Lutheran Church in Denmark

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_in_Denmark
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches
gptkb:Porvoo_Communion
gptkbp:baptismDate infant baptism practiced
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Church_of_Denmark
gptkbp:communionWith open to all baptized Christians
gptkbp:confession gptkb:Augsburg_Confession
gptkb:Luther's_Large_Catechism
gptkb:Luther's_Small_Catechism
gptkbp:confirmedBy practiced
gptkbp:country gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:crest gptkb:Apostles'_Creed
gptkb:Athanasian_Creed
gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkbp:district 10
gptkbp:founded 1536
gptkbp:founder gptkb:King_Christian_III_of_Denmark
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Danish_Parliament
gptkbp:hasClergy gptkb:bishop
gptkb:priest
Deacon
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Copenhagen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lutheran Church in Denmark
gptkbp:language Danish
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Aarhus_Cathedral
gptkb:Roskilde_Cathedral
gptkb:Copenhagen_Cathedral
gptkbp:marriageOfSameSexCouples allowed
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Folkekirken
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Elof_Westergaard
gptkb:Henrik_Stubkjær
gptkb:Henrik_Wigh-Poulsen
gptkb:Marianne_Christiansen
gptkb:Marianne_Gaarden
gptkb:Peter_Skov-Jakobsen
gptkb:Tine_Lindhardt
gptkbp:numberOfBishops 10
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 4 million
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Denmark
gptkbp:ordinationOfLGBTClergy allowed
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen allowed
gptkbp:population about 73% (as of 2022)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:state true
gptkbp:website https://www.folkekirken.dk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lutheran_Christians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7