Munkaczer Rebbe Baruch Yehoshua Yerachmiel Rabinowitz

(1913, Poland-1999, Petach Tikva, Israel). Hassidic Munkaczer Rebbe, 1937-1946. Also known as Boruch Yehoshua Yerachmiel Rabinowicz, Admor of Munkacs, and Reb Burechl. Married Frima Chaya Rivka, daughter of Reb Chaim Elazar Spiro of Munkacs, Hungary, and succeeded his father-in-law as Munkaczer Rebbe upon Reb Chaim Elazar Spiro's death in 1937. Deported to Poland at the beginning of WWII, but released and returned to Budapest. Escaped to Palestine and failed in effort to become Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, 1946. Lived in Brazil, 1947-1963. Renounced his position as Mukaczer Rebbe and became a Zionist. Returned to Israel in 1963 and became Chief Rabbi of Holon. Moved to Petach Tikva, where he died in 1999.

Reverend Timothy Radcliffe, O.P.

(1945, London, England-Alive). Roman Catholic Master General Guardian of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), 1992-2001. Joined Order of Preachers, 1965. Ordained Priest, Order of Preachers, 1971. Chaplain, University of London, 1975-1976. Professor, St. John's College, Oxford, England, 1977-1988. Involved in the Peace movement and ministry to people with AIDS. Prior of Oxford, 1982-1988. Provincial of England, Order of Preachers, 1988. President of the Conference of Major Religious Superiors. Master General Guardian of the Order of Preachers, August 3, 1992-2001. First English Dominican to head his order.

Most Reverend Bishop Frantisek Radkovsky

(October 3, 1939, Trest, Czechoslovakia-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Plzen, Czech Republic, 1993-Current. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, June 27, 1970. Auxiliary Bishop of Prague, Czechoslovakia and Titular Bishop of Aggar, March 17, 1990. Bishop of Plzen, Czech Republic, May 31, 1993-Current.

Most Reverend Agustin Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B.

(September 22, 1944-Alive). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mercedes-Lujan, Argentina. Ordained Priest, Salesians of Saint John Bosco, March 25, 1972. Bishop of Neuquen, Argentina, May 14, 1991-April 24, 2001. Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina, April 24, 2001-December 27, 2007. Archbishop of Mercedes-Lujan, Argentina, December 27, 2007-Current.

His Holiness Rael

(1946, Vichy, France-Alive). Founder and Planetary Guide, Raelian Religion, 1973-Current. Born Claude Vorilhon. Editor, Auto Pop racing magazine, 1973. Entertainer. Received a vision from the celestial Elohim, December 13, 1973. Founded the Raelian Movement, adopting the name Rael. Divorced, 1985. Teaches that extra-terrrestials populated the earth and advocates sexual self-determination. His adherents claim to have produced the first human clone. Author of The True Face of God. Currently resides in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Swami Advait Rahasya

(1962, Zambia-Alive). Swami and Devotee of Osho. Moved to South Africa, 1970. Graphic designer. Took Sannyas in Pune, March 21, 2000. Conducts workshops on sexual healing and tantric practice. Founder, School of Advait Tantra Yoga, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Reverend Karl Rahner

(March 5, 1904, Freiburg in Breisgau, Germany-March 30, 1984, Innsbruch, Austria). Roman Catholic Theologian. Ordained Priest, Society of Jesus, July 26, 1932. Teacher of Dogmatics, Innsbruck, Austria, 1937-1939. Expelled by Nazis. Professor, Innsbruck, 1948-1964. Peritus at Vatican Council II, 1962-1965. Chair for Christianity and Philosophy of Religion, Munich, 1964-1967. Professor of Dogmatic Theology, Munster, 1967-1971. One of the most influential systematic theologians in the Vatican II era.

His Eminence Luigi Cardinal Raimondi

(October 25, 1912, Acqui, Italy-June 24, 1975, Vatican City, Vatican City State). Roman Catholic Diplomat and Vatican Official. Ordained Priest, June 6, 1936. Titular Archbishop of Tarso and Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, December 24, 1953. Concurrently Apostolic Delegate to the British and French West Indies, December 24, 1953. Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, December 15, 1956. Attended Vatican II Council, 1962-1965. Apostolic Delegate to the United States, June 30, 1967. Elevated to the College of Cardinals, March 5, 1973. Prefect, Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints, March 21, 1973.

Dr. K. Rajaratnam

(August 6, 1921-Alive). Director, Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute of India and Executive Secretary, United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India. Economist. Editor, Gospel Witness, 1965. Professor. Executive Secretary, Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India to 1975. Asia Secretary, Lutheran World Federation, 1974-1978. Acting Vice Chancellor, Madras University, 1977. Executive Secretary, United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India, to 1992, 2000-Current. President, National Council of Churches in India.

Right Reverend Bishop N. John S. D. Raju

Bishop, Episcopal Missionary Diocese of Eluru, India, 2006-Current. Social Workers. Pastor, Madepalli Parish, India, 1986-1999. Ordained Priest, Syrian Orthodox Church, May 23, 1999. Vicar, St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Eluru, India. Director, Andhra Mission. Bishop, Diocese of Krishna Godavary, Indian Christian Mission Church, November 15, 2004. Bishop, Episcopal Missionary Diocese of Eluru, India, February 11, 2006-Current

His Eminence Jerome Louis Cardinal Rakotomalala

(July 15, 1913, Sainte-Marie, Madagascar-November 1, 1975, Tananarive, Madagascar). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tananarive, Madagascar, 1960-1975. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, July 31, 1943. Archbishop of Tananarive, Madagascar, April 1, 1960-November 1, 1975. Elevated to the Sacred College of Cardinals, April 28, 1969.

Ram Dass

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(April 6, 1931, Boston, Massachusetts-Alive). New Age Guru. Born Richard Alpert. Psychologist. Faculty, Stanford University and University of California, 1958-1963. Researcher, Harvard University. Experimented with LSD in collaboration with Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Aldous Huxley, and others. Dismissed from Harvard faculty as a result of his research, 1963. Continued privately-funded research on LSD to 1967. In India, met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, who gave him his name of Ram Dass. Immersed himself in spiritual studies. Founder, Hanuman Foundation, 1974. Fouinder, Ram Dass Tape Library Foundation. Author of Be Here Now (1971), The Only Dance There Is, Journey of Awakening, Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing and Dying and other inspirational texts. Co-Founder, Seva Foundation.

His Holiness Swami Ramdevji Maharaj

(1965, Alipur, India-Alive). Hindu Swami. Also known as Baba Ramdev. Born Ramkishan Yadav. Became a Hindu monk, joining the Kalva gurukul (monastery). Traveled the Himalayas for several years, discovering medicinal plants. Established Divya Yoga Mandir Trust, 1995. Initiated into the ascetic order of Swami Shankerdevji Maharaj, 1995. Opposes the caste system and all forms of discrimination. Teaches Pranayama and Yoga through television programs, Yog Science camps and other means. Noted as a controversial spiritual and Ayurvedic healer.

Most Reverend Archbishop Murilo Sebastiao Ramos Krieger, S.C.J.

(September 19, 1943, Brusque, Brazil-Alive). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Florianopolis, Brazil, 2002-Current. Ordained Priest, Peres de Timon David, Roman Catholic Church, December 7, 1969. Auxiliary Bishop of Florianopolis, Brazil, February 16, 1985. Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Brazil, May 8, 1991. Archbishop of Maginga, Brazil, May 7, 1997. Archbishop of Florianopolis, Brazil, February 20, 2002-Current.

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Right Reverend Archbishop Arthur Michael Ramsey

(November 4, 1904, Cambridge, England-April 23, 1988, Oxford, England). 100th Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of the Anglican Communion, 1961-1974. Ordained Priest, Anglican Church, 1928. Professor of Divinity, Durham University, 1940-1950. Professor of Divinity, Cambridge University, 1950-1952. Anglican Bishop of Durham, 1952-1956. Archbishop of York, 1956-1961. Appointed 100th Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of the Anglican Communion, 1961-1974. One of eight Presidents, World Council of Churches, 1961-1968. Noted as a theologian in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. Visited Patriarch Athenagoras I, received Patriarch Alexis in London, and met with Pope Paul VI in Rome.