Lutheran Church in Finland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_in_Finland
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches
gptkbp:archbishopOf gptkb:Tapio_Luoma
gptkbp:baptismRequiredForMembership yes
gptkbp:cathedral gptkb:Turku_Cathedral
gptkbp:communionOpenToAllBaptizedChristians yes
gptkbp:confirmationAge 15
gptkbp:confirmationPracticed yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Finland
gptkbp:district 9
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations gptkb:Finnish_Orthodox_Church
Free Church of Finland
Roman Catholic Church in Finland
gptkbp:firstOrdinationOfWomen 1986
gptkbp:founded 16th century
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Mikael_Agricola
gptkbp:governingBody Episcopal polity
gptkbp:hasClergy about 2000
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Helsinki
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lutheran Church in Finland
gptkbp:language Finnish
Swedish
gptkbp:membership about 3.6 million
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Helsinki_Cathedral
gptkb:Tampere_Cathedral
gptkb:Turku_Cathedral
gptkb:Espoo_Cathedral
gptkb:Kuopio_Cathedral
gptkb:Lapua_Cathedral
gptkb:Mikkeli_Cathedral
gptkb:Oulu_Cathedral
gptkb:Porvoo_Cathedral
Jyväskylä Cathedral
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen yes
gptkbp:parish about 370
gptkbp:publishes Kirkko ja kaupunki
Kirkon tiedotuskeskus
Kotimaa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:rite gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:socialWork active
gptkbp:state yes
gptkbp:status gptkb:church
gptkbp:taxStatus members pay church tax
gptkbp:website https://evl.fi/
gptkbp:youthWork active
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lutheran_Christians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7