Evangelisch Lutherische Kirche in Bayern
From GenWiki
Hierarchy
Regional Research > Germany, after 1989 > Bavaria > Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern
Introduction
General Information
The Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern has ca. 2,7 mio. parish members in 1,531 Kirchengemeinden (parishes) in Bavaria .
(Data: 2004) Source
Church Structure (Bavaria, ev.-luth.)
The Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern is organized into 6 church districts (Kirchenkreise) and ca. 68 deaneries (Dekanate/Dekanatsbezirke).
(Data: 2004)
Church districts (Kirchenkreise)
Several deaneries (Dekanate) form together a church district the so-called (Kirchenkreis). Something a bit comparable to the political administrative district (Regierungsbezirk), yet - in most cases they are not congruent area-wise.
- Kirchenkreis Ansbach-Würzburg
- Kirchenkreis Augsburg
- Kirchenkreis Bayreuth
- Kirchenkreis München
- Kirchenkreis Nürnberg
- Kirchenkreis Regensburg
Deaneries (Dekanate), alphabetical
Several parishes (Kirchengemeinden) form up together a deanery (Dekanat/Dekanatsbezirk). Something a bit comparable to the political county (Landkreis), yet - in most cases they are not congruent area-wise.
Church Structure, sorted by Administrative District (political)
Please note:
The church organization is not congruent with the political organization of the Bavarian administrative districts (Regierungsbezirke) and counties (Landkreise). Therefore the list below can only be seen as general overview information. The territory dimensions of some church districts and deaneries can therefore overlap in border areas.
Administrative District Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia)
- Dekanat Ansbach
- Dekanat Bad Windsheim
- Dekanat Dinkelsbühl
- Dekanat Feuchtwangen
- Dekanat Gunzenhausen
- Dekanat Heidenheim
- Dekanat Leutershausen
- Dekanat Rothenburg ob der Tauber
- Dekanat Uffenheim
- Dekanat Wassertrüdingen
- Dekanat Windsbach
- Dekanat Altdorf
- Dekanat Erlangen
- Dekanat Fürth
- Dekanat Hersbruck
- Dekanat Neustadt an der Aisch
- Dekanat Nürnberg mit 3 Prodekanten (Nürnberg-Mitte/Nord, Nürnberg-Ost, Nürnberg-West)
- Dekanat Pappenheim
- Dekanat Schwabach
- Dekanat Weißenburg
Administrative District Oberfranken (Upper Franconia)
- Dekanat Bad Berneck
- Dekanat Bamberg
- Dekanat Bayreuth
- Dekanat Coburg
- Dekanat Forchheim (in Wiesenthal-Muggendorf)
- Dekanat Hof
- Dekanat Kronach
- Dekanat Kulmbach
- Dekanat Ludwigsstadt
- Dekanat Münchberg
- Dekanat Naila
- Dekanat Pegnitz
- Dekanat Selb
- Dekanat Thurnau
- Dekanat Wunsiedel
Administrative District Unterfranken (Lower Franconia)
- Dekanat Aschaffenburg
- Dekanat Bad Neustadt an der Saale
- Dekanat Castell
- Dekanat Kitzingen
- Dekanat Lohr
- Dekanat Markt Einersheim
- Dekanat Schweinfurt
- Dekanat Würzburg
Administrative District Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria)
- Dekanat Bad Tölz
- Dekanat Freising
- Dekanat Fürstenfeldbruck
- Dekanat München with 7 Prodekanen (M-Süd, M Süd-Ost, M Süd-West, M-Nord, M-Ost, M-West, M-Mitte)
- Dekanat Rosenheim
- Dekanat Traunstein
- Dekanat Weilheim in Oberbayern
Administrative District Niederbayern (Lower Bavaria)
Administrative District Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate)
- Dekanat Cham
- Dekanat Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
- Dekanat Regensburg
- Dekanat Sulzbach-Rosenberg
- Dekanat Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Administrative District Schwaben (Swabia)
- Dekanat Augsburg
- Dekanat Donauwörth
- Dekanat Kempten
- Dekanat Memmingen
- Dekanat Neu-Ulm
- Dekanat Nördlingen
- Dekanat Oettingen
History of Ev.-Luth. Church of Bavaria
- Geschichte - Ev.-Luth. Kirche in Bayern History, in German
Archives
Church Book Archives of Ev.-Luth. Church of Bavaria
- Bavaria Archives How to find an archive in Bavaria ?
- Holding list, Landeskirchliches Archiv, Kirchenbucharchiv Regensburg - Complete Holdings Evangelical-Lutheran parishes of Bavaria (as far as already in the archive)
- Holding list, Landeskirchliches Archiv, Kirchenbucharchiv Regensburg - ONLY Franconia related
- Bestandsliste, Landeskirchliches Archiv, Kirchenbucharchiv Nürnberg - ONLY parishes of city Nürnberg
Miscellaneous
Internetlinks
Official Websites
- Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Bavaria, in German
Data from the Genealogical Place Database (GOV)
| Name |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Type |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| denomination |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GOV-Kennung | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| map |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliations |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Superordinate objects | Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (Kirchenprovinz) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Subordinate objects |
|
| Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern, Kirchenkreise (church districts) |
|
| Kirchenkreis Ansbach-Würzburg |
Kirchenkreis Augsburg |
Kirchenkreis Bayreuth |
Kirchenkreis München | |
