The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary (ELCH; Hungarian : Magyarországi Evangélikus Egyház ) is a Protestant Lutheran denomination in Hungary. In 2019, there were 176,000 baptized members.
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10-515: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary#Structure The church has three dioceses , with nearly 300 parishes and 500 places of worship in Hungary, and is the third largest Christian denomination in Hungary. It is currently led by Presiding Bishop Tamás Fabiny. Lutheranism arrived early in
15-625: The Kingdom of Hungary, but was repressed by the Roman Catholic Habsburg dynasty. During the "Mourning Decade" (1671–1681) Hungarian Lutherans, along with the Reformed Church in Hungary , were severely persecuted. There was a renewal with Pietism , and the Deed of Tolerance issued by King Joseph II in 1781 granted religious freedom. Protestant churches were fully recognized after the restoration of
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25-586: The sovereignty of Hungary in 1867. The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary consists of three dioceses, each led by a bishop : One diocesan bishop is elected to head the national church as Presiding Bishop. The highest decision making body is the Synod, which consists of all the bishops, plus representatives (both lay and ordained) from each diocese. The ELCH has an extensive educational programme. This includes seminary training for its ordination candidates, lay training programmes for its local and regional lay leaders,
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