Memelland
There was also a strong denominational difference since about 95% of the inhabitants of Lithuania Minor were [[Lutheran]]s while more than 90% of Greater Lithuanians were [[Catholic]]s. Following the "Agreement concerning the Evangelical Church of the Klaipėda Region" () of July 23, 1925, concluded between the [[Directorate of the Klaipėda Region]] and the [[Evangelical Church of the old-Prussian Union]], a [[united and uniting churches|church of united administration]] of Lutheran and [[Reformed church|Reformed]] congregations, the mostly Lutheran congregations (and a single Reformed one in Klaipėda) in the Klaipėda Region were disentangled from the old-Prussian "Ecclesiastical Province of East Prussia" and formed the [[Regional Synodal Federation of the Memel Territory]] (Landessynodalverband Memelgebiet) since, being ranked an old-Prussian ecclesiastical province of its own. An own [[Consistory (Protestantism)|consistory]] in Klaipėda was established in 1927, led by a [[Superintendent (ecclesiastical)|general superintendent]] (at first F. Gregor, elected in 1927, succeeded by O. Obereiniger, elected by the regional synod in 1933). The Catholic parishes in the Klaipėda Region used to belong to the [[Bishop of Ermland|Bishopric of Ermland]] until 1926 and were then disentangled, forming the new [[Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Klaipėda|Territorial Prelature of Klaipėda]] under Prelate [[Justinas Staugaitis]].