Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria

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Lutheran church body Protestant regional church member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria is a major Protestant regional church in Germany rooted in the Lutheran tradition and serving congregations primarily in the federal state of Bavaria.

Aliases (1)

Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Lutheran church body → Protestant regional church → member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany →
abbreviation	ELKB →
allows	women’s ordination →
churchPolity	episcopal polity →
classification	mainline Protestant church →
confession	Augsburg Confession →
country	Germany →
denomination	Lutheranism →
followsTradition	Lutheran tradition →
foundedInCountry	Germany →
governingBody	Landessynode →
hasClergyType	ordained pastors →
hasLeaderTitle	Landesbischof →
hasMission	diaconal work → education and catechesis → pastoral care → proclamation of the Gospel →
hasRite	Lutheran liturgical rite →
hasStructure	church districts → deaneries → parishes →
hasTheology	Lutheran theology →
headquartersLocation	Munich →
isLargestProtestantChurchIn	Bavaria →
isPartOf	Protestantism in Germany →
isSuccessorOf	historic Lutheran territorial churches in Bavaria →
legalStatus	public law corporation in Germany →
memberOf	Community of Protestant Churches in Europe → Evangelical Church in Germany → Lutheran World Federation → United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany →
nativeName	Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern →
officialLanguage	German →
orientation	confessional Lutheran →
primaryTerritory	Bavaria →
religion	Protestantism →
scope	regional church →
servesRegion	Franconia → Swabia → Upper Bavaria →
typeOfOrganization	church body →
usesScripture	Bible →
website	https://www.bayern-evangelisch.de →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
St. Lorenz Church →	denomination
Evangelical Church in Germany →	hasRegionalChurches
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria ("Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern") →	nativeName
St. Sebaldus Church →	partOf
St. Sebaldus Church →	religiousAffiliation