DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD
IN ASSISI (24 JANUARY 2002)

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

PARTICIPANTS

ORTHODOX CHURCHES

Ecumenical Patriarchate
- His Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch
- His Em. Gennadios, Archbishop, Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox in Italy, Exarch of Southern Europe
- His Em. Emmanuel, Bishop of Reghion, Director of the Office of the Orthodox Church to the European Community
- Deacon Stefanos, Patriarchal Deacon
- Mr Basilios Karaghiorghis

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa
- H.E. George Vladimirou, Bishop of Nilopolis, Patriarchal Vicar in Alexandria

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East
- H.B. Ignace IV Hazim, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East
H.E. Lukas El Khoury, Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate
- H.E. Gabriel Saliby, Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe
- Mr Dimitri Yamanoglu, Secretary to Metropolitan Saliby

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- Rev. Archimandrite Nikolaos Nikodimos Farmakis
- Rev. Fr Rafaele Apostolos Anagnostakis

Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow
- H.E. Innokentij, Bishop of Korsun for Russian Orthodox faithful in France

Orthodox Patriarchate of Serbia
- H.E. Jovan, Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana

Orthodox Patriarchate of Romania
- H.E. Ioan Salagean, Bishop of Harghita and Covasna

Orthodox Church of Finland
- H.E. Ambrosius, Metropolitan elect of Helsinki

Orthodox Patriarchate of Bulgaria
- Rev. Archpriest Ivan Petkin, Episcopal Vicar for Central and Western Europe

Orthodox Church of Cyprus
- H.E. Vasilios, Bishop of Trimithus, Vicar of the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus
- Prof. Christos Economou

Orthodox Church of Poland
- Rev. Archimandrite Jerzy (Pankowki)

Orthodox Church of Albania
- H.B. Anastas, Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and of All Albania
- Rev. Fr Jani Trebicka, General Secretary of the Holy Synod

ANCIENT CHURCHES OF THE EAST

Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch
- H.E. Mor Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, Metropolitan of Aleppo

Armenian Apostolic Church
- H.E. Khajak Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the United States of America

Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia
- H.E. Oshagan Choloyan, Archbishop, Prelate of the Eastern Coast of the United States of America and Canada

Orthodox Church of Ethiopia
- Rev. Fr Abba G. Egziabher G. Selassie, Rector of the Ethiopian Community of Rome
- Dr Tarekegne Taka, President of the Ethiopian Community in Italy

Syrian Orthodox Malankara Church, India
- Rev. Dr Mathew Baby

Assyrian Church of the East
- His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
- H.E. Mar Bawai Ashur Soro, Assyrian Bishop of Seattle, General Secretary of the Interecclesial Commission for Ecumenical Relations

CHURCHES, ECCLESIAL COMMUNITIES, FEDERATIONS, ALLIANCES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WESTERN WORLD

Anglican Communion
- H.E. Richard Garrard, Assistant Bishop for the Diocese of Europe of the Church of England, Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome

World Lutheran Federation
- Rev. Dr Ismael Noko, General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation
- H.E. Munib A. Younan, Lutheran Bishop of Jerusalem

World Alliance of Reformed Churches
- Rev. Dr Setri Nyomi, General Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches
Presbyterian Church of Scotland
- Rev. John D. Miller, Moderator

World Methodist Council
Rev. Dr George Freeman, General Secretary of the World Methodist Council

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Rev. Alvin O. Jackson, Moderator, Pastor of the National City Christian Church in Washington
- Dr David M. Thompson, Moderator of the Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council and first Vice-President of the World Convention of Churches of Christ

Pentecostals
- Rev. Dr Cecil M. Robeck, Co-President of the International Commission for Catholic-Pentecostal Dialogue

World Baptist Alliance
- Rev. Denton Lotz, General Secretary of the World Baptist Alliance

European Baptist Federation
- Rev. Pastor Italo Benedetti, Italian Baptist Union

World Mennonite Conference
- Dr Mesach Krisetya, President of the World Mennonite Conference

The Salvation Army
- Captain Pascal Lemasle, Quarter-Master General for Italy of the Salvation Army
- Captain Frederick Wong, Quarter-Master General for Italy of the Salvation Army

Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)
- Ms Hamsa Eichler, Travelling Friend of the Vienna Quaker Group

Moravian Church
- Rev. Angetile Yesaya Musomba, Director of the Unity Board of the Moravian Church - Unitas Forum

Conference of Secretaries of the Christian World Communions
- Dr Bert B. Beach, General Secretary of the Conference of Secretaries of the World Christian Communions

World Council of Churches (Ecumenical Council of Churches)
- Rev. Konrad Raiser, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches

JUDAISM

- Rabbi Joseph H. Ehrenkranz, Director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding at Sacred Heart University (United States)
- Prof. Dr Leon Feldman, Internaitonal Committee for Interreligious Consultations (United States)
- Rabbi Ron Kronish, Director of the International Coordinating Council in Israel, Jerusalem
- Rabbi Alan Placey, in charge of interreligious matters, Office of the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregation of the British Commonwealth of Nations, London
- Chief Rabbi David Rosen, President, International Council of Christians and Jews, Jerusalem
- Rabbi Israel Singer, Secretary, International Committee for Interreligious Consultations (United States of America)
- Grand Rabbi Samuel-René Sirat, of the Central Consistory, France
- Rabbi Arthur Schneier, President, Appeal of Conscience Foundation (United States of America)
- Rabbi Henry I. Sobel, Senior Rabbi, Congregação Israelita Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
- Rabbi Prof. Elio Toaff, former Chief Rabbi of Rome, Italy

BUDDHISM

- Geshe Tashi Tsering, Representative of the Dalai Lama, Great Britain
- Venerable Yi I, Delegation Chief, Great Britain, with his entourage
Venerable Gensho Hozumi, Rinzai Zen Roshi, Japan
- Abbot Phrathepsophon, Representative of the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand
- Mr Smarnjit Piromruen, Thailand
- Dr Amraj Buasini, Thailand

Japanese Buddhist Federation, Japan
- Venerable Chiko Iwagami, President
- Mr Yuki Kashiwagi
- Dr Kenneth Kenichi Tanaka
- Dr Satoru Eguchi

Tendai, Japan
- Venerable Ryoko Nishioka, President of the Tendai Denomination, Delegation Head
- Venerable Kojun Handa, Delegate of the Tendai Supreme Priest
- Ms Hatsuko Handa
- Venerable Ejun Ota
- Venerable Tetsuen Sailto
- Venerable Yuigyo Okubo
- Ms Yumiko Nishioka
- Mr Uchiyama
- Mr Yoshihiro Kitagawa

Rissho Kosei-Kai, Japan
- Rev. Nichiko Niwano, President, Delegation Head
- Rev. Hideyuki Kobayashi
- Dr Koichi Kawamoto, Interpretor
- Mr Yasutomo Sawahata, Interpretor
- Ms Megumi Hirota, Interpretor

Myochikai, Japan
- Rev. Keishi Miyamoto, President

TENRIKYO

- Rev. Zensuke Nakata, Delegation Head
- Rev. Noriaki Nagao
- Rev. Hideo Yamaguchi
- Dr Ikuo Higashibaba

SHINTOISM

Oomoto
- Hon. Yasumi Hirose, Delegation Head
- Mr Mitsuo Yamazaki
- Mr Masamichi Tanaka
- Mr Katsuya Kimura
- Mr Kimio Matsumoto
- Mr Akira Naruo

ISLAM

- Prof. Muhammad Tahir Ul-Qadri, Pakistan
- Prof. Hamid Ahmad Al-Rifaie, Saudi Arabia
- Dr Mohammad Sammak, Lebanon
- H.E. Wahid Ni Mutilan, President Ulama League, the Philippines, with his wife
- H.E. Kamil Al-Sharif, Jordan
- Dr Abd-el-Qader Dilmi, Algeria
- Dr Aly Wahby El Samman, Egypt
- H.E. Imam Wallace Deen Mohammad, United States of America
- Imam Abdul Karim Hasan, United States of America
- H.R.H. Prince Hassan bin Talal, Jordan
- Mr Mahmoud Mohammadi Araghi, Iran, with his entourage
- H.E. Grand Muftì Mustafa Ceric, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Dr Ifet Mustafic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- H.E. Grand Muftì Selim Myumyum Mehmed, Bulgaria
- Dr Nikolay Pankov, Bulgaria
- Sheik Abdel Salam E.H. Abushukhaidem, Jerusalem
- Sheik Saad A.M. Darwish, Jerusalem
- Dr Main Badawi Ibrahim Dweik, Jerusalem
- Dr Mohammed Ahmed Sharif, Libia
- Dr Mansour Tantush, Libya
- H.E. Grand Muftì Absattar Derbissali, Kazakhstan
- Dr Asirabai Risbay, Kazakhstan
- Dr Naweed Baig, Pakistan
- H.E. Nun Yimaz, Turkey
- H.E. Grand Muftì Kafiz Sabri Kochi, Albania
- Mr Bujar Mullahi, Albania
- H.E. Reshat Bardhi, Albania
- Mr Edmond Brahimai, Albania
- Imam Mahmoud Hammad Ibrahim Sheweitah, Italy

JAINISM

- Mr Harshad Nandlal Sanghrajka, Great Britain

SIKHISM

- Mr Harbans Singh, Singapore
- Bhai Sahijb Mohinder Singh Ahluwalha, Delegation Head, Great Britain
- Mr Sewa Singh Mandla, Great Britain
- Mr Gurcharan Singh Chandan, Great Britain
- Joginder Vedanti, India
- Sardar Prithipal Singh, India

HINDUISM

- Shri Krishnarajav Vanavarayar, India
- Mrs Karuna Vanavarayar, India
- Mrs Dhanashree Srinivas Talwalkar, India
- Swamiji Agnivesh, India
- Prof. Raj Krishan Srivastava, India

ZOROASTRIANISM

- Ervad Rustom Bhedwar, Great Britain
- Mr Dorab Mistry, Great Britain

TRADITIONAL AFRICAN RELIGIONS

- Komfo Afua Serwah Mensah, Ghana
- Mr Gasseto Ainadou, Benin
- Mr Alexander André Paqui, Benin

CHRISTIANITY

- Dr William F. Vendely, United States of America
- Dr Peter Paul Stewart, United States of America
- Rev. Fr Thierry Becker, Algeria
- Ms Natalia Dallapiccola, Italy
- Dr Alberto Quattrucci, Italia

CARDINALS, ARCHBISHOPS AND BISHOPS

- Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State of His Holiness
- Cardinal Roger Etchegaray
- Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
- Cardinal Marco Cé, Patriarch emeritus of Venice
- Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, Archbishop of Milan
-Cardinal Francis Arinze, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
- Cardinal Jozef Tomko
- Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Prefect of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life
- Cardinal Achille Silvestrini
- Cardinal Michele Giordano, Archbishop of Naples
- Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome
- Cardinal Vinko Puljic, Archbishop of Vrhbosna, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi, Archbishop of Palermo
- Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, Archbishop of Genoa
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
- Cardinal Severino Poletto, Archbishop of Turin
- Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster
- Cardinal Edward Michael Egan, Archbishop of New York
- Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy
- Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti, Pontifical Delegate for the Patriarchal Basilica of St Francis in Assisi
- Cardinal François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
- Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
- Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
- Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
- Patriarch Raphaël I Bidawid of Babylon for the Chaldeans
- Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariate of State
- Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, Secretary for Relations with States of the Secretariate of State
- Bishop Marc Ouellet, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
- Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
- Bishop Michael Fitzgerald, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
- Archbishop Paulo Sardi, Apostolic Nuncio with Special Responsibilities
- Archbishop Josip Bozanic of Zagreb
- Bishop Amédée Grab of Chur, President of the European Council of Episcopal Conferences

CIVIL AUTHORITIES

- H.E. Mr Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy, with his entourage
- H.E. Mr Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy, with his entourage
- Hon. Pietro Lunardi, Italian Minister for Infrastructures and Transport

GUESTS

- Chiara Lubich, Work of Mary (Focolare Movement), with her entourage
- Andrea Riccardi, Community of Sant'Egidio
- Carrascosa Jesús, Comunione e Liberazione
- Kiko Arguello, the Neocatechumenal Way
- Representative of Bro. Roger, Community of Taizé
- Sr Nirmala, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity with her entourage
- Sr Raymonde-Andrée, Superior General of the Little Sisters of Jesus
- Fr Angelo Panigatti, Barnabites
- Prof. Mario Agnes, Editor-in-chief of L'Osservatore Romano
- Dr Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Director of the Press Office of the Holy See
- Fr Pasquale Borgomeo, Director of Vatican Radio

Also present: 

Representatives of the Episcopates of: 
- Algeria
- Angola
- Burundi
- Colombia
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Ruanda
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Members of the Permanent Council of the Italian Bishops' Conference
- Members of the Commission of the Italian Bishops' Conference for Ecumenism and Dialogue 

 

Latest revision: 22.01.2002.