North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church
The North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church (German: Nordelbische Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche) is a Protestant church in Northern Germany, which largely covers the area of the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg where it is the most important Protestant denomination. It has 2.1 million members (as of 2006) in 595 parishes, constituting 46% of the population of its district.
It is a full member of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany, and the Lutheran World Federation (joined 1977)[1]]. The church is also a member of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe.
History
The North Elbian Church was founded in 1977 by the merger of four former state churches:
It is named after its location north of the River Elbe.
Prominent buildings
The most prominent church buildings are Schleswig Cathedral, Lübeck Cathedral and St. Michaelis in Hamburg.
Practices
Ordination of women and blessing of same-sex unions are allowed.
Future
The North Elbian Church is planning to merge with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg and the Pomeranian Evangelical Church in 2012. The merged church will be called the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Northern Germany.
List of bishops
- Hamburg district (seat St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg; since 2008, Hamburg-Lübeck)
- 1977 - 1983: Hans-Otto Wölber
- 1983 - 1992: Peter Krusche
- 1992 - 2010: Maria Jepsen[2]
- 2011 - today: Kirsten Fehrs
- Holstein-Lübeck district (seat Lübeck Cathedral)
- 1964 - 1981: Friedrich Hübner, until 1977 bishop of Holstein in Kiel
- 1981 - 1991: Ulrich Wilckens
- 1991 - 2001: Karl Ludwig Kohlwage
- 2001 - 2008: Bärbel Wartenberg-Potter
- Schleswig district (seat Schleswig Cathedral; since 2008, Schleswig and Holstein)
- 1967 - 1978: Alfred Petersen
- 1979 - 1990: Karlheinz Stoll
- 1991 - 2008: Hans-Christian Knuth
- 2008 - today: Gerhard Ulrich[1]
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Regional churches of the EKD
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Africa
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Central and Eastern Africa
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Asia and Pacific
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North East Asia
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China - Hong Kong |
Hong Kong and Macau Lutheran ChurchChinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod · Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong · Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong
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China - Taiwan |
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Japan |
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South Korea |
Lutheran Church in Korea
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Latin America and the Caribbean
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Central America and the Caribbean
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Costa Rica |
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Costa Rica · Lutheran Costa Rican Church
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El Salvador |
Salvadoran Lutheran Church
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Guatemala |
Evangelical Lutheran Congregation “La Epifania”
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Honduras |
Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras
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Mexico |
German-Speaking Evangelical Congregation in Mexico · Mexican Lutheran Church
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Nicaragua |
Nicaraguan Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope
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South America
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Argentina |
Evangelical Church of the Rio de la Plata · United Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Bolivia |
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Brazil |
Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil
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Chile |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile · Lutheran Church in Chile
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Colombia |
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia · St. Martin's Lutheran Congregation · St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
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Ecuador |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ecuador
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Guyana |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana
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Peru |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Peru · Peruvian Lutheran Evangelical Church
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Suriname |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname
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Venezuela |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela
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