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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