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In line with the common church naming traditions in Estonia, a traditionally Lutheran country, the Lutheran parish churches are usually listed by their locality name (e.g. "Aegviidu Church"), while churches of other denominations are listed either by their full name by their common name.
The Estonian Church may refer to: The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church; The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, also officially known as the Orthodox Church of ...
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.
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]
The national church of Estonia is the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, of which St John's is a parish church. The motivation for construction was the large size of the existing congregation at the neighbouring Holy Spirit parish church (sometimes translated 'Holy Ghost'), which by the mid-nineteenth century numbered more than 14,000 ...
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.
St. Mary's Cathedral (Estonian: Toomkirik, German: Ritter- und Domkirche, full name: The Episcopal Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Mary, Tallinn, Estonian: Tallinna Püha Neitsi Maarja Piiskoplik Toomkirik) is a Lutheran cathedral church located on the Toompea hill in the medieval central part of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. Established ...
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