Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Denmark
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkb:church
gptkbp:baptismRequiredForMembership yes
gptkbp:blessingOfSameSexUnions yes
gptkbp:class gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:constitutionallyRecognized yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:directionA gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:district 10
gptkbp:founded 1536
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Christian_III_of_Denmark
gptkbp:governingBody Episcopal polity
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Copenhagen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark
gptkbp:language Danish
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Margrethe_II_of_Denmark
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Monarch_of_Denmark
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Aarhus_Cathedral
gptkb:Roskilde_Cathedral
gptkb:Copenhagen_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:notableRuler gptkb:Elof_Westergaard
gptkb:Henrik_Stubkjær
gptkb:Henrik_Wigh-Poulsen
gptkb:Marianne_Christiansen
gptkb:Marianne_Gaarden
gptkb:Peter_Fischer-Møller
gptkb:Peter_Skov-Jakobsen
gptkb:Thomas_Reinholdt_Rasmussen
gptkb:Tine_Lindhardt
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 4.3 million
gptkbp:ordinationOfLGBTClergy yes
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen yes
gptkbp:population about 73% (2023)
gptkbp:rite Divine Liturgy
gptkbp:status gptkb:church
gptkbp:website https://www.folkekirken.dk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkb:Monarch_of_Denmark
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Porvoo_Communion
gptkb:Queen_consort
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4