Public law corporation ( public law corporation ) Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (abbreviated as: Kdö.R. , as well as KdöR , KöR or K.ö.R. ) is a legally operating corporation in Germany . An example of a public law corporation is Kassenärztliche Vereinigung , a corporation involved in the provision of outpatient health care in Germany.
List of religious associations in Germany having the status of a public law corporation
Some religious communities in Germany have the status of a public law corporation. These include [1] :
- Gospel churches
- The Evangelical Church of Germany ( Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland ) and all its land churches
- The Roman Catholic Church and all its dioceses
- German Old Catholic Church ( Alt-Katholische Kirche in Deutschland )
- Free Gospel Churches
- Federation of Evangelical Free Churches ( Bund Evangelisch-Freikirchlicher Gemeinden )
- Confederation of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany ( Bund Freier evangelischer Gemeinden in Deutschland )
- United Methodist Church ( Evangelisch-methodistische Kirche )
- Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church ( Evangelisch-Lutherische Freikirche )
- Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church ( Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche )
- Moravian Church ( Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine )
- Mennonites
- Federation of Free Pentecostal Churches ( Bund Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden )
- Salvation Army in Germany ( Heilsarmee )
- Orthodox churches
- Greek Metropolis of Germany
- Russian Orthodox Church Abroad
- Russian Orthodox Church (MP)
- Jewish communities
- Central Council of Jews in Germany
- Jewish land associations
- Separate Jewish communities
- Israeli cultural communities
- Other
- New Apostolic Church ( Neuapostolische Kirche )
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Apostle Jesus Christ
- Church of god
- Christian community
- Johanit Church
- (First) Church of Christ (Christian science)
- Union of Free Religious Communities in Germany
- Humanist Society of Free Protestants
- Free Unitary Religious Community
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
- Confederation of Spiritual Freedom of Bavaria
- Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany
Religious organizations that have the status of a public law corporation have the right to levy church tax from their parishioners, but are not required to do so.