Lutheran World Federation

Japanese: Lutheran World Federation(英語表記)LutheranWorldFederation
Lutheran World Federation

…Since then, with the expansion of Christian missionary work from Europe and America to Asia and Africa, churches have been formed in many parts of the world. There are now 70 million Lutheran believers around the world, most of whom are members of the Lutheran World Federation (established in 1947). The headquarters is in Geneva, and the current chairman is Bishop Kibira of Tanzania. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Lutheran World Federation" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その後ヨーロッパやアメリカからアジア,アフリカの各地へのキリスト教伝道の拡大とともに,今では世界中多くの地に教会が形成されている。全世界のルター派教会信徒数は7000万を数え,その大部分がルーテル世界連盟Lutheran World Federation(設立1947)に加盟している。本部はジュネーブにあり,現在の議長はタンザニアのキビラ監督である。…

※「Lutheran World Federation」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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