Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania | |
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Classification | Christian |
Orientation | Protestant |
Theology | High church Lutheranism |
Polity | Episcopal |
Primate | Mindaugas Sabutis |
Associations | Lutheran World Federation, World Council of Churches, Conference of European Churches, Porvoo Communion |
Region | Lithuania |
Origin | 1557 |
Separated from | Roman Catholic Church |
Congregations | 52 |
Members | 19,000 |
Official website | Official website |
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Evangelikų Liuteronų Bažnyčia, ELCL) is a Lutheran church body comprising congregations in Lithuania. The ELCL is a member of the Porvoo Communion and the Lutheran World Federation.
In 2018 the ELCL reported having 19,000 active members.[1] There are 52 congregations, and around 30 ordained clergy, including the bishop and two deacons.[2] The current bishop (Lithuanian: Vyskupas) of the church is the Rt Revd Mindaugas Sabutis.[3]
Around 0.56% of the population of Lithuania are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania.[4]
The abbreviated name for the church is in Latin, Unitas Lithuaniae or in Polish, Jednota Litewska (Lithuanian church provincial union).