Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg (

Lutheran church in the German state of Lower Saxony
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg

The seat of the church leaders is in

Protestant denomination in the area of the former state of Oldenburg
.

History

The

state church and the monarch was the acting bishop (summus episcopus, or supreme governor) of the church. In 1922 the Church in Oldenburg counted 291,000 parishioners.[3]

Practices

blessing of same-sex marriages were allowed.[4][5]

Leadership of the church

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg has four leading authorities: the synod, the bishop, the superior church council (Oberkirchenrat), and the common church committee.

Synod

The synod is the highest leading authority in the Church. The election of the 60 members (two-thirds laypersons and one-third clerics) of the synod is for six years.

Leading persons and bishops in history

  • 1893–1904: Martin Bernhard Schomann, president
  • 1904–1920: Eugen von Finckh, president
  • 1920–1934: Heinrich Tilemann, president
  • 1934–1944: Johannes Volkers, bishop
  • 1945–1952: Wilhelm Stählin, bishop
  • 1952−1953: bishop crisis:[6] Wilhelm Hahn was elected, but not inaugurated.
  • 1954–1967: Gerhard Jacobi, bishop
  • 1967–1985: Hans-Heinrich Harms, bishop
  • 1985–1998: Wilhelm Sievers, bishop
  • 1998–2008: Peter Krug, bishop
  • 2008−2018: Jan Janssen, bishop
  • 2018-today: Thomas Adomeit, bishop

External links

Notes

  1. ^ Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland – Kirchemitgliederzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2020 Archived 2021-12-21 at the Wayback Machine EKD, November 2021
  2. ^ Cnf. Hermann Hamelmann, Oldenburgisch Chronicon, Oldenburg 1599, p. 363.
  3. ISBN 3-525-61362-8
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  4. ^ NDR.de: Oldenburgische Kirche beschließt Trauuung für alle Archived 2019-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, 2018 (German)
  5. ^ Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Cnf. DER SPIEGEL No. 08/1953, issue from 18 Feb 1953, p. 12 Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine (German)

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