Europe

The cradle of the New Apostolic Church lies in Europe. In January 1863, the majority of the Hamburg congregation of the Catholic-Apostolic Church, headquartered in Albury, England, separated from the mother church. The fledgling group, which later became known as the New Apostolic Church, began to experience vigorous growth, especially in Germany.

Outside Germany, the spread of the New Apostolic faith throughout Europe was difficult at first. Eventually the Church began to grow, albeit very slowly, in Scandinavia and around the area of the Mediterranean.

Today old Europe is no longer the epicentre of the New Apostolic Church, although it is officially represented in all countries of Europe today. Only about 5% of all New Apostolic Christians live in Europe. In approximately 4,000 congregations they receive pastoral care from some 28,000 ministers.

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, North Germany, Norway, Sweden

District Apostle Karlheinz Schumacher (*19.03.1944). District Apostle since 27.11.2005.

North East Germany, Russian Federation

District Apostle Wolfgang Nadolny (*17.05.1956). District Apostle since 16.01.2005.

Albania, Georgia, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, North West Germany, Portugal

District Apostle Armin Brinkmann (*15.11.1948). District Apostle since 26.06.2005.

Belarussia, Middle Germany, Poland, Slovakia

District Apostle Wilfried Klingler (*07.06.1949). District Apostle since 03.10.1993.

Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Luxemburg, Middle West Germany, Turkey

District Apostle Hagen Wend (*26.08.1943). District Apostle since 10.12.1995.

Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, South Germany, Ukraine

District Apostle Michael Ehrich (*19.09.1959). District Apostle since 23.04.2006.

Malta, Netherlands

District Apostle Theodoor J. de Bruijn (*26.02.1946). District Apostle since 06.12.1998.

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Switzerland ...

District Apostle Markus Fehlbaum, Switzerland (*19.09.1951). District Apostle since 06.04.2008.

Supported countries or other District Churches in Europe:

France, Monaco

District Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider (*18.09.1959). District Apostle since 26.09.2004.

United Kingdom and Ireland

District Apostle Leonard R. Kolb (*07.07.1956). District Apostle since 12.10.2008.

Facts & Figures

Members: 480.515
Ministers: 26.053
Congregations: 3.464

(31.12.2007)

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