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| x Orthodox Church in America |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Orthodox Church in America (OCA), also known as the American Orthodox Church, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in North America. Its primate is Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen), who was elected on November 12, 2008, and was formally...
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| x Armenian Apostolic Church |
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Oriental Orthodoxy |
The Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայաստանեայց Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, Hayastaneayc’ Aṙak’elakan Ekeġec’i) is the world's oldest National Church, is part of Oriental Orthodoxy, and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the...
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Torkom Manoogian | Patriarch |
| Aram I | Patriarch | ||||
| Karekin II | Patriarch | ||||
| Karekin II | His Holiness | ||||
| Patriarch Mesrob II Mutafyan of Constantinople | Patriarch | ||||
| x Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Greek: Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, IPA: [ikumenikˈon patriarˈxion konstantinuˈpoleos]; Turkish: Rum Ortodoks Patrikhanesi, "Greek Orthodox Patriarchate"), part of the wider Orthodox...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople | His Holiness |
| Ecumenical Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | ||||
| Ecumenical Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | ||||
| Ecumenical Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | ||||
| x Romanian Orthodox Church |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Romanian Orthodox Church (Biserica Ortodoxă Română in Romanian) is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It is in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches, and is ranked seventh in order of precedence. The Primate of the church...
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Daniel Ciobotea | Patriarch |
| x Roman Catholic Church |
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Roman Catholicism |
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with more than one billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments...
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Pope Benedict XVI | Pope |
| Pope John Paul II | Pope | ||||
| Robert Drinan | Priest | ||||
| Manuel Castro Ruiz | Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatan | ||||
| Manuel Castro Ruiz | Archbishop of Yucatan | ||||
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| x Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria | Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, also known as the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa (Greek: Πατριαρχεῖον Ἀλεξανδρείας καὶ πάσης Ἀφρικῆς, Patriarcheîon Alexandreías kaì pásēs Aphrikês) is an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within...
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Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria | Patriarch | |
| Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria | His Holiness | ||||
| x Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
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Oriental Orthodoxy |
The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, also known as the Indian Orthodox Church, is an Autonomous Oriental Orthodox church centred in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the churches of India's Saint Thomas Christian community, which traces its...
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Catholicos Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I | |
| x Bulgarian Orthodox Church |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Bulgarian Patriarchate (Bulgarian: Българска православна църква - Българска патриаршия, Balgarska pravoslavna tsarkva - Balgarska patriarshiya) is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6.5 million members...
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Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria | Patriarch |
| Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria | His Holiness | ||||
| x Russian Orthodox Church |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; Russian: Русская Православная Церковь, Russkaya Pravoslavnaya Tserkov') headed by the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: Московский Патриархат, Moskovskiy Patriarkhat, also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of...
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Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow | Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia |
| Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow | Priest | ||||
| Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow | Archpriest | ||||
| Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow | Dean of the United Tartu-Viljandi deanery | ||||
| Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow | Bishop of Tallinn and Estonia | ||||
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| x Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria |
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Oriental Orthodoxy |
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the official name for the largest Christian church in Egypt and the Middle East. The Church belongs to the Oriental Orthodox family of churches, which has been a distinct church body since the Council of...
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Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria | Patriarch |
| Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria | His Holiness | ||||
| Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria | Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria | ||||
| Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria | Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria | ||||
| Pope Joseph II of Alexandria | Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria | ||||
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| x Serbian Orthodox Church |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian: Српска православна црква / Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches. It is the second oldest Slavic Orthodox Church in the world (after the Bulgarian Orthodox Church)....
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Pavle, Patriarch of Serbia | |
| Patriarch Irinej of Serbia | Patriarch | ||||
| x Anglican Communion |
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Anglicanism |
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches (and a few other episcopal churches) in full communion with the Church of England (which is regarded as the mother church of the worldwide communion)...
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| x Cypriot Orthodox Church |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Church of Cyprus (Greek: Ἐκκλησία τῆς Κύπρου, Ekklisía tîs Kýprou) is an autocephalous Greek Church within the communion of Orthodox Christianity. It is one of the oldest Eastern Orthodox autocephalous churches, achieving independence from the...
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| x Polish Orthodox Church |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, commonly known as the Polish Orthodox Church, (Polish: Polski Autokefaliczny Kościół Prawosławny), is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches in full communion. The church was established in 1924,...
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| x Antiochian Orthodox Church |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, also known as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East and the Antiochian Orthodox Church (Greek: Πατριαρχεῖον Ἀντιοχείας, Patriarcheîon Antiocheías; Arabic: بطريركية أنطاكية وسائر المشرق...
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Ignatius IV of Antioch | Patriarch |
| x Syriac Orthodox Church |
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Oriental Orthodoxy |
The Syriac Orthodox Church; (Syriac: ܥܕܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ, ʿīṯo suryaiṯo ṯrišeṯ šubḥo) is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Eastern Mediterranean, with members spread throughout the world. The Syriac Orthodox Church claims...
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Ignatius Zakka I Iwas | Patriarch |
| Ignatius Zakka I Iwas | His Holiness | ||||
| Catholicos Baselios Thomas I | Patriarch | ||||
| x Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia is a self-governing body of the Eastern Orthodox Church that territorially covers the countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The primate is Metropolitan Christopher of Prague and the Czech...
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| x Albanian Orthodox Church |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania (Albanian: Kisha Ortodokse Autoqefale e Shqipërisë) is one of the newest autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. It declared its autocephaly in 1922, and gained recognition from the Patriarch of...
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| x Church of Greece |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Church of Greece (Greek: Ἐκκλησία τῆς Ἑλλάδος Ekklisía tis Elládos, [ekliˈsia tis eˈlaðos]), part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Orthodox Christianity. Its canonical...
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| x Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
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Oriental Orthodoxy |
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን; Transliterated Amharic: Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan) is the predominant Oriental Orthodox Christian church in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Church was...
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Abune Paulos | Patriarch |
| x Orthodox Church of Jerusalem |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem (Greek: Πατριαρχεῖον Ἱεροσολύμων, Patriarcheîon Hierosolýmōn; Arabic: كنيسة الروم الأرثوذكس في القدسKanisa Ar-rum Urtudoks fi al-Quds), also known as the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, is an autocephalous...
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Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem | Patriarch |
| x Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church |
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Eastern Orthodox Church |
The Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Georgian: საქართველოს სამოციქულო მართლმადიდებელი ავტოკეფალური ეკლესია, sakartvelos samocikulo martlmadidebeli avtok'epaluri ek'lesia) is an autocephalous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church....
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Ilia II | Patriarch |
| Ambrose of Georgia | Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia | ||||
| Patriarch Kyrion II of Georgia | Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia | ||||
| x Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church |
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Oriental Orthodoxy |
The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church is an Oriental Orthodox church. Its autocephaly was recognised by Pope Shenouda III after Eritrea gained its independence in 1993.
Tewahdo (Te-wa-hido) (Ge'ez ተዋሕዶ tawāhidō) is a Ge'ez word meaning "being made...
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Abune Antonios | Patriarch |
| x Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco |
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Roman Catholicism |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It covers the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Marin and San...
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| x Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago |
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The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is...
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Edward Braxton | Priest | |
| x St. Anne of the Sunset Church in San Francisco |
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St. Anne of the Sunset Catholic Church in San Francisco is a parish of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. St. Anne is one of four Sunset District Catholic churches and mainly caters to the Inner Sunset area near Golden...
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| x Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago |
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is the largest in a nationwide network of faith-based social service providers that form Catholic Charities. Together they form the largest private network of social service providers in the United...
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| x Bialystoker Synagogue |
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The Bialystoker Synagogue at 7-11 Willett Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, New York State is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue. The physical building is registered as an historic landmark.
The Bialystoker Synagogue was first...
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| x Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition |
The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) is a network of Buddhist centers focusing on the Gelugpa tradition of Tibet. Founded in 1975 by Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, who began teaching Buddhism to...
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| x Chochmat HaLev | Jewish Renewal | ||||
| x Unitarian Universalist Association | Unitarian Universalism |
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), in full the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in North America, is a liberal religious association of Unitarian Universalist congregations formed by the consolidation in 1961 of the...
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| x Young Religious Unitarian Universalists |
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Unitarian Universalism |
Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (YRUU) is a term used within the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) in the United States and the Canadian Unitarian Council. YRUU was an organization at the continental level primarily run by youth,...
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| x Siddha Yoga |
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Siddha Yoga is a spiritual path based on the Hindu spiritual traditions of Vedanta and Kashmir Shaivism. The Siddha Yoga path was founded by Swami Muktananda Paramahamsa (1908–1982). The present spiritual head of the Siddha Yoga path is Gurumayi...
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Gurumayi Chidvilasananda | Guru | |
| x Relief Society | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
The Relief Society (RS) is a philanthropic and educational women's organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, USA and has approximately 6...
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| x Brigham Young University | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Brigham Young University (often referred to as BYU, or sometimes just the Y) is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and is the United States' largest...
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| x Universal Church Triumphant of the Apathetic Agnostic | Apathetic agnosticism | ||||
| x Jews for Jesus |
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Evangelicalism |
Jews for Jesus is a conservative, Christian evangelical organization that focuses on the conversion of Jews to Christianity. Its members consider themselves to be Jews – either as defined by Jewish law, or as according to the view of Jews for Jesus....
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| x Bright | Agnosticism |
If you are rational, scientific, generally skeptical of supernatural claims, and look to the natural world for your inspiration, you may not feel like claiming any traditional religion as your own. So what do you say when asked your religion?...
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| x Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster |
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The Free Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian denomination founded by the Rev. Ian Paisley in 1951. Most of its members live in Northern Ireland. The church has congregations in Republic of Ireland, Great Britain and Australia, with a sister...
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| x Siddhartha's Intent |
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Founded
in 1989 by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Siddhartha's
Intent is an international Buddhist association
of non-profit centers, most of which are
nationally registered societies...
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Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche | Founder | |
| x Kachin Church |
Kachin Church is a church centred in Kachin State of Myanmar. It is also present in China and India and is predominantly Baptist. The Kachin Church is growing.
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| x Soka Gakkai International |
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The SGI is based on the teachings and philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism, which places the highest emphasis on the sanctity of life. Members seek, through their practice of Buddhism, to develop the ability to live with confidence, to create value in...
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Daisaku Ikeda | President | |
| x Fo Guang Shan |
Fo Guang Shan (Chinese: 佛光山; pinyin: Fóguāngshān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hu̍t-kong-san; literally "Buddha's Light Mountain") is an international Chinese Mahayana Buddhist monastic order based in the Republic of China (Taiwan), and one of the largest Buddhist...
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| x Burmese Buddhist Temple |
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Buddhism |
The Burmese Buddhist Temple (also known as Maha Sasana Ramsi; Burmese: သာသနာ့ရံသီ မြန်မာဘုရားကျောင်း; Chinese: 缅甸玉佛寺; pinyin: Miǎndiàn yùfósì) is located on Tai Gin Road in Novena, Singapore. Founded in 1875, the temple is the oldest Theravada...
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| x Kadampa Buddhist Temple |
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Buddhism |
The Kadampa World Peace Temple is located at Conishead Priory on the outskirts of Ulverston, Cumbria, England. It was consecrated in July 1997 and functions as the main meditation hall at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre. It is also the location...
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| x Ekoji Buddhist Temple | Buddhism |
Ekoji (恵光寺, Ekō-ji) is a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temple of the Nishi-Hongwanji Tradition in Fairfax Station, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. It is a member of the Buddhist Churches of America, the oldest Buddhist organization in the mainland United...
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| x International Buddhist Temple |
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Buddhism |
The International Buddhist Temple (also 觀音寺 in Chinese; Guan Yin Sì in pinyin; Guan Yin Temple) is located in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It is a Chinese Buddhist temple run by the International Buddhist Society.
While the Society officially...
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| x Zhihua Si Temple |
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Buddhism |
The Zhihua Temple (智化寺; pinyin: Zhìhuà Sì; lit. "Temple of Wisdom Attained") is a Ming Dynasty-era Buddhist temple in Beijing, China. It is located in the Lumicang (禄米仓) hutong, in the Chaoyangmen area of the Dongcheng District, within the Second...
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| x Nan Hua Temple |
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Buddhism |
Nan Hua Temple (南華寺, Nanhua Si) is the largest Buddhist temple and seminary in Africa, and is situated in the Cultura Park suburb of Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa. It is the African headquarters of the Fo Guang Shan (Buddha's Light Mountain) Order,...
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| x Buddhist Churches of America |
The Buddhist Churches of America (米国仏教団, Beikoku Bukkyōdan) is the United States branch of the Honpa Hongan-ji (also known as Nishi-Honganji) sub-sect of Jōdo Shinshū ("True Pure Land School") Buddhism. Jodo Shinshu is also popularly known as Shin...
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| x Vatican Secret Archives |
The Vatican Secret Archives (Latin: Archivum Secretum Vaticanum), located in Vatican City, is the central repository for all of the acts promulgated by the Holy See. The Pope, having primal incumbency until death, owns the archives until the next...
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| x Latter Rain Movement | Pentecostalism |
The Latter Rain, also known as the New Order or New Order of the Latter Rain, was a post–World War II movement within Pentecostal Christianity which remains controversial to this day. For clarification in discussion of the Latter Rain a distinction...
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| x Church of England |
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Anglicanism |
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment...
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William Laud | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Matthew Parker | Archbishop of Canterbury | ||||
| Edmund Grindal | Archbishop of Canterbury | ||||
| John Whitgift | Archbishop of Canterbury | ||||
| Richard Bancroft | Archbishop of Canterbury | ||||
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| x Apostolic Johannite Church | Gnosticism |
The Apostolic Johannite Church is a Gnostic Christian Church which claims valid Apostolic Succession from various lineages including Catholic, Old Catholic and Orthodox bishops. The AJC is one of the largest extant Gnostic jurisdictions, having...
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Shaun McCann | ||
| x North American College of Gnostic Bishops | Gnosticism | Shaun McCann | President | ||
| x Ecclesia Gnostica |
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Gnosticism |
The Ecclesia Gnostica (Latin for The Church of Gnosis or The Gnostic Church) is an openly Gnostic liturgical Church that is practicing publicly. It is centered in Los Angeles, California with parishes in Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Salt...
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Stephan A. Hoeller | Bishop |
| x United Synagogue | Orthodox Judaism |
United Synagogue is an organisation of London Jews that was founded with the sanction of an Act of Parliament, in 1870. As of 2007, it remains the largest religious grouping within the British Jewish community and indeed in Europe, covering 62...
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| x United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism | Judaism |
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) is the primary organization of synagogues practicing Conservative Judaism in North America. It closely works with the Rabbinical Assembly, the international body of Conservative rabbis, the Jewish...
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| x West London Synagogue | Reform Judaism |
The West London Synagogue of British Jews is a Reform jewish congregation of London. It was established on 15 April 1840. Its current building in Upper Berkeley street dates from 1870, making it the oldest standing Reform synagogue, and one of the...
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| x Jewish Federation | Judaism |
A Jewish Federation is a confederation of various Jewish social agencies, volunteer programs, educational bodies, and related organizations, found within most cities in North America that host a viable Jewish community. Their broad purpose is to...
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