Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony
Area of the Saxon Church
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony (Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Sachsens) is one of 22 member Churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), covering most of the state of Saxony. Its headquarters are in Dresden, and its bishop's residence is Meissen Cathedral.
Parishioners
- 1922: 4,509,000,[1] then by parishioners by far the biggest Lutheran church in Germany
- 2012: 764,000
- 2013: 754,451[2]
Practices
Ordination of women and blessing of same-sex unions were allowed.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Sebastian Müller-Rolli in collaboration with Reiner Anselm, Evangelische Schulpolitik in Deutschland 1918–1958: Dokumente und Darstellung, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1999, (=Eine Veröffentlichung des Comenius-Instituts Münster), p. 29. ISBN 3-525-61362-8.
- ↑ The Lutheran World Federation – 2013 Membership Figures Lutheran World
- ↑ Evlks.de:„Segnung von Paaren in Eingetragener Lebenspartnerschaft“ in Sachsen möglich (German), 18 October 2016
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