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Diocese and Evangelical Church in Germany

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Difference between Diocese and Evangelical Church in Germany

Diocese vs. Evangelical Church in Germany

The word diocese is derived from the Greek term διοίκησις meaning "administration". The Evangelical Church in Germany (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, abbreviated EKD) is a federation of twenty Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist) and United (Prussian Union) Protestant regional churches and denominations in Germany, which collectively encompasses the vast majority of Protestants in that country.

Similarities between Diocese and Evangelical Church in Germany

Diocese and Evangelical Church in Germany have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Bishop, Catholic Church, Congregationalist polity, Continental Reformed church, Episcopal polity, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheranism, Presbyterian polity, Reformation, Synod.

Bishop

A bishop (English derivation from the New Testament of the Christian Bible Greek επίσκοπος, epískopos, "overseer", "guardian") is an ordained, consecrated, or appointed member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Congregationalist polity

Congregationalist polity, or congregational polity, often known as congregationalism, is a system of ecclesiastical polity in which every local church congregation is independent, ecclesiastically sovereign, or "autonomous".

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Continental Reformed church

A Continental Reformed church is a Reformed church that has its origin in the European continent.

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Episcopal polity

An episcopal polity is a hierarchical form of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") in which the chief local authorities are called bishops.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity which identifies with the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546), a German friar, ecclesiastical reformer and theologian.

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Presbyterian polity

Presbyterian (or presbyteral) polity is a method of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders.

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Reformation

The Reformation (or, more fully, the Protestant Reformation; also, the European Reformation) was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin and other Protestant Reformers in 16th century Europe.

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Synod

A synod is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application.

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Diocese and Evangelical Church in Germany Comparison

Diocese has 76 relations, while Evangelical Church in Germany has 160. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 4.24% = 10 / (76 + 160).

References

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