Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkb:church
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Church_of_Sweden
gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland
gptkb:Church_of_Iceland
gptkb:Church_of_Norway
gptkbp:baptismRequiredForMembership yes
gptkbp:confirmationRequiredForFullMembership yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:district 10
gptkbp:founded 1536
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Christian_III_of_Denmark
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Ministry_of_Ecclesiastical_Affairs_(Denmark)
gptkbp:hasClergy gptkb:bishop
gptkb:priest
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Copenhagen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Maribo_Cathedral
gptkb:Aarhus_Cathedral
gptkb:Aalborg_Cathedral
gptkb:Odense_Cathedral
gptkb:Ribe_Cathedral
gptkb:Lolland-Falster_Cathedral
gptkb:Roskilde_Cathedral
gptkb:Copenhagen_Cathedral
gptkb:Haderslev_Cathedral
gptkb:Viborg_Cathedral
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches
gptkb:Community_of_Protestant_Churches_in_Europe
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Folkekirken
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Reformation_in_Denmark_(1536)
adoption of Lutheranism as state religion (1536)
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 4.3 million
gptkbp:officialLanguage Danish
gptkbp:ordinationOfLGBT yes
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen yes
gptkbp:parish over 2,000
gptkbp:population about 73% (as of 2022)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:rite Lutheran rite
gptkbp:state yes
gptkbp:supremeGovernor gptkb:Monarch_of_Denmark
gptkbp:taxStatus yes
gptkbp:website https://www.folkekirken.dk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mette_Frederiksen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5