Church of Sweden (Lutheran)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Church_of_Sweden_(Lutheran)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination gptkb:church
gptkbp:allows_female_priests	yes
gptkbp:allows_same-sex_marriage	yes
gptkbp:baptismPractice	infant baptism
gptkbp:cathedral	gptkb:Uppsala_Cathedral
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:confirmation_age	14-15
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:currentArchbishop	gptkb:Martin_Modéus
gptkbp:directionA	gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:district	13
gptkbp:founded	1527
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Gustav_I_of_Sweden
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Uppsala,_Sweden
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Church of Sweden (Lutheran)
gptkbp:main_hymn_book	gptkb:Den_svenska_psalmboken
gptkbp:main_liturgical_book	gptkb:Den_svenska_kyrkohandboken
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Storkyrkan gptkb:Strängnäs_Cathedral gptkb:Uppsala_Cathedral gptkb:Sofia_Church,_Stockholm gptkb:Göteborg_Cathedral gptkb:Kalmar_Cathedral gptkb:Stockholm_Cathedral gptkb:Västerås_Cathedral gptkb:Härnösand_Cathedral gptkb:Karlstad_Cathedral gptkb:Linköping_Cathedral gptkb:Luleå_Cathedral gptkb:Lund_Cathedral gptkb:Mariestad_Cathedral gptkb:Oscar_Fredrik_Church,_Gothenburg gptkb:Skara_Cathedral gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Malmö gptkb:St._Mary's_Church,_Helsingborg gptkb:St._Peter's_Church,_Malmö gptkb:Sundsvall_Gustav_Adolf_Church gptkb:Växjö_Cathedral gptkb:Visby_Cathedral
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	5.6 million
gptkbp:officialLanguage	Swedish
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Porvoo_Communion
gptkbp:primate	gptkb:Archbishop_of_Uppsala
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:state_church_until	2000
gptkbp:website	https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kingdom_of_Sweden_(independent)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7