Church of Iceland (Lutheran)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Church_of_Iceland_(Lutheran)
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
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:baptismRequiredForMembership true
gptkbp:confirmationAge 13-14
gptkbp:confirmationRequiredForFullMembership true
gptkbp:constitutionallyRecognized true
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations active
gptkbp:education provides religious education in schools
gptkbp:firstFemaleBishop gptkb:Agnes_M._Sigurðardóttir
gptkbp:founded 1540
gptkbp:founder gptkb:King_Christian_III_of_Denmark
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Church_Assembly_(Kirkjuþing)
gptkbp:hasClergy ~150
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Reykjavík
gptkbp:holiday gptkb:Þorláksmessa
gptkb:First_Day_of_Summer_(Sumardagurinn_fyrsti)
gptkb:Icelandic_National_Day_(June_17)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Church of Iceland (Lutheran)
gptkbp:languageOfWorship Evangelical Lutheran liturgy
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Agnes_M._Sigurðardóttir
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Bishop_of_Iceland
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Dómkirkjan_(Reykjavík_Cathedral)
gptkb:Hallgrímskirkja
gptkbp:marriageOfSameSexCouples allowed
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Reformation_in_Iceland_(16th_century)
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Agnes_M._Sigurðardóttir
gptkb:Karl_Sigurbjörnsson
gptkb:Sigurbjörn_Einarsson
gptkb:Sveinbjörn_Vilhjálmsson
gptkbp:numberOfMembers ~230,000
gptkbp:officialLanguage Icelandic
gptkbp:ordinationOfLGBT allowed
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen allowed
gptkbp:parish ~270
gptkbp:population ~62%
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church_in_Iceland
gptkbp:rite gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:state true
receives state funding
gptkbp:taxStatus receives church tax (sóknargjöld)
gptkbp:website https://www.kirkjan.is/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4