Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Norway
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkb:church
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkbp:baptismRequiredForMembership yes
gptkbp:confession gptkb:Augsburg_Confession
gptkb:Book_of_Concord
gptkb:Luther's_Large_Catechism
gptkb:Luther's_Small_Catechism
gptkbp:confirmationPracticed yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:crest gptkb:Apostles'_Creed
gptkb:Athanasian_Creed
gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:district 11
gptkbp:firstBishopOfOslo gptkb:Hans_Rev
gptkbp:firstFemaleBishop gptkb:Rosemarie_Köhn
gptkbp:founded 1536
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:hasClergy bishops
priests
deacons
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Oslo
gptkbp:holiday gptkb:Ascension_Day
gptkb:Christmas
gptkb:Easter
gptkb:Pentecost
gptkb:All_Saints'_Day
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Olav_Fykse_Tveit
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Presiding_Bishop
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Nidaros_Cathedral
gptkbp:membershipPercentageOfPopulation about 65% (2023)
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Desmond_Tutu_(honorary)
gptkb:Gunnar_Stålsett
gptkb:Helga_Haugland_Byfuglien
gptkb:Olav_Fykse_Tveit
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 3.5 million
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen yes
gptkbp:parishStructure gptkb:civil_parish
gptkbp:rite Divine Liturgy
gptkbp:sameSexMarriage allowed
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:stateChurchUntil 2012
gptkbp:status former state church
gptkbp:traditionalMusic hymns
gptkbp:website https://kirken.no/
gptkbp:youthClub gptkb:Norwegian_Church_Youth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Porvoo_Communion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4