His Grace Bishop Iacovos of Catania

Greek Orthodox Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, 1995-1997. Ordained Priest, Greek Orthodox Church. Greek Orthodox Bishop of Denver, Colorado, 1968-1970. Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, c. December 28, 1995-January 1, 1997. Name also given of Iakovos of Catania.

His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos

(July 29, 1911, Imbros, Turkey-April 10, 2005, Stamford, Connecticut). Greek Orthodox Archbishop and Primate of North and South America, 1959-1996. Born Demetrios A. Coucouzis. Moved to the United States, 1939. Ordained Priest, Greek Orthodox Church and took the name Iakovos, 1940. Dean, Cathedral of the Annunciation, Boston, Massachusetts, 1942-1954. Naturalized American citizen, 1950. Greek Orthodox Bishop of Malta, 1954. Metropolitan, 1956. Archbishop and Primate of North and South America, Greek Orthodox Church, 1959-July 29, 1996. One of eight Presidents, World Council of Churches, 1959-1968. Received Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1980.

Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi

(1165, Mucia, Spain-1240, Damascus, Syria). Islamic Sufi Mystic and Saint. Born Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-'Arabi al'Hatimi al'Ta'i. Studied in Andalusia and North Africa, where he encountered other Sufis. Experienced mystical visions. Settled in Damascus, Syria, c. 1198. Author of the 12-volume al-Futuhat al-Makkiyah, a monumental synthesis of Sufi doctrine, and the Fusus al-Hikam. Wrote approximately 289 works. Poet. One of the great Sufis of the Middle Ages. Known as "Sheikh El-Akbar" ("The Greatest Sheikh") or "Doctor Maximus."

Most Reverend Bishop Mar Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim

(October 10, 1937, Telkaif, Iraq-Alive). Chaldean Catholic Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit, Michigan, 1985-Current. Ordained Priest, Chaldean Rite, Roman Catholic Church, December 30, 1962. Vicar Apostolic of the United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Chaldean), and Titular Bishop of Anbar dei Caldei, January 11, 1982. Chaldean Catholic Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit, Michigan, August 3, 1985-Current.

His Beatitude Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iywas

(April 21, 1933, Mosul, Iraq-Alive). 122nd Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church, 1980-Current. Faculty, Mor Ephrem Theological Seminary, Mosul, Iraq. Secretary to the Patriarch. Ordained Priest, Syrian Orthodox Church, November 17, 1957. Attended Vatican II Council as an observer. Metropolitan of Mosul, with the title Mor Severious, November 17, 1963. Discovered the remains of Apostle Thomas in the sanctuary wall of St. Thomas Church in Mosul, 1964. Metropolitan of Baghdad and Basra, 1969. Co-President, World Council of Churches. 122nd Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, September 14, 1980-Current. Took name of Ignatius Zakka I. Resides at the Mor Ephrem Monastery in Ma'arat Sayyidnaya, near Damascus, Syria.

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President Daisaku Ikeda

(January 2, 1928, Tokyo, Japan-Alive). Japanese Nicheren Buddhist Leader and Third President, Soka Gakkai, 1960-1979. Joined Soka Gakkai, 1947. 3rd President of Soka Gakkai, 1960-1979. First President, Soka Gakkai International, 1975-Current. Noted organizer of Japanese Buddhist political party. Founder, Soka University. Founder, Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research. Author. Poet. Peace advocate. Recipient, United Nations Peace Medal, 1983, International Tolerance Award of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1993, and the Rosa Parks Humanitarian Award, 1994.

Right Reverend Bishop Jack Leo Iker

(August 31, 1949, Cincinnati, Ohio-Alive). 3rd Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, Episcopal Church. Ordained Deacon and Priest, Episcopal Church, 1974. Assistant Priest, The Church of the Redeemer, Sarasota, Florida, 1976-1978, Rector, 1978-1992. Bishop Co-Adjutor of Fort Worth, Texas, April 24, 1993. 3rd Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, January 1, 1995-Current.

Reverend Mother Alexandra, Princess Ileana of Romania

(January 5, 1909, Bucharest, Romania-January 21, 1991, Youngstown, Ohio). Princess of Romania, Archduchess of Austria, and Romanian Orthodox Nun. Daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania. Member of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Wife of 1) Archduke Anton Maria Franz Leopold of Austria, March 20, 1901 (divorced, 1954); and 2) Stefan Issarescu, June 19, 1954 (divorced, 1965). Lived in Austria until 1944, when she returned to Romania. Forced into exile by the Communist regime, 1948. After her six children were grown, she became an Orthodox Nun, 1961. Made her solemn profession, 1967. Sent to the United States. Founder and Abbess, Monastery of the Transfiguration, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Known as Mother Alexandra.

Right Reverend Bishop Kumara Bandara Samuel Illangasinghe

Bishop of Kurunagala, Church of Ceylon, 2000-Current. Ordained Priest, Church of Ceylon. Anglican Bishop of Kurunagala, Kurunagala, Sri Lanka, October 18, 2000-Current. Chairperson, National Christian Council of Sri Lanka.

Most Reverend Bishop Joseph Leopold Imesch

(June 21, 1931, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Joliet, Illinois, 1979-2006. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, December 16, 1956. Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan and Titular Bishop of Pomaria, February 8, 1973. Bishop of Joliet, Illinois, June 30, 1979-May 16, 2006.

Janaab Inam Hasam

(1958-Alive). Muslim Cleric and Sufi Mystic. Also known as Inam Hasan Gudri Shah Baba V and Hazrat Inam Hasan Gudri Shah. President of the Society of Mystics. Founder, Usmani Moini Gudri Shahi Khankah. Chairman, Sufi Saint School of Ajmeer, India. Sajjada Nashin (Spiritual Successor) of the Gudri Shahi Order of Sufis.

Right Reverend Bishop William "Bill" Ind

(March 26, 1942-Alive). Anglican Clergyman and 14th Bishop of Truro, England, 1997-Current. Ordained Deacon, Anglican Church, 1966. Ordained Priest, Anglican Church, 1967. Curate of Feltham, England, 1966-1971. Curate of St. Mary, Norholt, England, 1971-1973. Team Vicar of Basingstoke and Vice-Principal of the Aston Training Scheme, 1974-1987. Director of Ordinands, Winchester Diocese of the Anglican Church, 1982-1987. Honorary Canon of Winchester, England, 1985-1987. Suffragan Bishop of Grantham, England, 1988-1997. 14th Bishop of Truro, England, 1997-Current.

Her Holiness Goswami Indira Betiji

(1939-Alive). Hindu Religious Leader and 16th Descendant of Sri Vallabhacharya. Regarded as the embodiment of Goddess Yamunaji, the Goddess of Grace. Known as "Jiji." A leader of the Shuddhadvait Pushti Vaishnav sect. Daughter of His Holiness Goswami 108 Shri Madhusudanlalji.