Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland

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

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination gptkb:National_church
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches
gptkbp:constitution	State church by Icelandic constitution
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:founded	1540
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:King_Christian_III_of_Denmark
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Church_Assembly_(Kirkjuþing)
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Reykjavík
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Agnes_M._Sigurðardóttir
gptkbp:leaderTitle	gptkb:Bishop_of_Iceland
gptkbp:mainCathedral	gptkb:Dómkirkjan_(Reykjavík_Cathedral) gptkb:Hallgrímskirkja
gptkbp:notableEvent	Reformation in Iceland
gptkbp:notableRuler	gptkb:Agnes_M._Sigurðardóttir gptkb:Jón_Sigurðsson gptkb:Karl_Sigurbjörnsson gptkb:Sigurbjörn_Einarsson gptkb:Þorlákur_Skúlason gptkb:Brynjólfur_Sveinsson gptkb:Gísli_Magnússon gptkb:Guðbrandur_Þorláksson gptkb:Guðmundur_Guðmundsson gptkb:Jón_Árnason gptkb:Jón_Þorkelsson gptkb:Jón_Þorláksson gptkb:Jón_Arason gptkb:Jón_Bjarnason gptkb:Jón_Helgason gptkb:Jón_Vídalín gptkb:Oddur_Einarsson gptkb:Pétur_Sigurgeirsson gptkb:Sigurður_Nordal gptkb:Sigurður_Stefánsson gptkb:Stefán_Jónsson gptkb:Sveinbjörn_Sveinbjörnsson
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	~230,000
gptkbp:numberOfParishes	~270
gptkbp:numberOfPriests	~150
gptkbp:officialLanguage	Icelandic
gptkbp:population	~62%
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:rite	gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:stateChurchOf	gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:website	https://www.kirkjan.is/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran gptkb:Porvoo_Communion
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland