| Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania | |
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| Romániai Evangélikus-Lutheránus Egyház(hu) Biserica Evanghelică-Luterană din România(ro) | |
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| 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 fromCrișana) |
| 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 |
TheEvangelical Lutheran Church of Romania (Romanian:Biserica Evanghelică-Luterană din România;Hungarian:Romániai Evangélikus-Lutheránus Egyház;German:Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Rumänien) is aLutherandenomination inRomania.[1] Many active congregations were founded over 450 years ago,[2] and today the Church has 27,540 members.[3] It is primarily aHungarian-speaking denomination, with onedeanery forSlovak-speaking parishes.[4]
This church is not to be confused with the mainlySaxon,German-speakingEvangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession.
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