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 I, 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 )
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