Albert Orsborn, General (1946–1954) Wilfred Kitching, General (1954–1963) Frederick Coutts, General (1963–1969) Erik Wickberg, General (1969–1974) Clarence Wiseman, General (1974–1977) Arnold Brown, General (1977–1981) Jarl Wahlström, General (1981–1986) Eva Burrows (f), General (1986–1993) Bramwell Tillsley, General (1993–1994) Paul Rader, General (1994–1999) John Gowans, General (1999–2002) Lutheran Lutheran World Federation – Anders Nygren (Sweden), President (1947–1952) Hanns Lilje (W. Germany), President (1952–1957) Franklin Clark Fry (U.S.), President (1957–1963) Fredrik A. Schiotz (U.S.), President (1963–1970) Mikko E. Juva (Finland), President (1970–1977) Josiah M. Kibira (Tanzania), President (1977–1984) Zoltán Kaldy (Hungary), President (1984–1987) Johannes Hanselmann (W. Germany), President (1987–1990) Gottfried Brakemeier (Brazil), President (1990–1997) Christian Krause (Germany), President (1997–2003) American Lutheran Church (1930) – Carl Christian Hein, President (1930–19370) Emmanuel F. Poppen, President (1937–1950) Henry F. Schuh, President (1951–1960) American Lutheran Church – Fredrik A. Schiotz, President (1960–1970) Kent S. Knutson, Bishop (1970–1974) David W. Preus, Bishop (1974–1988) Church of Sweden – Johan August Ekman, Archbishop of Uppsala (1900–1913) Nathan Söderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala (1914–1931) Erling Eidem, Archbishop of Uppsala (1931–1950) Yngve Brilioth, Archbishop of Uppsala (1950–1958) Gunnar Hultgren, Archbishop of Uppsala (1958–1967) Ruben Josefson, Archbishop of Uppsala (1967–1972) Olof Sundby, Archbishop of Uppsala (1972–1983) Bertil Werkström, Archbishop of Uppsala (1983–1993) Gunnar Weman, Archbishop of Uppsala (1993–1997) Karl Gustav Hammar, Archbishop of Uppsala (1997–2006) Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio – Carl Christian Hein, President\ (1924–1930) Evangelical Lutheran Church (United States) – Hans Gerhard Stub, President (1917–1925) Johan Arnd Aasgaard, President (1925–1954) Fredrik A. Schiotz, President (1954–1960) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – Herbert W. Chilstrom, Presiding Bishop (1988–1995) H. George Anderson, Presiding Bishop (1995–2001) Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada – Telmor Sartison, National Bishop (1993–2001) Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia – Jaan Kiivit, Jr (1994–2005) Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland – Gustaf Johansson, Archbishop of Turku (1899–1930) Lauri Ingman, Archbishop of Turku (1930–1934) Erkki Kaila, Archbishop of Turku (1935–1944) Aleksi Lehtonen, Archbishop of Turku (1945–1951) Ilmari Salomies, Archbishop of Turku (1951–1964) Martti Simojoki, Archbishop of Turku (1964–1978) Mikko E. Juva, Archbishop of Turku (1978–1982) John Vikström, Archbishop of Turku (1982–1998) Jukka Paarma, Archbishop of Turku (1999–2010) Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod – Franz August Otto Pieper, President (1899–1911) Friedrich Pfotenhauer, President (1911–1935) John William Behnken, President (1935–1962) Oliver Raymond Harms, President (1962–1969) Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus II, President (1969–1981) Ralph Arthur Bohlmann, President (1981–1992) Alvin L. Barry, President (1992–2001) Lutheran Church in America – Franklin Clark Fry, President (1962–1968) Robert J. Marshall, President (1968–1978)