His Holiness Ayatollah al-Udhma Muhammad Sadiq Rouhani

(May 19, 1931, Qum, Iran-Alive). Islamic Ayatollah. Studied Holy Quran and mathematical sciences. Migrated from Iran to Najaf Ashraf in 1936, to pursue his studies of Fiqh and Usul. Returned to Iran, 1950. Entered the Hawzah of Qum. Taught the Kharij stage in Fiqh and Usul. Ayatollah. Noted opponent of the Emperor of Iran. Encouraged the Nawwab Safawi to assassinate Kasrawi. Served time in prison and exile under Shah Reza Pahlavi.

Most Reverend Archbishop Raymond Roussin, S.M.

(June 17, 1939, Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada-Alive). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2004-Current. Ordained Priest, Marianist Fathers, Roman Catholic Church, March 21, 1970. Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada, April 10, 1995. Co-Adjutor Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, September 14, 1998. Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, March 18, 1999-January 10, 2004. Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, January 10, 2004-Current.

Right Reverend Suffragan Bishop Dr. Douglas Geoffrey Rowell

(February 13, 1943-Alive). Anglican Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, 2001-Current. Ordained Priest, Anglican Church, 1969. Led expedition to Ethiopia, 1974. Canon, Chichester Cathedral, 1981. Examing Chaplain to Bishop of Leicester, 1979-1990; Examining Chaplain to Bishop of Winchester, 1991-1993. Suffragan Bishop of Basingstoke, England, 1994-2001. Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, Anglican Church, 2001-Current.

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His Eminence Maurice Cardinal Roy

(January 25, 1905, Quebec, Canada-October 24, 1985, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada). Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 1947-1981, and Primate of Canada, 1956-1981. Ordained Priest, June 12, 1927. Chief Chaplain of Canadian Armed Forces during WWII. Bishop of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, February 22, 1946. Military Vicar of Canada, June 8, 1946. Metropolitan Archbishop of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, June 2, 1947. Named Primate of Canada, 1956. Attended Vatican II Council, 1962-1965. Elevated to the College of Cardinals, February 22, 1965. President, Council for Laity and Pontifical Commission Iustitia et Pax, January 6, 1967. President, Pontifical Committee for the Family, January 11, 1973. Resigned Presidency of the Commission, December 6, 1976. Participated in the Conclaves of 1978. Resigned as Archbishop, March 20, 1981. Resigned as Military Vicar, March 12, 1982.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(May 22, 1772, Radhanagore, Bengal, India-September 27, 1833, Stapleton, England). Reformer and Co-Founder of Brahmo Samaj. Also known as Rammohan Roy or Rammohun Roy. Known as the "Father of the Bengal Renaissance." Founder, Amitya Sabha, to propagate rational religious views, 1814. With Dwarkanath Tagore, founded the Brahmo Samaj religious reform movement, 1828. Advocated monotheism and the abolition of sati (widow immolation). Promoted educational and social reforms. Indian Ambassador to Great Britain, 1831-1833.

Most Reverend Auxiliary Bishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski

((August 6, 1958, Baltimore, Maryland-Alive). Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, 2004-Current. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, November 24, 1984. Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, and Titular Bishop of Walla Walla, July 3, 2004-Current.

His Eminence Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa

(July 12, 1912, Bukongo, Tanganyika-December 8, 1997, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania). Roman Catholic Archibishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 1968-1992. Converted to Roman Catholicism, March 19, 1921. Ordained Priest, December 12, 1943. Titular Bishop of Febiana and Vicar Apostolic of Lower Rugera, December 13, 1951. Bishop of Rutabo, Tanganyika, March 25, 1953. Elevated to the College of Cardinals, March 28, 1960. Bishop of Bukoba, June 21, 1960. Attended Vatican II Council, 1962-1965. Participated in the Conclave of 1963 and both Conclaves of 1978. Resigned as Archbishop, July 22, 1992.

His Eminence Camillo Cardinal Ruini

(February 19, 1931, Sassuolo, Italy-Alive). Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Rome, Italy, 1991-Current. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, December 8, 1954. Auxiliary Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy, and Titular Bishop of Nepte, May 16, 1983. Auxiliary Bishop of Rome, Italy, January 17, 1991-Current. Elevated to the Sacred College of Cardinals, June 28, 1991.

Right Reverend Bishop Munawar "Mano" Rumalshah

(1941, Pakistan-Alive). Anglican Bishop and General Secretary for the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Ordained Priest, Anglican Church, 1966. Curate, Karachi Cathedral, 1966-1969. Emigrated to England, 1970. Priest in Charge, St. George's Southall, England, 1981-1988. Mission Partner and College Lecturer, United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 1989-1998. Bishop of Peshwar, Pakistan, Anglican Church, 1994-1998. General Secretary, United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 1998-Current. Honorary Assistant Bishop of Southwark, England.

Right Reverend Archbishop Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie

(October 2, 1921, Liverpool, England-July 11, 2000, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England). 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of the Anglican Communion, 1980-1991. Deacon, Anglican Church, 1950. Ordained Priest, 1951. Fellow and Dean, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, 1956-1960. Principal, Cuddeson Theological College, Oxford University, 1960-1969. Anglican Bishop of St. Albans, 1970-1980. 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of the Anglican Communion, 1980-1991. Raised to the Peerage as Baron Runcie of Cuddeson, 1991. A reform-minded cleric who favored the ordination of women and reconciliation with Roman Catholicism.

Right Reverend Bishop Anthony John Russell

(January 25, 1943-Alive). 68th Anglican Bishop of Ely, England. Ordained Priest, Anglican Church, 1971. Chaplain, Arthur Rank Centre, National Agricultural Centre, 1973-1983, Director, 1983-1988. Area Bishop of Dorchester, England, 1988-2000. 68th Bishop of Ely, England, March 14, 2000-Current.

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell of Kingston Russell, Viscount Amberley of Amberley and of Ardsalla

(May 18, 1872, Trelleck, Monmouthshire, England-February 2, 1970, near Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth, Wales). Logician, Mathematician, Philosopher and Social Reformer. Fellow, Trinity College, 1895-1910, 1944-1970, Lecturer, 1910-1916. Established Russell's paradox in naive set theory. Author of Principia Mathematica. Pacifist and anti-nuclear weapons activist. Considered himself a philosophical agnostic and a practical atheist. Received Nobel Prize for Literature, 1950.

Most Reverend Bishop Sylvester D. Ryan

(September 3, 1930, Avalon, California-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Monterey, California. Ordained Priest, May 3, 1957. Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, February 17, 1990. Bishop of Monterey, California, January 28, 1992-Current.