Back Evangelická církev augsburského vyznání v Rakousku Czech Evangelische Kirche A.B. in Österreich German کلیسای پروتستان اعتراف آگسبورگ در اتریش Persian Itävallan Augsburgin tunnustuksen evankelinen kirkko Finnish オーストリア福音主義教会アウクスブルク信仰告白派 Japanese Kościół Ewangelicki Augsburskiego Wyznania w Austrii Polish Евангелическая церковь Аугсбургского исповедания в Австрии Russian
| Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria | |
|---|---|
| Evangelische Kirche Augsburgischen Bekenntnisses in Österreich | |
.JPG) The Lutheran Church in Vienna | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Lutheran |
| Polity | presbyteral-synodal[1] |
| Bishop | Michael Chalupka |
| Associations | Lutheran World Federation, World Council of Churches, Conference of European Churches, Community of Protestant Churches in Europe |
| Region | Austria |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
| Origin | 16th century |
| Separated from | Catholic Church |
| Congregations | 191 [2] |
| Members | 244,583 (2023)[2] |
| Official website | https://evang.at/ |
The Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria (Evangelische Kirche Augsburgischen Bekenntnisses in Österreich) is a Lutheran denomination in Austria. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1947. It is also a member of the World Council of Churches, the Conference of European Churches and the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe as well as the Conference of Churches on the Rhine.
- ^ "Protestants in Austria". evang.at. Protestant Church in Austria. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Facts & Figures". evang.at. Protestant Church in Austria. Retrieved June 17, 2024.