Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine information
Lutheran denomination in France
Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine
Église protestante de la Confession d’Augsbourg d’Alsace et de Lorraine
Classification
Protestant
Orientation
Lutheran
Polity
Presbyterial-synodal polity
Leader
Christian Albecker [fr]
Associations
CCR, CPCE, FPF, LWF, UEPAL and WCC
Headquarters
Strasbourg, Grand Est
Origin
1872 in Strasbourg
Branched from
Evangelical Lutheran Church of France
Separations
Evangelical Lutheran Church – Synod of France
Congregations
208
Members
210,000
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Alsace
Rot un Wiss, traditional flag of Alsace
History
Germania Superior (Pagus Alsatiae) (83–475)
Alemanni (circa 213–496)
Alamannia (3rd-century–911)
Duchy of Alsace (circa 630–699)
Treaty of Verdun (843)
Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg (982–1803)
County of Ferrette (11th-century–14th-century)
Salm (1165−1793)
Landgraviate of Alsace (1186–1646)
Lower Alsace
Upper Alsace
Further Austria (13th-century–1648)
Décapole (1354–1679)
County of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1456–1736)
Upper Rhenish Circle (1500–1679)
Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine (1871–1918)
Gau Baden-Elsaß (1940–1945)
Alsace (1945–2016)
Grand Est (2016–)
European Collectivity of Alsace (2021-)
Culture
Coat of arms
Flag
Anthem
People
Language
Demographics
Musée alsacien (Hagenau | Strasbourg)
Religion
according to Concordat in Alsace-Moselle (1801): (including Lorraine)
Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg (Immediately subject to the Holy See)
(Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg)
(Lorraine: Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz)
Protestantism: Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine:
Lutheranism:
Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine
Calvinism:
Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine
Jewish consistories:
Strasbourg
Colmar
(Lorraine: Metz)
Law
Local law in Alsace-Moselle
Concordat in Alsace-Moselle
Administrative divisions
Capital: Strasbourg
Bas-Rhin (Unterelsaß)
Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg
Arrondissement of Molsheim
Arrondissement of Saverne
Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein
Arrondissement of Strasbourg
Haut-Rhin (Oberelsaß)
Arrondissement of Altkirch
Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Arrondissement of Mulhouse
Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller
Politics
Regional Council of Alsace (1982–2015)
Alsace independence movement
Assembly of Alsace (2021-)
Alsace in the European Union
European Parliament elections
Constituency
Related topics
Politics of France
Politics of Germany
Politics of the European Union
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Lorraine
Flag of Lorraine since the 13th century
History
Mediomatrici & Leuci
Gallia Belgica
Lotharingia
Duchy of Lorraine
Duchy of Bar
Three Bishoprics
Lorraine and Barrois
German Empire Lorraine department
Third Reich Lorraine department
Lorraine region
Grand Est
Culture
Coat of arms
Flag
Symbol
People
Languages
Lorrain
Lorraine Franconian
Low Alemannic
Demographics
Musée lorrain
Religion
Roman Catholicism:
Diocese of Metz (Immediately subject to the Holy See)
Diocese of Nancy
Diocese of Saint-Dié
Diocese of Verdun
Protestantism: Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle)
Lutheranism:
Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle)
Calvinism:
Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle)
United Protestant Church of France (rest of Lorraine)
Jewish consistories:
Metz (Moselle)
Nancy (rest of Lorraine)
Law
Local law in Alsace-Moselle
Concordat in Alsace-Moselle (1801)
Administrative divisions
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Capital: Nancy
Arrondissement of Briey
Arrondissement of Lunéville
Arrondissement of Nancy
Arrondissement of Toul
Meuse (55)
Capital: Bar-le-Duc
Arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc
Arrondissement of Commercy
Arrondissement of Verdun
Moselle (Lothringen, 57)
Capital: Metz
Arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Arrondissement of Metz
Arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Arrondissement of Sarreguemines
Arrondissement of Thionville
Vosges (88)
Capital: Épinal
Arrondissement of Épinal
Arrondissement of Neufchâteau
Arrondissement of Saint-Dié
Lorraine in the EU
European Parliament elections
Constituency
Related topics
Politics of France
Politics of Germany
Politics of the European Union
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The Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (French: Église protestante de la Confession d’Augsbourg d’Alsace et de Lorraine, EPCAAL; German: Protestantische Kirche Augsburgischen Bekenntnisses von Elsass und Lothringen, Kirche A.B. von Elsass und Lothringen; Alsatian: d' Protäschtàntischa Kìrch vum Augsburigischa Bekänntniss vum Elsàss ùn Lothringa) is a Lutheran church of public-law corporation status (établissement public du culte) in France. The ambit of the EPCAAL comprises congregations in Alsace and the Lorrain Moselle department.
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