List of religious leaders in 2001

2000 religious leaders – Events of 2001 – 2002 religious leaders – Religious leaders by year

See also:

• List of 21st-century religious leaders
• List of state leaders in 2001
• List of international organization leaders in 2001
• List of colonial governors in 2001

Catholic churches

• Roman Catholic Church – John Paul II, Pope (1978–2005)
• Albanian Catholic Church – Hil Kabashi, Apostolic Administrator (1996–present)
• Ambrosian Catholic Church –
• Armenian Catholic Church – Nerses Bedros XIX, Patriarch of the Catholic Armenians (1999–present)
• Belarusian Catholic Church –
• Bulgarian Catholic Church – Christo Proykov, Archbishop of Sofia (1995–present)
• Chaldean Catholic Church –
  1. Raphael I BeDaweed, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (1989–2003)
  2.  ??, Apostolic Administrator
  3.  ??, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church
• Coptic Catholic Church – Stephanos II, Patriarch of Alexandria (1986–present)
• Georgian Catholic Church –
• Greek Catholic Church – Anarghyros Printesis, Archbishop of Athens (1975–present)
• Hungarian Catholic Church – Szilárd Keresztes, Archbishop of Hajdúdorog (1988–present)
• Maronite Catholic Church – Nasrallah Sfeir, Maronite Patriarch (1986–present)
• Melkite Catholic Church – Grégoire III Laham, Patriarch of the Melkite Catholic Church (2000–present)
• Mozarabic Catholic Church –
• Romanian Catholic Church – Lucian Muresan, Metropolitan of Romania (1994–present)
• Russian Catholic Church –
• Ruthenian Catholic Church – ??, Archbishop of Mukachevo
• Croatian Greek Catholic Church – Slavomir Miklovš, Bishop of Križevci (Byzantine) (1983–present)
• Slovak Catholic Church – Ján Hirka, Archbishop of Preov (1989–present)
• Sovereign Military Order of Malta – Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie, Grand Master of the Order (1988–present)
• Syrian Catholic Church – Ignatius Pierre VIII, Patriarch of Antioch (2001–present)
• Syro-Malabar Catholic Church – Varkey Vithayathil, Archbishop of Ernakulam (1999–present)
• Syro-Malankarese Catholic Church – Cyril Mar Baselios, Archbishop of Trivandrum (1995–present)
• Teutonic Knights – Bruno Platter, Grand Master of the Order (2000–present)
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church – Lubomyr Husar, Patriarch of L'viv (2000–present)

Eastern Orthodox churches

• Constantinople – Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1991–present)
• Albania – Anastasius of Albania, Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (1992–present)
• Alexandria – Peter VII, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria (1997–2004)
• Antioch – Ignatius IV, Patriarch of Antioch (1979–present)
• Bulgaria – Maxim of Bulgaria, Patriarch of All Bulgaria (1971–present)
• Cyprus – Chrysostomos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977–2006)
• Czechia and Slovakia – Nicholas, Metropolitan of All Czechia and Slovakia (2000–present)
• Georgia – Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1977–present)
• Greece – Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998–present)
• Jerusalem – Irinaios I, Patriarch of Jerusalem (2001–2005)
• North America – 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)

The following do not currently have canonical standing (legal recognition) in Orthodoxy world-wide:

• Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate – Patriarch Filaret Denysenko
• Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church – Metropolitan Mefodiy Kydriakov (since the death of Patriarch Filaret Ihumen Dymytrij [Rudyuk])

Protestant churches

Baptist

• National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. – William J. Shaw, President (1999–2009)
• Southern Baptist Convention – James Merritt, President of the Southern Baptist Convention (2000–2002)

Lutheran

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) –

1. H. George Anderson, Presiding Bishop (1995–2001)
2. Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop (2001–present)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada –

1. Telmor Sartison, National Bishop (1993–2001)
2. Raymond Schultz, National Bishop (2001–2007)

• 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 –

1. Alvin L. Barry, President (1992–2001)
2. Robert T. Kuhn, President (2001)
3. Gerald B. Kieschnick, President (2001–present)

• 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 – 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 Church of Virginia – Larry Wilson Johnson, Bishop (2001–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 – William Millsaps, Presiding Bishop (2000–2005)
• Orthodox Anglican Communion – Scott Earle McLaughlin, Metropolitan Archbishop (2000–present)

• Episcopal Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America – 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 Anglican Church – Robert D. Parlotz, Archbishop and Primate (c.2001–present)
• United Episcopal Church of North America – Stephen C. Reber, Presiding Bishop (1996–2010)

Other

• Salvation Army – John Gowans, General of The Salvation Army (1999–2002)
• Seventh-day Adventist Church – Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (1999–present)
• United Church of Canada – 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus – Bishop Teofilo Ora, Bishop Salvador Payawal, Bishop Gamaliel Payawal, Bishop Isagani Capistrano (Present)
• Scientology –
  • David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center [1], "highest ecclesiastical official of the Scientology religion" (1987–present)
  • Heber Jentzsch, official president of the Church of Scientology (1982–present)