The Reformed Church in Romania ( hu, Romániai Református Egyház; ro, Biserica Reformată din România) is the organization of the

Calvinist Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Ca ...

church in

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

. The majority of its followers are of Hungarian ethnicity and Hungarian is the main church language. The large majority of the Church's parishes are in

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

; according to the 2002 census, 701,077 people or 3.15% of the total population belong to the Reformed Church. About 95% of the members were of Hungarian ethnicity. The religious institution is composed of two bishoprics, the

Reformed Diocese of Királyhágómellék The Reformed Diocese of Királyhágómellék or Királyhágómellék Reformed Church District ( hu, Királyhágómelléki Református Egyházkerület; ro, Episcopia Reformată de pe lângă Piatra Craiului) is one of the two dioceses of the Reforme ...

and the

Reformed Diocese of Transylvania The Reformed Diocese of Transylvania ( hu, Erdélyi Református Egyházkerület; ro, Episcopia Reformată din Ardeal) is a moderately conservative Reformed, Calvinist church in Romania; its seat is in Cluj-Napoca. Alongside the Reformed Diocese ...

. The headquarters are at Oradea and Cluj-Napoca, respectively. Together with the

Unitarian Church of Transylvania The Unitarian Church of Transylvania ( hu, Erdélyi Unitárius Egyház; ro, Biserica Unitariană din Transilvania), also known as the Hungarian Unitarian Church ( hu, Magyar Unitárius Egyház; ro, Biserica Unitariană Maghiară), is a Christian ...

and the two Lutheran churches of Romania (the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania ( ro, Biserica Evanghelică-Luterană din România; hu, Romániai Evangélikus-Lutheránus Egyház; german: Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Rumänien) is a Lutheran denomination in Romania. Many acti ...

and the Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession), the Calvinist community runs the

Protestant Theological Institute of Cluj The Protestant Theological Institute ( ro, Institutul Teologic Protestant; hu, Protestáns Teológiai Intézet; german: Protestantisch-Theologisches Institut) is a Protestant seminary and private university in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The state-recog ...

Doctrine

The church adheres to the:

Creeds

Apostle Creed The Apostles' Creed (Latin: ''Symbolum Apostolorum'' or ''Symbolum Apostolicum''), sometimes titled the Apostolic Creed or the Symbol of the Apostles, is a Christian creed or "symbol of faith". The creed most likely originated in 5th-century ...

* Nicene Creed * Athanasian Creed

Confessions

* Heidelberg Catechism *

Second Helvetic Confession The Helvetic Confessions are two documents expressing the common belief of the Calvinist churches of Switzerland. History The First Helvetic Confession ( la, Confessio Helvetica prior), known also as the Second Confession of Basel, was drawn up in ...

Gallery

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Câmpia Turzii Câmpia Turzii (; german: Jerischmarkt; hu, Aranyosgyéres) is a municipality in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, which was formed in 1925 by the union of two villages, Ghiriș (''Aranyosgyéres'') and Sâncrai (''Szentkirály''). It was de ...

Image:Biserica Reformata cu 2 turnuri din Cluj.jpg, Church with Two Towers, Cluj-Napoca Image:TurdaBisRefCalvPoiana.jpg, Turda-Poiana Image:Satu Mare Chains Church.JPG, Satu Mare Church with the Chains Image:Reformed Church, 2006 Zilah 009.jpg,

Zalău Zalău (, unofficial and former official name: ro, Zălau (; german: Zillenmarkt or , hu, Zilah, tr, Zile) is the seat of Sălaj County, Romania. In 2011, its estimated population was 56,202. History Ancient times Zalău is situated in the ...

(1904–07)

References

External links

Official website of the Transylvanian district

Official website of the Királyhágómellék district
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Banat Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of T ...

Crișana Crișana ( hu, Körösvidék, german: Kreischgebiet) is a geographical and historical region in north-western Romania, named after the Criș (Körös) River and its three tributaries: the Crișul Alb, Crișul Negru, and Crișul Repede. In Rom ...

and

Maramureș or Marmaroshchyna ( ro, Maramureș ; uk, Мармарощина, Marmaroshchyna; hu, Máramaros) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine. It is situated in the northeastern Carpathians, alon ...

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