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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania
Romániai Evangélikus-Lutheránus Egyház (hu)
Biserica Evanghelică-Luterană din România (ro)
TypeWestern Christianity
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationLutheranism
ScriptureBible
TheologyLutheran theology
PolitySynodal
BishopAdorjáni Dezső
Parishes39
Associations
  • Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe
  • Conference of European Churches
  • World Council of Churches
  • RegionRomania
    LanguageHungarian, Slovak, Romanian, German
    HeadquartersBd. 21 Decembrie 1989 nr.1, Cluj-Napoca
    Origin4 July 1920
    Recognition1948 (by the state)
    Separated fromGerman Lutheran Church of Transylvania (hungarian-speaking congregations)
    Lutheran Church in Hungary (congregations from Crișana)
    Members20,168 (2011)
    Priests46
    Places of worship47
    Tertiary institutionsProtestant Theological Institute of Cluj
    PublicationsEvangélikus Harangszó
    Református Szemle
    Official websiteevangelikus.ro

    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 denominationinRomania.[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]

    This church is not to be confused with the mainly Saxon, German-speaking Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession.

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ 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.
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