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Right Reverend Bishop Gabriel of Manhattan
Vicar Bishop of Eastern American and New York Diocese, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Ordained Priest, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Secretary, Synod of Bishops, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Vicar Bishop of Eastern American and New York Diocese, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. |
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Most Reverend Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki
(October 19, 1949, Strzelno, Poland-Alive). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Poznan, Poland, 2002-Current. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, June 9, 1973. Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland, and Titular Bishop of Rubicon, February 1, 1992. Archbishop of Poznan, Poland, March 28, 2002-Current. |
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Most Reverend Auxiliary Bishop Martin Gaechter
(November 11, 1939, Basel, Switzerland-Alive). Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland, 1987-Current. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, June 28, 1967. Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland and Titular Bishop of Betagbarar, February 3, 1987-Current. |
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Most Reverend Bishop Jacques Gaillot
(Sepetmber 11, 1935, Saint-Dizier, France-Alive). Roman Catholic Titular Bishop of Partenia. Ordained Priest, March 18, 1961. Bishop of Evreux, France, May 5, 1982-January 13, 1995. Noted for his liberal views on homosexuality, AIDS, and the ordination of women. Forced to resign as Bishop of Evreux by Vatican. Given title of Titular Bishop of Partenia, a piece of the Sahara desert that has been uninhabited for 1,500 years. Proclaimed his titular diocese a "cyber-diocese" and began ministered to congregants on the internet. Although he continues to incur the hostility of the Vatican, he remains a functioning Roman Catholic Bishop.
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Most Reverend Bishop Ronald William Gainer
(August 24, 1947, Pottsville, Pennsylvania-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, 2002-Current. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, May 19, 1973. Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, December 13, 2002-Current. |
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Bishop Wesley John Gaines
(October 4, 1840, Wilkes County, Georgia-January 12, 1912). Bishop, African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1885-1912. Born a slave. Converted to Christianity, 1849. Licensed to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, c. 1866. Joined the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Ordained Elder, African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1867. Pastor, various churches in Georgia, 20 years. Bishop, African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1885-1912. Co-Founder, Morris Brown College. Vice President, Payne Theological Seminary, 1891. Author of African Methodism in the South, or Twenty-Five Years of Freedom and The Negro and the White Man. |
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Most Reverend Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante
(July 2, 1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Alive). Roman Catholic Co-Bishop of Camden, New Jersey. Ordained Priest, May 16, 1964. Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas and Titular Bishop of Equilium, October 13, 1992. Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, April 5, 1994-November, 23, 1999. Co-Adjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, November 23, 1999-April 30, 2004. Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, April 30, 2004-Current. |
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His Eminence Clemens August Graf Cardinal von Galen
(March 16, 1878, Dinklage Castle, Germany-March 22, 1946, Muenster, Germany). Roman Catholic Bishop of Muenster, Germany, 1933-1946. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, May 28, 1904. Bishop of Muenster, Germany, September 5, 1933-March 22, 1946. Elevated to the Sacred College of Cardinals, February 18, 1946. |
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Most Reverend Bishop Victor Benito Galeone
(September 13, 1935, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Alive). 9th Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, 2001-Current. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, December 18, 1960. Pastor, Catholic churches in Baltimore, Maryland. Missionary in Peru. 9th Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, June 26, 2001-Current. |
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Mandell I. Ganchrow
(Alive). Surgeon. President, Community Synagogue. President, Adolph Schreiber Hebrew Academy of Rockland. Founder and President, Hudson Valley Political Action Committee (HUVPAC), 1982-1994, 2001-2003. President, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, 1994-2000, Chairman of the Board, 2000-2002. |
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Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India-January 30, 1948, New Delhi, India). Hindu "Mahatma" (Great Soul) and Nationalist Leader. Attorney. Taught and practiced non-violence in fight for justice, equality and freedom for Indians. Leader of civil disobedience movement of Indians in South Africa, 1893-1915. An ascetic, he advocated a return to simplicity, using the spinning wheel as his symbol. Forged the Indian National Congress into a mass independence movement using boycotts, fasts, marches, and non-violent opposition to British rule. Urged reform of Hinduism to eliminate castes and arranged marriages. Spent 12 years in British jails but emerged as a national hero. Opposed the partition of India when independence was achieved on August 15, 1947 and urged the unity of Muslims and Hindus in a single nation. On January 30, 1948, he was assassinated in New Delhi by Nathu Ram Vinayak Godse. Noted as one of the greatest spiritual leaders of the modern world.
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Her Holiness Swamini Gangananda Saraswati
Swami and Director, Central Chinmaya Mission Trust, Mumbai, India. Disciple of Param Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji, 1943. One of the first Brahmacharis trained at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Powai, Mumbai, India. Known as "Amma," she has a Ph.D. from Mumbai University. Author of commentaries on Brahma Sutras. Director, Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. |
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His Eminence Bernardin Cardinal Gantin
(May 8, 1922, Toffo, Dahomey-Alive). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cotonou, Dahomey, 1960-1971, and Vatican Official. Ordained Priest, January 14, 1951. Auxiliary Bishop of Cotonou, Dahomey, December 11, 1956. Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou, January 5, 1960. Attended Vatican II Council, 1962-1965. Resigned as Archbishop of Cotonou, June 28, 1971. Secretary, Sacred Congregation for Evangelization of Peoples, February 26, 1972. Vice President, Pontifical Commission Iustitia et Pax, December 19, 1975, Pro-President, December 16, 1976, President, June 29, 1977. Elevated to the College of Cardinals, June 27, 1977. President, Pontifical Commission Cor Unum, September 4, 1978. Participated in Conclaves of 1978. Resigned Presidency of Commission and Council, April 8, 1984. Prefect, Sacred Congregation for Bishops, April 8, 1984. Dean of the College of Cardinals, June 5, 1993. Resigned prefecture and presidency, June 25, 1998. Once considered a possible future Pope. |
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Right Reverend Archbishop Cyril Foster Garbett
(February 6, 1875, Tongham, England-December 30, 1955). Anglican Archbishop of York and Primate of England, 1942-1955. Ordained Priest, Anglican Church, 1901. Curate of Portsea, England, 1899-1909, Vicar, 1909-1919. Bishop of Southwark, England, 1919-1932. Bishop of Wincehster, England, 1932-1942. Archbishop of York and Primate of England, 1942-1955. Resigned as Archbishop of York, February 6, 1955. Named Lord Garbett of Tongham. Noted author of religious works. A social reformer who fought the evils of slums.
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