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His Eminence Peter Seiichi Cardinal Shirayanagi (June 17, 1928, Hachioji, Japan-Alive). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan, 1970-2000. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, December 21, 1954. Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo, Japan, and Titular Bishop of Atenia, March 15, 1966. Co-Adjutor Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan, and Titular Archbishop of Castro di Puglia, November 15, 1969. Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan, February 21, 1970-February 17, 2000. Elevated to the Sacred College of Cardinals, November 26, 1994. |
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Most Reverend Archbishop Mark Shirilau (December 13, 1955, Long Beach, California-Alive). Archbishop, Ecumenical Catholic Church. Born Mark Steven Shirey. Raised Lutheran. Electrical Engineer. A self-acknowledged homosexual, he married Jeffery Michael Lau, November 25, 1984, and adopted a common surname with his partner, "Shirilau." Ordained Minister, Metropolitan Community Church. President and Chief Executive Officers, Aloha Systems, Incorporated, 1989-Current. Founder and Archbishop, Ecumenical Catholic Church, 1987. The Ecumenical Catholic Church is an inclusive Catholic Church, accepting gays, lesbians, and trans-sexuals into full communion and sacramental privileges.
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Swami Shivapremananda (c. 1926-Alive). Hindu Swami. Private secretary to Swami Sivananda. Taught Yoga-Vedanta in Rishikesh. Now directs large centers in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile.
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The Baal Hatanya Rabbi Shneur Zalman Schneursohn of Liadi (1745, Laznia, Byelorussia-1813, Kursk, Russia). Hassidic Jewish Rabbi. A disciple of the Miggid of Mezritch, 1765-1777. Leader of the Hassidim in Lithuania. Adversary of the Vilna Gaon. Twice incarcerated in St. Petersburg, Russia. Moved to Liadi. Orginator of the CHaBaD Chasidut. Formulated his thoughts in Likutei Amarim (Tanya). A kabbalist, his works form the cornerstone of the Lubavitch Hassidic movement. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson is his descendant. |
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Right Reverend Peter Short (July 22, 1948, Kingston, Ontario, Canada-Alive). Moderator, United Church of Canada, 2003-Current. Ordained Minister, United Church of Canada, 1978. Pastor, United Church of Canada congregations on the Gaspe Coast, the Northwest Territories, Montreal, and Fredericton, New Brunswick. Moderator, United Church of Canada, August, 2003-Current. |
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Swami Shuddhananda Bramachari (c. 1950-Alive). Hindu Swami and Karma Yogi. Professor of Commerce, Hyderabad, India. Became a renunciate at age 26. Disciple of Mahayogi Baba Lokenath. Founder, Lokenath Divine Life Mission, India, and Lokenath Divine Life Fellowship, United States, 1985. Works to alleviate poverty in Calcutta's slums and hundreds of surrounding villages. A believer in humanism. Known as Swamiji.
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Shulamit Kabbalist. Born Shulamit Elson into an Orthodox Jewish family. Wall Street investment banker. Experience visions of pure light and sacred sounds. Overcame terminal illness and began teaching Kabbalah as a powerful tool for spiritual awakening and a complementary adjunct to convention medical and psychological approaches to illness. Founder and Director, Center for Sacred Sound Healing. Producer, SoulSongs. Kabbalistic Vocal Toner. Lecturer. |
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Most Reverend Bishop Stanislav Shyrokoradyuk (June 23, 1956, Kornachivka, Ukraine-Alive). Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Ordained Priest, Order of Friars Minor, June 4, 1984. Parish Priest, Ukraine. Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine, November 24, 1994-Current. Name sometimes spelled Stavislav Szyrokoradiuk. |
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