Evangelical Catholic, High Church Lutheranism; Confessional Lutheranism
Polity
Episcopal
Primate
Jānis Vanags, Archbishop of Riga
Altar and pulpit fellowship
Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
Associations
Lutheran World Federation
World Council of Churches
Conference of European Churches
Porvoo Communion (observer)
International Lutheran Council
Region
Latvia
Origin
1517
Separated from
Roman Catholic Church
Congregations
293
Members
250,000
Official website
http://www.lelb.lv/
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Riga CathedralDaugavpils Martin Luther CathedralLiepāja Holy Trinity Cathedral
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca, or LELB) is a Lutheran Protestant church in Latvia. Latvia's Lutheran heritage dates back to the Reformation. Both the Nazi and communist regimes persecuted the church harshly before religious freedom returned to Latvia in 1988. In contrast to Estonia, where state atheism reduced the once 80% Lutheran majority to barely 10% by 2011, the Latvian Lutheran church saw its membership drop to around 20% but has recovered and now includes approximately 30% of the population. The church reports having 250,000 members according to the Lutheran World Federation.[1]
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