List of Religious Leaders in 2002 - Oriental Orthodox Churches

Oriental Orthodox Churches

  • Coptic Orthodox Church – Shenouda III of Alexandria, Coptic Pope (1971–present)
  • Armenian Apostolic Church –
    • Karekin II, Catholicos of Armenia (1999–present)
    • Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia (1995–present)
  • Assyrian Church of the East – Mar Dinkha IV, Patriarch (1976–present)
  • Ancient Church of the East – Mar Addai II, Patriarch (1969–present)
  • Eritrean Orthodox Church –
  • Ethiopian Orthodox Church – Abune Paulos (1992–present)
  • Indian Orthodox Church – Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan –
    • (Note: It's Syriac Christianity, but independent from the Syriac Orthodox Church)
  • Syriac Orthodox Church – Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980–present)

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