Lutheran Church in Iceland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_in_Iceland
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:church
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches
gptkbp:baptismPractice infant baptism
gptkbp:confirmationAge 13-14 years
gptkbp:constitutionallyRecognized yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:founded 1540
gptkbp:founder gptkb:King_Christian_III_of_Denmark
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Church_Assembly_(Kirkjuþing)
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Reykjavík
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lutheran Church in Iceland
gptkbp:languageOfWorship Icelandic
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Agnes_M._Sigurðardóttir
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Bishop_of_Iceland
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Dómkirkjan_í_Reykjavík
gptkb:Hallgrímskirkja
gptkbp:nativeName Þjóðkirkjan
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Agnes_M._Sigurðardóttir
gptkb:Karl_Sigurbjörnsson
gptkb:Sigurbjörn_Einarsson
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 230,000
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Iceland
gptkbp:ordinationOfLGBT yes
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen yes
gptkbp:population about 62%
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:rite gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:state receives government funding
gptkbp:status gptkb:church
gptkbp:website https://www.kirkjan.is/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lutheran_Christians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7