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As primate of the Church of England and the bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, he is the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Also known as First Among Equals, he leads through example and persuasion but has no legal jurisdiction outside England. The Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church is the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe.
A History of the Methodist Church in Great Britain (3 vol. Wipf & Stock, 2017). online; Gilley, Sheridan, and W. J. Sheils. A History of Religion in Britain: Practice and Belief from Pre-Roman Times to the Present (1994) 608pp excerpt and text search; Hastings, Adrian. A History of English Christianity: 1920–1985 (1986) 720pp a major ...
Pages in category "English Christian religious leaders" The following 146 pages are in this category, out of 146 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Religious tradition founded Life of founder Mazdak: Mazdakism: died c. 526 Bodhidharma: Zen, more specifically Ch'an: 5th or 6th century Muhammad: Islam: c. 570–632 Gaudapada: Advaita Vedanta: c. 6th century CE Songtsen Gampo: Tibetan Buddhism: 7th century En no Gyōja: Shugendō: late 7th century Huineng: East Asian Zen Buddhism: 638–713 ...
Anagarika Dharmapala (1864-1933), the founder of the Mahā Bodhi Society in 1891, was instrumental in presenting Buddhism as a living monastic tradition to the UK. [3] The return of Ananda Metteyya to England on 23 April 1908 after travels in Ceylon and monk ordination in Burma was another significant milestone in the legacy of British Buddhism.
Religious leaders of Christian churches, either past or present, in the United Kingdom by denomination or nationality. See also Category:Irish Christian religious leaders Subcategories
Cambodian buddhism — Tep Vong, Great Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia (2006–2024) Engaged Buddhism — Thích Nhất Hạnh, (1926–2022) Sōka Gakkai — Einosuke Akiya, President (1981–2006) Minoru Harada, President (2006–present) Thai Buddhism — Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, 19th Somdet Phra and Supreme Patriarch (1989–2013)
A History of Religion in Britain: Practice and Belief from Pre-Roman Times to the Present (1994) 608pp excerpt and text search; Hastings, Adrian. A History of English Christianity: 1920–1985 (1986) 720pp a major scholarly survey; Hylson-Smith, Kenneth. The churches in England from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II (1996). Marienberg, Evyatar.