Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark

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