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This is the List of churches in Estonia.It aims to include all current churches, chapels and monasteries in the current territory of Estonia, as well as former Christian sacral buildings that were specially designed for that purpose.
The Estonian Church may refer to: The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church; The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, also officially known as the Orthodox Church of ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Estonia when the first case was confirmed in Tallinn on 27 February 2020. [ 3 ]
Estonian Council of Churches (ECC; Estonian: Eesti Kirikute Nõukogu) is an Estonian organisation which unites and promotes co-operation between Christian churches and congregations in Estonia. [1] ECC president is Urmas Viilma. [2] ECC is an associate member of Conference of European Churches. [3]
Under Estonian law it is the legal successor to the pre–World War II Estonian Orthodox Church, which in 1940 had over 210,000 members, three bishops, 156 parishes, 131 priests, 19 deacons, two monasteries, and a theological seminary; the majority of the members were ethnic Estonians.
The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC; Estonian: Eesti Evangeelne Luterlik Kirik, abbreviated EELK) is a Lutheran church in Estonia. EELC is member of the Lutheran World Federation and belongs to the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe .
Anarâškielâ; العربية; Azərbaycanca; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Български; Čeština; Dansk; Deutsch
Most are of Estonian background but also many Lithuanians and Poles. Most live in the major towns such as Tallinn, Tartu, and Narva. Estonia had no dioceses after 1560 but after 1924 the whole country formed an apostolic administration. From 2005 to 2024 the Apostolic Administrator of Estonia who resides in Tallinn was Bishop Philippe Jourdan.