealand leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*R...
  
   (1993–2005)
• Farzam Arbab (1993–present)
• Kiser Barnes (2000–present)
• Hartmut Grossmann (2003–2008)
• Firaydoun Javaheri (2003–present)
• Paul Lample (2005–present)
• Payman Mohajer (2005–present)
• Gustavo Correa (2008–present)
• Shahriar Razavi (2008–present)
• Stephen Birkland (2010–present)
• Stephen Hall
  Stephen Hall
  Stephen Charles Hall is an Australian actor and writer.-Television:Halls' career in televisions includes both acting and production duties...
  
   (2010–present)

See also

• Religious leaders by year
  Religious leaders by year
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• List of religious leaders in 2001
• List of religious leaders in 2010