The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg (German : Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Oldenburg ) is a Lutheran church in the German state of Lower Saxony .
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg The seat of the church leaders is in Oldenburg , as is the preaching venue of its bishop at St Lamberti Church . The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg is a regional church (German: Landeskirche) and a full member of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD). As one of just two regional churches in the EKD, the church is only a guest member of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD) and the Union of Evangelical Churches (UEK). The church is also a full member of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe and the Lutheran World Federation . The church has 390,072 members (2020)[ 1] in 123 parishes, with approximately 260 pastors (men and women ). It is the largest Protestant denomination in the area of the former state of Oldenburg .
The Lutheran Reformation came to the County of Oldenburg beginning in 1527.[ 2] Until the German Revolution in 1918, the church was a 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]
Ordination of women and blessing of same-sex marriages were allowed.[ 4] [ 5]
Leadership of the church [ edit ] The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg has four leading authorities: the synod , the bishop , the superior church council (Oberkirchenrat), and the common church committee.
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 [ edit ] 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 ^ Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland – Kirchemitgliederzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2020 Archived 2021-12-21 at the Wayback Machine EKD, November 2021 ^ Cnf. Hermann Hamelmann, Oldenburgisch Chronicon, Oldenburg 1599, p. 363. ^ Sebastian Müller-Rolli in collaboration with Reiner Anselm, Evangelische Schulpolitik in Deutschland 1918–1958: Dokumente und Darstellung , Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1999, (=Eine Veröffentlichung des Comenius-Instituts Münster), p. 30. ISBN 3-525-61362-8 . ^ NDR.de: Oldenburgische Kirche beschließt Trauuung für alle Archived 2019-03-29 at the Wayback Machine , 2018 (German) ^ Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine ^ 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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