Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony
| Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony | |
|---|---|
| Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Sachsens | |
| Type | Landeskirche, member of the Protestant Church in Germany |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Landesbischof | Tobias Bilz |
| Associations | |
| Region | 14,900 km2 in Saxony |
| Headquarters | Dresden |
| Congregations | 319 |
| Members | 610,503 17.4% of total population (2020) |
| Official website | https://www.evlks.de/ |
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony (Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Sachsens) is one of 20 member Churches of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD), covering most of the state of Saxony. Its headquarters are in Dresden, and the seat of the bishop (styled Bishop of Saxony) is at Meissen Cathedral. Prior to the propagation of state atheism in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), it was the largest Evangelical Lutheran church in Germany.
The church has 610,503 parishioners in 319 parishes (as of December 31, 2022).