The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania (Romanian: Biserica Evanghelică-Luterană din România; Hungarian: Romániai Evangélikus-Lutheránus Egyház; German: Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Rumänien) is a Lutheran denomination in Romania.[1] Many active congregations were founded over 450 years ago,[2] and today the Church has 27,540 members.[3] It is primarily a Hungarian-speaking denomination, with one deanery for Slovak-speaking parishes.[4]
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania | |
|---|---|
| Romániai Evangélikus-Lutheránus Egyház (hu) Biserica Evanghelică-Luterană din România (ro) | |
 | |
| Type | Western Christianity |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Lutheranism |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Lutheran theology |
| Polity | Synodal |
| Bishop | Adorjáni Dezső |
| Parishes | 39 |
| Associations | |
| Region | Romania |
| Language | Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, German |
| Headquarters | Bd. 21 Decembrie 1989 nr.1, Cluj-Napoca |
| Origin | 4 July 1920 |
| Recognition | 1948 (by the state) |
| Separated from | German Lutheran Church of Transylvania (hungarian-speaking congregations) Lutheran Church in Hungary (congregations from Crișana) |
| Members | 20,168 (2011) |
| Priests | 46 |
| Places of worship | 47 |
| Tertiary institutions | Protestant Theological Institute of Cluj |
| Publications | Evangélikus Harangszó Református Szemle |
| Official website | evangelikus |
This church is not to be confused with the mainly Saxon, German-speaking Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ J. Gordon Melton; Martin Baumann (21 September 2010). Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. ABC-CLIO. p. 1055. ISBN 978-1-59884-204-3. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Romania". World Council of Churches. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ The Lutheran World Federation – 2013 Membership Figures Lutheran World
- ^ "Cimtár". Romániai Evangélikus-Lutheránus Egyház (in Hungarian). Retrieved 29 August 2016.
External links
edit- Official website (in Hungarian, German, and English)
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