Lutheran Church of Latvia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_of_Latvia
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkbp:cathedral gptkb:Riga_Cathedral
gptkbp:class gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:country gptkb:Latvia
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Reformation_Day
gptkbp:founded 1922
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Riga
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Reformation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lutheran Church of Latvia
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:Latvian
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Jānis_Vanags
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Reformation_in_Livonia
Restoration of independence in 1991
Soviet occupation and suppression
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations approximately 300
gptkbp:numberOfMembers approximately 700,000
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Latvian
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen not permitted
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Latvia
gptkbp:theology gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:website https://www.lelb.lv/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Confessional_Evangelical_Lutheran_Conference
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5