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| Rank | Topic | Wikipedia views Oct 21 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India - Great grandson of Ala Hazrat Tajush Shariah Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan Qaadiri Al Azhari, Supreme Islamic Chief Justice of India or qazi ul Qudat fil Hind | 111253 |
| 2 | France - Shaikh Soheib Bencheikh, Grand Mufti of France (?-present) | 94964 |
| 3 | Russia - Shaikh Ravil Gainutdin, Grand Mufti of Russian Federation (?-present) | 78614 |
| 4 | Pakistan - Shaikh Muhammad Rafi Usmani, Grand Mufti of Islamic Republic of Pakistan (?-present) | 43158 |
| 5 | Egypt - Shaikh Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Arab Republic of Egypt (28 Sep 2003âpresent) | 35394 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia - Shaikh Abdul-Azeez ibn Abdullaah Aal ash-Shaikh, Grand Mufti of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (14 May 1999âpresent) | 22844 |
| 7 | Scientology - | 17901 |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina - Shaikh Mustafa Ef. CeriÄ, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina (?-present) | 16495 |
| 9 | Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad, Andres Taul, Archbishop of Canada (2007âpresent) | 15230 |
| 10 | Mongolian Gelug school - Jampal Namdol Chokye Gyaltsen, the 9th Javzandamba Hutagt(1936âpresent) | 12822 |
| 11 | Jehovah's Witnesses - | 12334 |
| 12 | Jerusalem - Sheikh Ekrima Sa'id Sabri, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (As a Grand Mufti he has a degree of legal authority in Sunni Islam without being its leader) (?-present) | 11420 |
| 13 | Tibetan Gelug school | 10352 |
| 14 | Tunisia - Shaikh Kamal-u-Din Ja'eit, Grand Mufti of Tunisia (?-present) | 10269 |
| 15 | Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama (1939âpresent) | 9539 |
| 16 | World Zoroastrian Organization - Sammy H. Bhiwandiwalla, Chairman (2004âpresent) | 9108 |
| 17 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) - Thomas S. Monson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (2008âpresent) | 8971 |
| 18 | Federation of Jain Associations in North America - Mr. Anop R. Vora, President (?-present) | 8838 |
| 19 | Uzbekistan - Shaikh Abdurahman Bakhromov, Grand Mufti of Uzbekistan (?-present) | 7792 |
| 20 | Sikhism - Joginder Singh Vedanti, leading figure (as the current Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib) | 6794 |
| 21 | Church of England - | 6620 |
| 22 | Seventh-day Adventist Church - Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (1999âpresent) | 6095 |
| 23 | Falun Gong - Li Hongzhi, Foundator (1992âpresent) | 4155 |
| 24 | Nation of Islam - Louis Farrakhan (1978âpresent) | 3129 |
| 25 | Samaritans | 3036 |
| 26 | Sathya Sai Baba - Sathya Sai Baba (?-present) | 2869 |
| 27 | Christian Science - J. Thomas Black, Walter Jones, Chair, Nate Talbot, Mary Trammell, Vic Westberg (2005âpresent), Board of Directors | 2563 |
| 28 | Shakers - Sister Frances Carr (acts as Eldress and Trustee if not as leader per se as the group is egalitarian) (?-present) | 2504 |
| 29 | United Methodist Church - Gregory V. Palmer President of the Council of Bishops (2008â2010) [link] | 2425 |
| 30 | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - The Supreme Leader of Iran and officially the Spiritual Leader of Hezbollah. | 2144 |
| 31 | Southern Baptist Convention - Johnny Hunt, President of the Southern Baptist Convention (2008âpresent) [link] | 2127 |
| 32 | Yazidi - Prince Tahsin Sayid Beg | 1467 |
| 33 | Iglesia ni Cristo - Eraño G. Manalo (1963âpresent) | 1445 |
| 34 | Unification Church - Sun Myung Moon (1954âpresent) | 1438 |
| 35 | Assemblies of God - George O. Wood, Assemblies of God Fellowship chairman (2008âpresent) | 1424 |
| 36 | * Latin Catholic Church - Benedict XVI, Pope, Bishop of Rome (2005âpresent) | 1280 |
| 37 | Universal Life Church - Andre Hensley, President (2006âpresent) | 1246 |
| 38 | United Church of Christ - John H. Thomas, President and General Minister (1999âpresent) | 1244 |
| 39 | Al-Azhar UniversityاÙأزÙر اÙشرÙÙ - Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Imam (19 Mar2010 - present) | 1215 |
| 40 | Armenian Apostolic Church - | 1153 |
| 41 | Muhammad al-Mahdi - the current and final Shia Imam, thought to be in occultation. | 999 |
| 42 | Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V (2003âpresent) | 999 |
| 43 | Assyrian Church of the East - Mar Dinkha IV, Patriarch (1976âpresent) | 953 |
| 44 | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) - Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop (2001âpresent) | 807 |
| 45 | Syriac Orthodox Church - Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980âpresent) | 768 |
| 46 | Community of Christ - Stephen M. Veazey, President (2005âpresent) | 709 |
| 47 | * Chaldean Catholic Church - Emmanuel III Delly, Patriarch of Babylon (2003âpresent) | 661 |
| 48 | United Church of Canada - Mardi Tindal, Moderator (2009âpresent) | 542 |
| 49 | Byzantine Rite | 540 |
| 50 | * Syro-Malabar Catholic Church - Varkey Vithayathil, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (1999âpresent) | 477 |
| 51 | Society of St. Pius X - Bernard Fellay, Superior General (1994âpresent) | 475 |
| 52 | United Pentecostal Church International - David K. Bernard, General Superintendent (2009âpresent) | 443 |
| 53 | Nizari Ismaili - KarÄ«m al-HussaynÄ«, Aga Khan IV (1957âpresent) | 442 |
| 54 | World Council of Churches - Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (2004âpresent)<!---term began Jan1---> | 437 |
| 55 | Thailand - Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, Supreme Patriarch of Thailand (1989âpresent) | 424 |
| 56 | Church of Sweden - Anders Wejryd, Archbishop of Uppsala (2006âpresent) | 406 |
| 57 | * Armenian Catholic Church - Nerses Bedros XIX, Patriarch of Cilicia (1999âpresent) | 403 |
| 58 | * Coptic Catholic Church - Antonios Naguib, Patriarch of Alexandria (2006âpresent) | 393 |
| 59 | Anglican Church of Canada - Fred Hiltz, Primate (2007âpresent) | 392 |
| 60 | Evangelical Church in Germany- Barbara Rinke President of the Synod (2003âpresent) | 373 |
| 61 | Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, as recognised by the Dalaï Lama (1995âpresent) | 364 |
| 62 | Bektashi Community - Haxhi Reshat Bardhi Dedebaba (1993âpresent) | 348 |
| 63 | Tendai (Japan) - Most Venerable Eshin Watanabe, Patriarch of Tendai Buddhism (?-present) | 347 |
| 64 | New Apostolic Church - Wilhelm Leber, Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church (2005âpresent) | 332 |
| 65 | Ramakrishna Mission: Swami Atmasthananda, 15th President (2007âpresent) | 326 |
| 66 | Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania - Don A. Adams, President (2000âpresent) | 316 |
| 67 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), Mark Schroeder (2007âpresent) | 312 |
| 68 | Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (1991âpresent) | 297 |
| 69 | Church of Norway - Harald V of Norway, King of Norway (1991âpresent) | 293 |
| 70 | Liberal Catholic Church ('traditionalist' General Episcopal Synod) - Graham Wale, Presiding Archbishop (?-present) | 260 |
| 71 | Unitarian Universalist Association - William G. Sinkford, President (2001âpresent) | 258 |
| 72 | National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. - Dr. William J. Shaw, President (2003âpresent) | 258 |
| 73 | Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (autonomy under Russia) - Metropolitan Hilario, Metropolitan (2007âpresent) | 257 |
| 74 | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland - | 248 |
| 75 | Armenian Rite | 241 |
| 76 | * Russian Catholic Church - Joseph Werth, Apostolic Exarchate of Moscow (2004âpresent) | 229 |
| 77 | Antiochene Rite | 224 |
| 78 | Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - Edir Macedo (1979âpresent) | 218 |
| 79 | Alexandrian Rite | 208 |
| 80 | Polish National Catholic Church - Robert M. Nemkovich, Prime Bishop (2002âpresent) | 204 |
| 81 | Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa as recognised by one Kagyu faction (1992âpresent) | 187 |
| 82 | Sakya school - Dolma Phodrang Ngawang Kunga Thegchen Palbar Thinley Samphel Wanggi Gyalpo, the 41st Sakya Trizin (1951âpresent) | 171 |
| 83 | Lutheran World Federation - Mark Hanson, President (2003âpresent) | 164 |
| 84 | Orthodox Union - Stephen J. Savitsky, President of Lay Leadership (2004âpresent) | 156 |
| 85 | See List of Hasidic dynasties which lists each of the current Hasidic leaders or "Rebbes" | 149 |
| 86 | * Slovak Greek Catholic Church - Ján Babjak, Archbishop of PreÅ¡ov (2002âpresent) | 147 |
| 87 | * Greek Catholic Church - Dimitrios Salachas, Exarch in Athens (Greece) (2008âpresent) | 141 |
| 88 | Members Church of God International - Eliseo F. Soriano, Presiding Minister (1977âpresent) | 139 |
| 89 | Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Hong Kong Anglican Church) - Paul Kwong, Archbishop of Hong Kong (2007âpresent) | 138 |
| 90 | * Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church - Christo Proykov, Exarch in Sofia (Bulgaria) (1995âpresent) | 129 |
| 91 | Karma Kagyu school | 125 |
| 92 | Latin Rites | 124 |
| 93 | Trinley Thaye Dorje, the 17th Karmapa as recognised by one Kagyu faction (1994âpresent) | 121 |
| 94 | Ancient Church of the East - Mar Addai II, Patriarch (1970âpresent) | 108 |
| 95 | Orthodox Church of Ukraine (autonomy under Russia) - Vladimir II, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine (1992âpresent) | 107 |
| 96 | Union for Reform Judaism - Eric Yoffie, President (1996âpresent) | 98 |
| 97 | Orthodox Church of Estonia (autonomy under Ecumenical Patriarchate) - Stephanos, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia (1999âpresent) | 97 |
| 98 | Palmarian Catholic Church - Manuel Corral considered as Pope Peter II (2005âpresent) | 91 |
| 99 | * Croatian Greek Catholic Church - Slavomir MiklovÅ¡, Bishop of Križevci (Byzantine Rite) (1983–present) | 89 |
| 100 | Kimbanguist Church - Simon Kimbangu Kiangani (2001âpresent) | 88 |
| 101 | Karekin II, Catholicos of Armenia (1999âpresent) | 82 |
| 102 | Montenegrin Orthodox Church - Mihailo, Archbishop (1997âpresent) | 82 |
| 103 | Rabbinical Assembly (Conservative Judaism) - Rabbi Perry Raphael Rank, President (?-present) | 80 |
| 104 | Shinnyo-en (Japan) - Most Venerable Shinso Ito (1989âpresent) | 75 |
| 105 | Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church | 70 |
| 106 | Mita Congregation - Teofilo Vargas Sein (1970âpresent) | 67 |
| 107 | Polish Catholic Church - Wiktor WysoczaÅski, Bishop Superior (1995âpresent) | 66 |
| 108 | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Susan Johnson, National Bishop (2007âpresent) | 66 |
| 109 | Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church - ? | 65 |
| 110 | Rabbinical Council of America (Orthodox Judaism) - Rabbi Dale Polakoff (?-present) | 59 |
| 111 | Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church - Korniliy (Titov) (2005âpresent) | 57 |
| 112 | Konkokyo (Japan) - Konko Heiki, Spiritual Leader (1991âpresent) | 55 |
| 113 | Russian True Orthodox Church | 53 |
| 114 | Berel Lazar â Chief Rabbi recognized by Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia and the Russian Government (2000âpresent) | 52 |
| 115 | Orthodox Church of Macedonia (autonomy under Serbia) - Jovan VI, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia and Metropolitan of Skopje (2002âpresent) | 51 |
| 116 | American Catholic Church in the United States - Lawrence J. Harms, Presiding Bishop (1999âpresent) | 50 |
| 117 | General Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) - Thomas L. Kline, Executive Bishop (2004âpresent) | 50 |
| 118 | Allama Talib Jauhri - A leading and influential scholar in Pakistan. | 47 |
| 119 | Poland - Michael Schudrich â Chief Rabbi (2004âpresent) | 47 |
| 120 | Norway - Michael Melchior, Chief Rabbi (1980âpresent) | 42 |
| 121 | Swedenborgian Church of North America - Christine Laitner, President (2003âpresent) | 37 |
| 122 | Russian Old-Orthodox Church - Alexander, archbishop of Novozybkov, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (2000âpresent) | 35 |
| 123 | Iran - Yousef Hamadani Cohen, Chief Rabbi (1994âpresent) | 30 |
| 124 | Kalbe Jawad - A leading cleric in India. | 28 |
| 125 | Catholic Mariavite Church - Beatrycze Szulgowicz (2005âpresent) | 26 |
| 126 | Liberal Catholic Church International - Charles W. Finn, Presiding Bishop (?-present) | 25 |
| 127 | Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church | 24 |
| 128 | Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia (1995âpresent) | 23 |
| 129 | Worldwide Faith Missions - Bishop Johannes Maas, International President | 17 |
| 130 | France - Gilles Bernheim, Chief Rabbi (2009âpresent) (elected 2008) | 15 |
| 131 | Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church - Leonty (Izotov) (1996âpresent) | 13 |
| 132 | Old Catholic Church of America - Sherman Randall Mosley, Bishop (2009âpresent) | 13 |
| 133 | Ashkenazi - Yona Metzger, Chief Rabbi (2003âpresent) | 12 |
| 134 | Vyacheslav, Metropolitan (2000âpresent) | 10 |
| 135 | Terapanthi Jains- H. H. Acharya Shri Mahashraman (2010-) | 9 |
| 136 | Cyprus - Arie Zeev Raskin, Chief Rabbi (2005âpresent) | 8 |
| 137 | Adolf Shayevich â Chief Rabbi recognized by Russian Jewish Congress (1983, officially since 1993âpresent) | 8 |
| 138 | Khensur Lungri Namgyel, the 101st Ganden Tripa, formal head of the Gelug sect (2003âpresent) | 7 |
| 139 | Bahá'à Faith - Universal House of Justice: | 7 |
| 140 | Mefodiy, Metropolitan (2000âpresent) | 6 |
| 141 | Ayatollah Bashir Najafi - One of the important Grand Ayatollah's in Iraq. Originally from Pakistan, he has spent almost his entire life in An-Najaf. | < 5 |
| 142 | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia - Andres Põder (2005âpresent) | < 5 |
| 143 | Roman Catholic Church as a whole -Benedict XVI, Pope, Bishop of Rome (2005âpresent) | < 5 |
| 144 | Ayatollah Sistani - One of the Grand Ayatollah's in Iraq, considered to be the leading Shia religious authority. | < 5 |
| 145 | Kalbe Sadiq - Leading Shia cleric in India and the vice-president of the All India personal Muslim Law Board. | < 5 |
| 146 | * Maronite Catholic Church - Nasrallah Sfeir, Patriarch of Antioch for the Maronites (1986âpresent) | < 5 |
| 147 | Ayatollah Fadlallah - The only Grand Ayatollah in Lebanon. Often thought to be the spiritual leader of Hezbollah, a claim that Fadlallah and Hezbollah deny. | < 5 |
| 148 | Dawoodi Bohras - Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (1965âpresent) | < 5 |
| 149 | Eritrean Orthodox Church - Abune Dioskoros (2005âpresent) | < 5 |
| 150 | Salvation Army - Shaw Clifton, General (2006âpresent) | < 5 |
| 151 | * Hungarian Catholic Church - Péter Fülöp Kocsis, Bishop of Hajdúdorog (2008âpresent) | < 5 |
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