List of religious leaders in 2003

2002 religious leaders – Events of 2003 – 2004 religious leaders – Religious leaders by year

See also:

• List of 21st-century religious leaders
• List of state leaders in 2003
• List of international organization leaders in 2003
• List of colonial governors in 2003

Christianity

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)
• Bulgarian Catholic Church – Christo Proykov, Archbishop of Sofia (1995–present)
• Chaldean Catholic Church –
  1. Raphael I Bidawid, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (1989–2003)
  2. Emmanuel III Delly, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (2003–present)
• Coptic Catholic Church – Stephanos II, Patriarch of Alexandria (1986–present)
• 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)
• Romanian Catholic Church – Lucian Muresan, Metropolitan of Romania (1994–present)
• Ruthenian Catholic Church – Milan Sasik, Archbishop of Mukachevo (2002–present)
• Croatian Greek Catholic Church – Slavomir Miklovš, Bishop of Križevci (Byzantine) (1983–present)
• Slovak Greek Catholic Church – Ján Hirka, Archbishop of Preov (1989–present)
• Sovereign Military Order of Malta – Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie, Grand Master of the Order (1988–present)
• Syrian Catholic Church – Ignatius Pierre VIII, Patriarch of Antioch (2001–present)
• Syro-Malabar Catholic Church – Varkey Vithayathil, Archbishop of Ernakulam (1999–present)
• Syro-Malankarese Catholic Church – Cyril Mar Baselios, Archbishop of Trivandrum (1995–present)
• Teutonic Knights – Bruno Platter, Grand Master of the Order (2000–present)
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church – Lubomyr Husar, Patriarch of L'viv (2000–present)

Eastern Orthodox churches

• Constantinople – Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch (1991–present)
• Albania – Anastasius of Albania, Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania (1992–present)
• Alexandria – Peter VII, Patriarch of Alexandria (1997–2004)
• Antioch – Ignatius IV, Patriarch of Antioch (1979–present)
• Bulgaria – Maxim of Bulgaria, Patriarch of All Bulgaria (1971–present)
• Cyprus – Chrysostomos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977–2006)
• Czechia and Slovakia – Nicholas, Metropolitan of All Czechia and Slovakia (2000–present)
• Georgia – Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1977–present)
• Greece – Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998–present)
• Jerusalem – Irinaios I, Patriarch of Jerusalem (2001–2005)
• North America – Herman (Swaiko), Metropolitan of All America and Canada (2002–present)
• Poland – Sawa, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998–present)
• Romania – Teoctist I, Patriarch of Romania (1986–2007)
• Russia – Alexei II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1990–present)
• Serbia – Pavle of Serbia, Patriarch of the Serbs (1990–present)
• Ukraine – Volodymyr, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine (1992–present)
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchy – Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko)
• Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church – Metropolitan Mefodiy (Kudryakov)

Protestant churches

Baptist

• National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. – William J. Shaw, President (1999–2009)
• Southern Baptist Convention – Jack Graham, President of the Southern Baptist Convention (2002–2004)

Lutheran

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop (2001–present)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada – 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 – Gerald B. Kieschnick, President (2001–present)
• Lutheran World Federation –

• Christian Krause, President (1997–2003)
• Mark Hanson, President (2003–2010)

• 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)

Other

• Salvation Army – John Larsson, General of The Salvation Army (2002–2006)
• 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)
• Peter Short, Moderator (2003–present)

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

Anglicanism

Provinces of the Anglican Communion

• Church of England –

• Elizabeth II, Supreme Governor of the Church of England (1952–present)
• Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (2002–present)

• 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 Orthodox Church – Jerry L. Ogles, Presiding Bishop (2003–present)
• Anglican Province of America – Walter Grundorf, Presiding Bishop (early 1990s–present)
• Diocese of the Great Lakes – David T. Hustwick, Bishop Ordinary (2002–present)
• 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 – John Hepworth, Primate (2002–present)

• 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)
• Anglican Church in America – Louis Falk, Primate (1991–2005)

• 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)

Oriental Orthodox Churches

• Armenian Apostolic Church – Catholicos Karekin II (1999–present)

• Catholicos of Cilicia has been Aram I (1995–present)

• Coptic Orthodox Church – Shenouda III of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (1971–present)
• Ethiopian Orthodox Church – Abune Paulos (1992–present)
• Indian Orthodox Church – Catholicos of the East Baselius Mar Thoma Mathews II(1991–present)
• Syriac Orthodox Church – Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980–present)

Other Christian

• Assyrian Church of the East -Mar Dinkha IV (1976–present) Rival Patriarch in Baghdad Mar Addai II (1970–present)
• New Apostolic Church – Richard Fehr, Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church (1988–2005)
• Community of Christ – President W. Grant McMurray (1996–2004)
• World Council of Churches – Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1993–present)
• Most Holy Church of God in Christ Jesus – Kabanalbanalang Iglesia ng Dios kay Kristo Hesus – Bishop Isagani Capistrano (2003 – Present)

Islam

• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
  • Khalifatul Masih IV, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1982–2003)
  • Khalifatul Masih V, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (2003–Present)
• Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement – Dr. Abdul Karim Saeed Pasha (2002–present)
• Dawoodi Bohras – Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (1965–present)
• Nizari – Aga Khan IV (1957–present)

Judaism

• Chief Rabbi of the Orthodox United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth – Sir Jonathan Sacks (1991–present)
• Leader of the Orthodox Ashkenazi Haredi non-Hasidic Israeli ("Lithuanian Jews")- Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv

Eastern

• Tibetan Buddhism – Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1935–present)
• Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia – Preah Maha Ghosananda (1988–present)
• Supreme Patriarch of Thailand- Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana (1989–present?)
• Sakya – Sakya Trizin, Ngawang Kunga Tegchen Palbar Samphel Wanggi Gyalpo(born 1945)
• Nichiren Shoshu – High Priest Nikken Abe
• Konkokyo – Konko Heiki(spiritual leader since 1991)

Other

• Jehovah's Witnesses – Don Adams, President of the Jehovah's Witnesses (2000-?)
• Christian Science – Chairman Virginia Harris(1992–2004)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) – Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1995–2008)
• Unitarian Universalist Association – Rev. William G. Sinkford, President (2001–present)
• Bombay Parsi Punchayat(Zoroastrian, generally orthodox) – Minoo Shroff was President for in least some of 2003
• Ramakrishna Mission- Swami Ranganathananda Thirteenth President of the group(1998–2005)
• Scientology –
  • David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center [1], "highest ecclesiastical official of the Scientology religion" (1987–present)
  • Heber Jentzsch, official president of the Church of Scientology (1982–present)