Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Estonian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:EELC
gptkbp:class gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:country gptkb:Estonia
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations gptkb:Baptist_Union_of_Estonia
gptkb:Estonian_Apostolic_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church_in_Estonia
gptkbp:founded 1917
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tallinn,_Estonia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Urmas_Viilma
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches
gptkb:Community_of_Protestant_Churches_in_Europe
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Estonia
gptkb:Estonian_War_of_Independence
Restoration of independence in 1991
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Andres_Põder
gptkb:Herman_Toom
gptkb:Jaan_Kiivit_Jr.
gptkb:Kuno_Pajula
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations about 160
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 150,000
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Estonian
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lutheran_Church_in_Estonia_(pre-1917)
gptkbp:primaryCathedral gptkb:St._Mary's_Cathedral,_Tallinn
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Estonian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_Abroad
gptkbp:theology gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:website https://eelk.ee/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Konstantin_Päts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4