List of 20th-century religious leaders

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This is a list of the top-level leaders for religious groups with at least 50,000 adherents, and that led anytime from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 2000. It should likewise only name leaders listed on other articles and lists.

Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism

Mongolia
Russia

Christianity

Catholicism

Roman Catholicism

Old Catholicism

Independent Catholicism

Eastern Orthodoxy

Autocephalous Churches

Autonomous Churches

Ukrainian Orthodoxy

Schismatic churches

Oriental Orthodoxy

Protestantism

  • National Association of Evangelicals
    • Harold Ockenga, President (1942–1944)
    • Leslie Roy Marston, President (1944–46)
    • Rutherford Decker, President (1946–48)
    • Stephen W. Paine, President (1948–50)
    • Frederick C. Fowler, President (1950–52)
    • Paul S. Rees, President (1952–54)
    • Henry H. Savage, President (1954–56)
    • Paul P. Petticord, President (1956–58)
    • Herbert S. Mekeel, President (1958–60)
    • Thomas F. Zimmerman, President (1960–62)
    • Robert A. Cook, President (1962–64)
    • Jared F. Gerig, President (1964–66)
    • Rufus Jones, President (1966–68)
    • Arnold Olson, President (1968–70)
    • Hudson T. Armerding, President (1970–72)
    • Myron F. Boyd, President (1972–74)
    • Paul E. Toms, President (1974–76)
    • Nathan Bailey, President (1976–78)
    • Carl H. Lundquist, President (1978–80)
    • J. Floyd Williams, President (1980–82)
    • Arthur Evans Gay, Jr., President (1982–84)
    • Robert W. McIntyre, President (1984–86)
    • Ray H. Hughes, President (1986–88)
    • John H. White, President (1988–90)
    • B. Edgar Johnson, President (1990–92)
    • Don Argue, President (1992–98)
    • Kevin Mannoia, President (1999–2001)

Anglicanism

Provinces of the Anglican Communion
  • George Werner, President (2000–present)
Continuing Anglicanism
  • A. Donald Davies, Presiding Bishop (1992–2000)
  • William Millsaps, Presiding Bishop (2000–2005)
  • John C. Gramley, Presiding Bishop (1992–1996)
  • Stephen C. Reber, Presiding Bishop (1996–2010)

Baptist

International
  • Baptist World Alliance
    • John Clifford, President (1905–1911)
    • Robert Stuart MacArthur, President (1911–1923)
    • Edgar Young Mullins, President (1923–1928)
    • John MacNeill, President (1928–1934)
    • George Washington Truett, President (1934–1939)
    • James Henry Rushbrooke, President (1939–1947)
    • Charles Oscar Johnson, President (1947–1950)
    • Fred Townley Lord, President (1950–1955)
    • Theodore Floyd Adams, President (1955–1960)
    • Joao Filson Soren, President (1960–1965)
    • William R. Tolbert, Jr., President (1965–1970)
    • Carney Hargroves, President (1970–1975)
    • David Wong, President (1975–1980)
    • Duke Kimbrough McCall, President (1980–1985)
    • Noel Vose, President (1985–1990)
    • Knud Wumpleman, President (1990–1995)
    • Nilson Do Amaral Fanini, President (1995–2000)
North America
  • J. Brent Walker, Executive Director (1999–present)
  • Daniel Vestal, Coordinator (1996–present)

Holiness

Lutheran

Pentecostal

Methodism

  • African Methodist Episcopal Church
    • Clement W. Fugh, General Secretary (2000–present)
  • Free Methodist Church in Canada
  • Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas
    • Nicolas V. Zamora, General Superintendent (1909–1914)
    • Alejandro H. Reyes, General Superintendent (1914–1922)
    • Victoriano Mariano, General Superintendent (1922–1928)
    • Francisco Gregorio, General Superintendent (1928–1939)
    • Matias B. Valdez, General Superintendent (1939–1948)
    • Eusebio Tech, General Superintendent (1948–1952)
    • Marcelino C. Gutierrez, General Superintendent (1952–1953)
    • Lazaro G. Trinidad, General Superintendent (1953–1972)
    • Geronimo P. Maducdoc, General Superintendent (1972–1980)
    • George F. Castro, General Superintendent (1980–2000)
    • Nathaniel P. Lazaro, General Superintendent (2000–present)
  • Methodist Church Ghana
    • Francis C.F. Grant, President (1961–1966)
    • T. Wallace Koomson, President (1966–1973)
    • Charles K. Yamoah, President (1973–1977)
    • C. Awotwi Pratt, President (1977–1979)
    • Samuel B. Essamuah, President (1979–1984)
    • C. Awotwi Pratt, President (1984–1985)
    • Jacob S.A. Stephens, President (1985–1990)
    • Kwesi A. Dickson, President (1990–1997)
    • Samuel Asante Antwi, President and Presiding Bishop (1997–2003)[5]
  • Methodist Church in Singapore
    • Methodist work in Southern and Southeast Asia
    • James M. Thoburn, Bishop and Superintendent (1888–1904)
    • William F. Oldham, Bishop and Superintendent (1904–1912)
    • John E. Robinson, Bishop and Superintendent (1912–1914)
    • William P. Eveland, Bishop and Superintendent (1914–1916)
    • John E. Robinson and J. W. Robinson, Bishops and Superintendents (1916–1920)
    • George H. Bickley, Bishop and Superintendent (1920–1924)
    • Titus Lowe, Bishop and Superintendent (1924–1928)
    • Edwin F. Lee, Bishop and Superintendent (1928–1948)
    • Southeastern Asia Central Conference
    • Raymond L. Archer, Bishop (1950–1956)
    • Hobart B. Amstutz, Bishop (1956–1964)
    • Robert F. Lundy, Bishop (1964–1968)
    • Methodist Church in Malaysia and Singapore
    • Yap Kim Hao, Bishop (1968–1973)
    • Theodore R. Doraisamy, Bishop (1973–1976)
    • Methodist Church in Singapore
    • Kao Jih Chung, Bishop (1976–1984)
    • Ho Chee Sin, Bishop (1984–1996)
    • Wong Kiam Thau, Bishop (1996–2000)
    • Robert M. Solomon, Bishop (2000–present)
  • Methodist Church of South Africa
    • President
    • William B Rayner, President (1900–1901)
    • Alfred T Rhodes, President (1901–1902)
    • Robert Lamplough, President (1902–1903)
    • Nendrick Abrahams, President (1903–1904)
    • Ezra Nuttal, President (1904–1905)
    • Arthur P Chaplin, President (1905–1906)
    • Richard F Hornabrook, President (1906–1907)
    • William J Hacker, President (1907–1908)
    • George Weaver, President (1908–1909)
    • Wesley Hurt, President (1909–1911)
    • Joseph Metcalf, President (1911–1912)
    • Albert H Hodges, President (1912–1913)
    • William Pescod, President (1913–1914)
    • T Edward Marsh, President (1914–1915)
    • Robert Matterson, President (1915–1916)
    • Griffith W Rogers, President (1916–1917)
    • Henry Cotton, President (1917–1918)
    • Samuel Clark, President (1918–1919)
    • James PendlReebury, President (1919–1920)
    • George Robson, President (1920–1921)
    • Arthur J Lennard, President (1921–1922)
    • Charles S Lucas, President (1922–1923)
    • John W Househam, President (1923–1924)
    • John W Watkinson, President (1924–1925)
    • Frederick Holmes, President (1925–1926)
    • Andrew Graham, President (1926–1927)
    • Theo R Curnick BD, President (1927–1928)
    • William Flint DD, President (1928–1929)
    • Geo H P Jacques, President (1929–1930)
    • Allen Lea, President (1930–1931)
    • Ernest Titcomb, President (1931–1932)
    • John A Allcock, President (1932–1933)
    • William Meara, President (1933–1934)
    • Henry W Goodwin, President (1934–1935)
    • Thomas Stanton, President (1935–1936)
    • A Arthur Wellington, President (1936–1937)
    • William Meara, President (1937–1938)
    • Edwin Bottrill, President (1938–1939)
    • Lorenzo S H Wilkinson, President (1939–1940)
    • William Eveleigh, President (1940–1941)
    • William B Allcock, President (1941–1942)
    • Arnold Nichols, President (1942–1943)
    • William W Shilling, President (1943–1944)
    • William Whalley, President (1944–1945)
    • William Meara, President (1945–1946)
    • Cecil C Harris, President (1946–1947)
    • E Lyn Cragg, President (1947–1948)
    • Edward W Grant, President (1948–1949)
    • Joseph B Webb, President (1949–1950)
    • Stanley Le Grove-Smith, President (1950–1951)
    • Alison E F Garrett, President (1951–1952)
    • J Wesley Hunt, President (1952–1953)
    • Herbert W Rist, President (1953–1954)
    • Joseph B Webb, President (1954–1955)
    • Stanley B Sudbury, President (1955–1956)
    • William Illsley, President (1956–1957)
    • Clifford K Storey, President (1957–1958)
    • C Edgar Wilkinson, President (1958–1959)
    • Leslie A Hewson, President (1959–1960)
    • Frank H Edmonds, President (1960–1961)
    • Joseph B Webb, President (1961–1962)
    • Deryck P Dugmore, President (1962–1963)
    • Stanley G Pitts, President (1963–1964)
    • Seth M Mokitimi, President (1964–1965)
    • Wilfred W Hartley, President (1965–1966)
    • Robert C Bellis, President (1966–1967)
    • L G S Griffiths, President (1967–1968)
    • Cyril Wilkins, President (1968–1969)
    • Derrick W Timm, President (1969–1970)
    • C Edgar Wilkinson, President (1970–1971)
    • Alex L Boraine, President (1971–1972)
    • Stanley G Pitts, President (1972–1973)
    • Jotham C Mvusi, President (1973–1974)
    • Vivian W Harris, President (1974–1975)
    • Abel E Hendricks, President (1975–1976)
    • Charles R Stephenson, President (1976–1977)
    • Abel E Hendricks, President (1977–1978)
    • Donald C Veysie, President (1978–1979)
    • Andrew M Losaba, President (1979–1980)
    • Howard F Kirby, President (1980–1981)
    • T Simon N Gqubule, President (1981–1982)
    • Khoza E M Mgojo, President (1982–1983)
    • Fremont C Louw, President (1983–1984)
    • Peter J Storey, President (1984–1985)
    • Ernest N Baartman, President (1985–1986)
    • John P Scholtz, President (1986–1987)
    • Khoza E M Mgojo, President (1987–1988)
    • Stanley Mogoba, President (1988–1998)
    • H Mvume Dandala, President (1998–2002)
    • Ivan M Abrahams, President (2003-2011)
    • Ziphozihle D Siwa, President(2012-2018)
    • Purity N Malinga, President (2019-2023)
    • Pumla Nzimande, President (2024-date)
    • General Secretary
      • Alfred T Rhodes, General Secretary (1899–1901)
      • Ezra Nuttal, General Secretary (1901–1904)
      • Arthur P Chaplin, General Secretary (1904–1905)
      • Charles Pettman, General Secretary (1905–1911)
      • Henry Cotton, General Secretary (1911–1917)
      • James Robb, General Secretary (1917–1920)
      • John W Househam, General Secretary (1920–1923)
      • William H P Clulow, General Secretary (1923–1926)
      • Alfred A Stile, General Secretary (1926–1927)
      • William H P Clulow, General Secretary (1927–1928)
      • Thomas Stanton, General Secretary (1928–1934)
      • Arthur C File, General Secretary (1934–1938)
      • William H Irving, General Secretary (1938–1939)
      • Arthur C File, General Secretary (1939–1940)
      • William H Irving, General Secretary (1940–1942)
      • Edward W Grant, General Secretary (1942–1943)
      • F J Rhead Marsh, General Secretary (1943–1945)
      • Alison E F Garrett, General Secretary (1945–1951)
      • Stanley B Sudbury, General Secretary (1951–1953)
      • Frank H Edmonds, General Secretary (1953–1960)
      • Lloyd G Griffiths, General Secretary (1960–1961)
      • Alison E F Grant, General Secretary (1961–1962)
      • Stanley B Sudbury, General Secretary (1962–1973)
      • Cyril Wilkins, General Secretary (1973–1982)
      • M Stanley Mogoba, General Secretary (1982–1988)
      • Vivian Harris, General Secretary (1988–2001)

Other Protestant

Other Christian or Christian-derived faiths

Hinduism

Islam

Sunni

Shia

Twelver

  • Marja

Ismaili

Dawat-e-Islami

Ahmadiyya

Nation of Islam

Summarize
Perspective
Asia
Eurasia
  • Russian Empire/ Soviet Union/ Russia –
  • Ottoman Empire/ Turkey –
    • Mose Levi, Chief Rabbi (1872–1909)
    • Haim Nahum, Chief Rabbi (1909–1920)
    • Sabetay Levi, Chief Rabbi (1920–1922)
    • Isak Ariel, Chief Rabbi (1922–1926)
    • Hayyim Moshe Bejerano, Chief Rabbi (1926–1931)
    • Hayim Izak Shaki, Chief Rabbi (1931–1940)
    • Rafael David Saban, Chief Rabbi (1940–1960)
    • David Asseo, Chief Rabbi (1961–2002)
Europe
North America

Other

Shinto

Sectarian Shinto

  • Senge Takaaki, Kancho (1887–1918)
  • Senge Takamochi, Kancho (1918–1954)
  • Senge Takanobu, Kancho (1954–1963)
  • Senge Michihiko, Kancho (1963–2014)
  • Setsutane Konko, Spiritual Leader (1893–1963)
  • Kagamitaro Konko, Spiritual Leader (1963–1991)
  • Heiki Konko, Spiritual Leader (1991–2021)
  • Kurozumi Muneyasu, Chief Patriarch (1889–1936)
  • Kurozumi Munekazu, Chief Patriarch (1936–1973)
  • Kurozumi Muneharu, Chief Patriarch (1973–2017)
  • Nao Deguchi, Spiritual Leader (1892–1918)
  • Sumi Deguchi, Spiritual Leader (1918–1952)
  • Naohi Deguchi, Spiritual Leader (1952–1990)
  • Kiyoko Deguchi, Spiritual Leader (1990–2001)

West Asian origin

  • W.A.P.I. Zoroastrians (Iranian Zoroastrians) –
    • Areez P. Khambatta, President

Baháʼí Faith

Jainism

See also

References

Further reading

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