Church of Norway

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination gptkb:church
gptkbp:baptismPractice	infant baptism
gptkbp:confession	gptkb:Augsburg_Confession
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:crest	gptkb:Apostles'_Creed gptkb:Athanasian_Creed gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkbp:denomination	gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:district	11
gptkbp:founded	1536
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Oslo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Church of Norway
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Olav_Fykse_Tveit
gptkbp:leaderTitle	gptkb:Presiding_Bishop
gptkbp:legalStatus	public law body
gptkbp:mainCathedral	gptkb:Nidaros_Cathedral
gptkbp:marriageOfClergy	allowed
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Reformation_in_Norway Separation from state in 2012
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Bodø_Cathedral gptkb:Tromsø_Cathedral gptkb:Oslo_Cathedral gptkb:Ålesund_Church gptkb:Kristiansand_Cathedral gptkb:Bergen_Cathedral gptkb:Fredrikstad_Cathedral gptkb:Hamar_Cathedral gptkb:Nidaros_Cathedral gptkb:Stavanger_Cathedral gptkb:Trondheim_Cathedral
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Gunnar_Stålsett gptkb:Helga_Haugland_Byfuglien gptkb:Olav_Fykse_Tveit
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	about 3.5 million
gptkbp:numberOfParishes	about 1200
gptkbp:numberOfPriests	about 1200
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://kirken.no/
gptkbp:ordinationOfLGBT	yes
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen	yes
gptkbp:parishStructure	gptkb:civil_parish
gptkbp:rite	gptkb:Western
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:state	yes
gptkbp:stateChurchUntil	2012
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:King gptkb:King_Harald_V gptkb:King_Harald_V_of_Norway gptkb:King_Olav_V gptkb:Protestantism gptkb:Queen_Sonja_of_Norway gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Porvoo_Communion
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4