Most Reverend Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt

(March 18, 1947, Detroit, Michigan-Alive). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2008-Current. Ordained Priest, July 27, 1974. Rector and President, Sacred Heart Major Seminary of Detroit, 1888-1994. Pastor, Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak, Michigan, 1994-1996. Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, June 12, 1996. Third Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, June 12, 2001-April 24, 2007. Co-Adjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 24, 2007-May 2, 2008. Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 2, 2008-Current.

His Beatitude Metropolitan and Archbishop Nikitas

(June 22, 1955, Tampa, Florida-Alive). 1st Greek Orthodox Metropolitan and Archbishop of Hong Kong and South East Asia. Born Nikitas Lulias. Ordained Priest, Greek Orthodox Church, 1980. Associate Pastor, Saints Constantine and Helen Cathedral, Merriville, Indiana, 1980-1987. Chancellor, Greek Orthodox Diocese of Chicago, Illinois, 1987-1995. Pastor, St. Demetrios Orthodox Church of Chicago, July 1, 1995. 1st Metropolitan and Archbishop of Hong Kong and South East Asia, December 14, 1996-Current.

His Eminence Metropolitan Nikolaj of Dabro-Bosna

Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Dabro-Bosna, Bosnia-Herzegovina, c. 2002-Current. Born Nikolaj Mrda. Ordained Priest, Serbian Orthodox Church. Metropolitan of Dabro-Bosna, Bosnia-Herzegovina, c. 2002-Current. Co-Founder, Inter-Religious Council of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

His Beatitude Patriarch Nikon

(1605, Veldemanovo, Russia-August 17, 1681, Iaroslavl, Russia). Russian Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, 1652-1658. Originally named Nikita. Ordained Priest, Russian Orthodox Church, 1626. Became a monk and took the name Nikon, 1636. Abbot of Kozheozersky Monastery, 1642. Abbot of Novospassky Monastery, 1646. Metropolitan of Novgorod, March, 1649. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, July 25, 1652. Initiated church reforms, February, 1654. Resigned as Patriarch, July 10, 1658. Attempted to restore himself to the Patriarchate, but failed. Tried by a Great Synod, which declared him deposed, December 12, 1667. Exiled to Ferapontov Monastery, 1667-1676. Banished to Kirillov Monastery, 1676-1681.

Signed "Nikon by the Divine mercy, the Archbishop of the Royal City of Moscow and Patriarch of All the Great and Little and White Russians."

Swami Nirliptananda

(1938, Guyana-Alive). Hindu Swami. Sannyasin of the Bharat Sevasharam Sangha, Calcutta, India. In charge of the London branch of the Sangha.

Swami Nirmalananda

(December 2, 1924, Malabar Region, Kerala, India-January 10, 1997, Balliligiri Rangana Hills, India). Hindu Swami. Postal worker. Received enlightenment in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Became a sannyasin and settled in the forests of Balliligiri Rangana Hills, India, 1964. Worked on behalf of the Soliga tribals. Founder, Viswa Shanti Nikethana Ashram. Observed mauna (silence) for 11 years. Lived on edible wild greens and bread. Willed his own death through the practice of prayopavesha (fasting).

Master Gudo Wafu Nishijima

(1919, Yokohama, Japan-Alive). Soto Zen Buddhist Monk. Studied under Master Kodo Sawaki, 1940. Graduated from Tokyo University in Law, 1946. Employee, Minister of Finance of Japan, 1947-1950. Manager, Japan Securities Finance Company, 1950. Ordained Soto Zen Buddhist Priest, 1973. Internal Auditor, Japan Securities Finance Company, 1975-1979. Received transmission of the late Master Rempo Niwa, 1977. Noted lecturer on Zazen practice.

HaGaon HaRav Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzchak Nissim

(1896-Baghdad, Iraq-August 9, 1981, Israel). Jewish Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel, 1955-1973. Emigrated to Jerusalem, 1925. Noted as a scholar and sage. Chosen as Rishon L'Zion and Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel, 1955. Widely traveled. As Chief Rabbi during Israel's early years, he helped shape and determine the nature of Israel as a Jewish state. Refused to meet with Pope Paul IV during his visit to Israel, 1964. Retired as Chief Rabbi, 1973.

Swami Nitya-Swarup-Ananda

(1899-1992). Hindu Swami. Monk of the Sri Ramakrishna Math. Founder and Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Calcutta, India, 1934-1962, 1970-1992. Worked to bring the wisdom of Vedanta into the mainstream of global thought. Visited the United States as guest of the U.S. Department of State, 1962-1963.