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Because there is more than one Lutheran church, there is no one single head. In 2008, the head of the main churches are as follows:

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson

Missouri Synod: President Gerald Kieschnick

Wisconsin Synod: President Mark Schroeder

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada: National Bishop Susan Johnson

The following churches are in countries where the majority of the population is Lutheran:

Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia:

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (different):

Church of Norway: the king or queen of Norway and the Norwegian Archbishop

Church of Denmark: the king or queen of Denmark and the Danish Archbishop

Church of Sweden: the king or queen of Sweden and the Swedish Archbishop

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland: Archbishop Jukka Paarma

National Church of Iceland:

In Germany, the mainline Lutheran church merged with other Protestant denominations after World War II to become the Protestant Church in Germany: President of the Board, Bishop Wolfgang Huber.

There are also large Lutheran churches in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Madagascar, and Indonesia.

The Lutheran World Federation is an interchurch organization with 140 member churches; it is headquartered in Geneva. The current LWF president is Mark S. Hanson, who is also the current head of the ELCA.

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