Reformed Church in Hungary in the context of "Hungarian culture"

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⭐ Core Definition: Reformed Church in Hungary

The Reformed Church in Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarországi Református Egyház, MRE, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːgi ˈrɛformaːtuʃ ˈɛɟhaːz]) is the largest Protestant church in Hungary, with parishes also among the Hungarian diaspora abroad. It is made up of 1,249 congregations in 27 presbyteries and four church districts and has a membership of over 1.6 million, making it the second largest Christian church in Hungary after the Catholic Church. As a Continental Reformed church, its doctrines and practices reflect a Calvinist theology, for which the Hungarian term is református (pronounced [ˈrɛformaːtuʃ]).

The Hungarian Reformed Church became the symbol of national Hungarian culture, since it led to the translation of the Bible into the Hungarian language by Hussite pastors, and contributed to the education of the population through its school system.

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Reformed Church in Hungary in the context of Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia

The Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia (Slovak: Reformovaná kresťanská cirkev na Slovensku, Hungarian: Szlovákiai Református Keresztény Egyház) has 85,000 members in 205 parishes and 103 mission churches and 59 house fellowships in 9 presbyteries. The members are mostly Hungarians living in the southern part of the country, and it has a shared history with the Reformed Church in Hungary. The bishop is the head of the church, in contrast with other Calvinist churches.

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Reformed Church in Hungary in the context of Reformed Diocese of Királyhágómellék

The Reformed Diocese of Királyhágómellék or Királyhágómellék Reformed Church District (Hungarian: Királyhágómelléki Református Egyházkerület; Romanian: Episcopia Reformată de pe lângă Piatra Craiului) is one of the two dioceses of the Reformed Church in Romania, with its headquarters in Oradea. It was part of the Reformed Diocese of Tiszántúl of the Reformed Church in Hungary from the 16th century until 1920, when it came under Romanian administration in accordance with the Treaty of Trianon and became part of the newly founded Reformed Church in Romania. In 2004, it had 320,000 members in 271 congregations and 342 house fellowships. The Apostles Creed, the Heidelberg Catechism and the Second Helvetic Confession are the official standards.

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