Evangelical Church in the Rhineland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Evangelical_Church_in_the_Rhineland
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf United Protestant regional church
member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:EKiR
gptkbp:bishopTitle Präses
gptkbp:blessingOfSameSexUnions permitted
gptkbp:class gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:currentPräses gptkb:Thorsten_Latzel
gptkbp:diaconalWork gptkb:Diakonie_Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe
gptkbp:directionA United Protestant
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Community_of_Protestant_Churches_in_Europe
gptkb:Reformed_Alliance_in_Germany
gptkb:Union_of_Evangelical_Churches_in_Germany
gptkbp:founded 1948
gptkbp:governingBody Landessynode
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Düsseldorf
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Evangelical Church in the Rhineland
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Düsseldorf_Johanneskirche
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Evangelical_Church_in_Germany
gptkbp:membership about 2.4 million (as of 2022)
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Evangelische_Kirche_im_Rheinland
gptkbp:notableEvent annual synod
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Altenberg_Cathedral
gptkb:Kaiserswerth_Church
gptkb:St._Reinold's_Church,_Dortmund
Cologne Cathedral (Protestant services held)
gptkbp:numberOfParishes about 700
gptkbp:numberOfPriests about 1,900
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen permitted
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Prussian_Union_of_Churches
gptkbp:presidingBishop gptkb:Thorsten_Latzel
gptkbp:previousPräses gptkb:Heinrich_Held
gptkb:Martin_Niemöller
gptkb:Joachim_Beckmann
gptkb:Manfred_Rekowski
gptkb:Nikolaus_Schneider
gptkb:Peter_Beier
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Rheinische_Kirche_(magazine)
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Hesse
gptkb:Rhineland-Palatinate
gptkb:North_Rhine-Westphalia
gptkb:Saarland
gptkbp:structure presbyterial-synodal
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Rhineland
gptkbp:type gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:website https://www.ekir.de/
gptkbp:youthClub gptkb:Evangelische_Jugend_im_Rheinland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Evangelical_Church_in_Germany
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5