Church of Iceland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Church_of_Iceland

GPTKB entity

Statements (88)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination gptkb:church
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches gptkb:Porvoo_Communion
gptkbp:baptismDate	infant baptism
gptkbp:cathedral	gptkb:Hallgrímskirkja
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:communionWith	open communion
gptkbp:confirmedBy	yes
gptkbp:constitutionally_recognized	yes
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:currentBishop	gptkb:Agnes_M._Sigurðardóttir
gptkbp:directionA	gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:festival	gptkb:Advent gptkb:Ascension_Day gptkb:Christmas gptkb:Easter gptkb:Epiphany gptkb:Good_Friday gptkb:Holy_Week gptkb:Pentecost gptkb:Reformation_Day gptkb:St._Patrick's_Day gptkb:St._Stephen's_Day gptkb:Harvest_Festival gptkb:Trinity_Sunday gptkb:All_Saints'_Day gptkb:Lent gptkb:Palm_Sunday gptkb:St._John's_Day gptkb:St._Agnes'_Day gptkb:St._Andrew's_Day gptkb:St._Anne's_Day gptkb:St._Bartholomew's_Day gptkb:St._Catherine's_Day gptkb:St._Cecilia's_Day gptkb:St._David's_Day gptkb:St._George's_Day gptkb:St._James'_Day gptkb:St._John_the_Baptist's_Day gptkb:St._Joseph's_Day gptkb:St._Lawrence's_Day gptkb:St._Lucia's_Day gptkb:St._Margaret's_Day gptkb:St._Mark's_Day gptkb:St._Martin's_Day gptkb:St._Mary_Magdalene's_Day gptkb:St._Matthew's_Day gptkb:St._Matthias'_Day gptkb:St._Michael's_Day gptkb:St._Nicholas'_Day gptkb:St._Olaf's_Day gptkb:St._Paul's_Day gptkb:St._Peter's_Day gptkb:St._Philip_and_St._James'_Day gptkb:St._Simon_and_St._Jude's_Day gptkb:St._Thomas'_Day gptkb:St._Thorlak's_Day gptkb:St._Valentine’s_Day gptkb:Transfiguration_Sunday gptkb:Whitsun Þjóðhátíðardagurinn (National Day)
gptkbp:founded	1540
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:King_Christian_III_of_Denmark
gptkbp:governingBody	Episcopal polity
gptkbp:hasClergy	priests
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Reykjavík
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Church of Iceland
gptkbp:language	Icelandic
gptkbp:marriage_equality	yes
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Hólar_Cathedral gptkb:Skálholt_Cathedral
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	about 230,000
gptkbp:ordination_of_LGBT_clergy	yes
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen	yes
gptkbp:population	about 60%
gptkbp:primate	gptkb:Bishop_of_Iceland
gptkbp:rite	gptkb:Western
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:status	gptkb:church
gptkbp:territory	gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:website	https://www.kirkjan.is/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4