List of religious leaders in 2000

1999 religious leaders – Events of 2000 – 2001 religious leaders – Religious leaders by year

Main article: List of 20th-century religious leaders

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See also:

• List of 20th-century religious leaders
• List of state leaders in 2000
• List of international organization leaders in 2000
• List of colonial governors in 2000

Catholic churches

• Roman Catholic Church – Pope John Paul II, Pope (1978–2005)

Eastern orthodox churches

• Constantinople – Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1991–present)
• Albania – Anastasius of Albania, Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (1992–present)
• Bulgaria – Maxim, Patriarch of All Bulgaria (1971–present)
• Cyprus – Chrysostomos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977–2006)
• Georgia – Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1977–present)
• Greece – Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998–2008)
• Jerusalem – Diodorus, Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (1981–2000)
• North America – Theodosius (Lazor), Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1977–2002)
• Poland – Sawa, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998–present)
• Romania – Teoctist I, Patriarch of All Romania (1986–2007)
• Russia – Alexei II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990–present)
• Serbia – Pavle of Serbia, Patriarch of the Serbs (1990–present)

Oriental Orthodox Churches

• Armenian Apostolic Church – Karekin II Catholicos of Armenia (1999–present)
• Assyrian Church of the East -Mar Dinkha IV (1976–present) Rival Patriarch in Baghdad Mar Addai II (1970–present)
• Coptic Orthodox Church – Shenouda III of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (1971–present)
• Ethiopian Orthodox Church – Abune Paulos (1992–present)
• Syriac Orthodox Church – Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980–present)

Protestant churches

Baptist

• National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. – William J. Shaw, President (1999–2009)
• Southern Baptist Convention – Paige Patterson, President of the Southern Baptist Convention (1998–2000)

Lutheran

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – H. George Anderson, Presiding Bishop (1995–2001)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada – Telmor Sartison, National Bishop (1993–2001)
• Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad, Udo Petersoo, Archbishop of Canada, (1990–2006)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia – Jaan Kiivit, Jr (1994–2005)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland – Jukka Paarma, Archbishop of Turku (1998–present)
• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod – President Alvin L. Barry (1992–2001)
• Lutheran World Federation – Christian Krause, President (1997–2003)
• Church of Norway – Harald V of Norway, King of Norway (1991–present)
• Church of Sweden – Karl Gustav Hammar, Archbishop of Uppsala (1997–2006)
• Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) – Karl R. Gurgel, President (1993–2007)

Pentecostal

• Assemblies of God –

1. David Cho, Assemblies of God Fellowship chairman (1992–2000)
2. Thomas E. Trask, Assemblies of God Fellowship chairman (2000–2008)

Anglicanism

Provinces of the Anglican Communion

• Church of England –

• Titular leadership – Elizabeth II, Supreme Governor of the Church of England (1952–present)
• Spiritual leadership – George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991–2002)

• Anglican Church of Canada – Michael Peers, Primate (1986–2004)
• Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui – Peter Kwong, Archbishop (1998–2006)
• Episcopal Church in the United States of America –

• Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop (1998–2006)
• 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 Episcopal Church – Reginald Hammond, Presiding Bishop (2000–2004)
• Anglican Province of America – Walter Grundorf, Presiding Bishop (early 1990s–present)
• Diocese of the Great Lakes – Julius A. Neeser, Bishop Ordinary (1998–2002)
• Episcopal Missionary Church –

• A. Donald Davies, Presiding Bishop (1992–2000)
• William Millsaps, Presiding Bishop (2000–2005)

• Orthodox Anglican Communion –

• Robert J. Godfrey, Metropolitan Archbishop (1994–2000)
• Scott Earle McLaughlin, Metropolitan Archbishop (2000–present)

• Episcopal Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America –

• Robert J. Godfrey, Presiding Bishop (1994–2000)
• Scott Earle McLaughlin, Presiding Bishop (2000–present)

• Province of Christ the King – Robert Morse, Bishop Ordinary (1977–2007)
• Reformed Episcopal Church – Leonard W. Riches, Presiding Bishop (1996–present)
• Traditional Anglican Communion – Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2002)

• Anglican Church in America – Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2005)
• Anglican Catholic Church in Australia – John Hepworth, Archbishop (1998–present)
• Anglican Catholic Church of Canada – Robert Mercer, Bishop and Metropolitan (1988–2005)
• Anglican Church of India – Stephen Vattappara, Metropolitan Bishop (1990–present)

• United Episcopal Church of North America – Stephen C. Reber, Presiding Bishop (1996–2010)

Other

• Salvation Army – John Gowans, General (1999–2002)
• Seventh-day Adventist Church – Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (1999–present)
• United Church of Canada –

• Bill Phipps, Moderator (1997–2000)
• Marion Pardy, Moderator (2000–2003)

• United Church of Christ – John H. Thomas, President and General Minister (1999–2009)
• Worldwide Church of God – Joseph Tkach, Jr., Pastor-General (1995–present)

Islam

• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – Khalifatul Masih IV, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1982–2003)
• Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement – Asgar Hameed, Amir (1996–2002)
• Dawoodi Bohras – Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (1965–present)
• Nizari – Aga Khan IV (1957–present)

Other

• Jehovah's Witnesses – Don Adams, President of the Jehovah's Witnesses (2000–present)
• Members Church of God International – Bro. Eliseo Soriano, Presiding Minister (1977–present)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) – Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1995–2008)
• Tibetan Buddhism – Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1935–present)
• Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus – Bishop Teofilo D. Ora, Bishop Salvador Payawal, Bishop Gamaliel T. Payawal, Bishop Isagani Capistrano (present)
• World Council of Churches – Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1993–2003)
• New Apostolic Church – Richard Fehr, Chief apostle of the New Apostolic Church (1988–present)
• Coptic Orthodox Church – Shenouda III of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (1971–present)
• Universal Pentecostal Church Inc.-Philippines – Bishop Romeo D. Corpuz Sr., Founder and International President(1976–present)
• Jesus Is Lord Church – Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva, Founder and International President (1978–present)
• Scientology – Heber Jentzsch, official president of the Church of Scientology (1982–present)
• Assyrian Church of the East – Mar Dinkha IV (1976–present)