Bishops & Archbishops

🇦🇷Argentina

• Christian Leader
• Catholic

Role:

Pope (2013–2025)

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

🇧🇷Brazil

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder, Universal Church of the Kingdom of God

Organization:

Universal Church of the Kingdom of God

🇪🇬Egypt

• Christian Leader
• Pope of Alexandria
• Orthodox

Role:

Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark

Organization:

Coptic Orthodox Church

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and Presiding Archbishop, Perez Chapel International

Organization:

Perez Chapel International

Founder of Perez Chapel (formerly Word Miracle Church) and Perez University College

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop of Cape Coast

Organization:

Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast

Former Archbishop of Accra, transferred to Cape Coast in 2018

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra

Organization:

Catholic Archdiocese of Accra

Archbishop of Accra since 2019; host of West Africa Youth Days 2026

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and Presiding Archbishop, Action Chapel International

Organization:

Action Chapel International

Founded Action Chapel, credited as Ghana's first indigenous charismatic church (1979)

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi; anthropologist

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Anthropologist-archbishop known for work on faith and Akan culture

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and Presiding Bishop, United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches

Organization:

Lighthouse Chapel International

Medical doctor who started Lighthouse Chapel International in 1988

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder, Fountain Gate Chapel and Eastwood Anaba Ministries

Televangelist and founder of Fountain Gate Chapel

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Catholic

Role:

Bishop of Sunyani; President, Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference

Organization:

Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference

President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference since 2022

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Chancellor, Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Ghana's first cardinal from the Archdiocese of Cape Coast (2003)

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; Bishop of Wa (2016–2022)

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Created a cardinal in August 2022, three months before his death

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Primate, Church of the Province of West Africa; Archbishop of the Internal Province of Ghana

Organization:

Anglican Church (Internal Province of Ghana)

Primate of West Africa who hosted the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2026

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Presiding Bishop
• Methodist / Wesleyan

Role:

Presiding Bishop, Methodist Church Ghana

Organization:

Methodist Church Ghana

Scholar of African Pentecostalism elected Methodist Presiding Bishop in 2024

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and General Overseer, Life International Church; 1st Vice President, GPCC

Organization:

Life International Church

First Vice President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop of Lagos; Vice President, CBCN

Organization:

Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos

Archbishop of Lagos; appointed by Pope Leo XIV to a Vatican dicastery

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder, Church of God Mission International

Organization:

Church of God Mission International

Pioneer of Nigerian Pentecostalism; founded Benson Idahosa University's forerunner

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• African Initiated Churches

Role:

President, Christian Association of Nigeria; General Overseer, Christ Holy Church International

Organization:

Christian Association of Nigeria

First CAN president from the African Instituted Churches bloc

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Primate of All Nigeria, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Organization:

Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

Primate of All Nigeria since 2020

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop of Abuja

Organization:

Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja

Former Archbishop of Jos; known for Christian–Muslim dialogue

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

Archbishop, Church of God Mission International; Chancellor, Benson Idahosa University

Organization:

Church of God Mission International

Described as Africa's first female Pentecostal archbishop

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop of Kaduna; President, Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria

Organization:

Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria

Elected CBCN president in February 2026

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners' Chapel)

Organization:

Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners' Chapel)

Founded Winners' Chapel in Ilesha on 2 May 1981

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Catholic

Role:

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto

Organization:

Catholic Diocese of Sokoto

Outspoken voice on governance and insecurity; Mundo Negro Fraternity Award winner

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Presiding Bishop, The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM)

Organization:

The Redeemed Evangelical Mission

Launched TREM on 4 January 1981

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

First African Anglican bishop; Bible translator

Consecrated the first African Anglican bishop in 1864

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

National President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria; Founder, Sword of the Spirit Ministries

Organization:

Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria

Re-elected national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos

Organization:

Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos

Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, celebrated at 90 in 2026

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; former Archbishop of Onitsha

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Former prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Archbishop of Abuja 1994–2019; cardinal since 2012

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; Bishop of Ekwulobia

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Created a cardinal by Pope Francis in August 2022

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Prelate
• Methodist / Wesleyan

Role:

Prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria

Organization:

Methodist Church Nigeria

Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Primate
• African Initiated Churches

Role:

Primate, The Church of the Lord (Aladura) Worldwide

Organization:

The Church of the Lord (Aladura) Worldwide

First WCC president from an African Instituted Church

🇵🇭Philippines

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; former Archbishop of Manila

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

🇵🇱Poland

• Christian Leader
• Catholic

Role:

Pope (1978–2005)

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

🇷🇺Russia

• Christian Leader
• Patriarch
• Orthodox

Role:

Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'

Organization:

Russian Orthodox Church

🇿🇦South Africa

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Archbishop of Cape Town

🇹🇷Turkey

• Christian Leader
• Ecumenical Patriarch
• Orthodox

Role:

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Organization:

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Archbishop of Wales; Bishop of Monmouth

Organization:

Church in Wales

Elected the 15th Archbishop of Wales in July 2025

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop of Westminster

Organization:

Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales

12th Archbishop of Westminster, appointed by Pope Leo XIV in December 2025

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Archbishop of Canterbury

Organization:

Church of England

First woman to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury (enthroned March 2026)

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Archbishop of York

Organization:

Church of England

98th Archbishop of York, in office since 2020

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

General Secretary, Churches Together in England

Organization:

Churches Together in England

General Secretary of Churches Together in England since March 2022

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Bishop of Dover and Bishop in Canterbury

Organization:

Church of England

First Black woman to become a Church of England bishop

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster

Organization:

Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales

Archbishop of Westminster from 2009 until his retirement in December 2025

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Former Archbishop of Canterbury (2013–2025)

Organization:

Church of England

105th Archbishop of Canterbury (2013–2025)

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Senior Research Fellow, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford; former Bishop of Durham

Organization:

Wycliffe Hall, Oxford

New Testament scholar and author of more than 70 books

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Former Archbishop of Canterbury (2002–2012); theologian and poet

Organization:

Church of England

104th Archbishop of Canterbury; later Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Theologian and cardinal; canonised 2019

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Canonised in 2019 and declared a Doctor of the Church in 2025

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Orthodox

Role:

Archbishop of America

Organization:

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Leads the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop and broadcaster (Life Is Worth Living)

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Emmy-winning host of Life Is Worth Living

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop of Oklahoma City; President, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Organization:

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Elected USCCB president in November 2025

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Catholic

Role:

Archbishop of New York

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

11th Archbishop of New York, installed February 2026

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Presiding Bishop
• Church of God
• Pentecostal

Role:

Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ; Senior Pastor, Greater Emmanuel Institutional COGIC

Organization:

Church of God in Christ

COGIC presiding bishop since 2021; re-elected 2024

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Catholic

Role:

Bishop of Winona–Rochester; Founder, Word on Fire

Organization:

Word on Fire

Founder of the Catholic media ministry Word on Fire

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; Archbishop of Chicago

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Archbishop of Chicago since 2014; cardinal since 2016

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Cardinal
• Catholic

Role:

Cardinal; Archbishop of Washington

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church

Installed as Archbishop of Washington in March 2025

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Church of God
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder, Church of God in Christ

Organization:

Church of God in Christ

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church (2015–2024)

Organization:

The Episcopal Church

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Presiding Bishop
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church

Organization:

The Episcopal Church

28th Presiding Bishop, in office since November 2024

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Presiding Bishop
• Lutheran

Role:

Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Organization:

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

First Black presiding bishop of the ELCA (from October 2025)

🇻🇦Vatican City

• Christian Leader
• Catholic

Role:

Pope; Bishop of Rome

Organization:

Roman Catholic Church