Lutheran Church of Denmark

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_of_Denmark
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkb:church
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:Porvoo_Communion
gptkbp:baptismRequiredForMembership yes
gptkbp:confession gptkb:Augsburg_Confession
gptkb:Luther's_Large_Catechism
gptkb:Luther's_Small_Catechism
gptkbp:constitution established church
gptkbp:country gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:crest gptkb:Apostles'_Creed
gptkb:Athanasian_Creed
gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkbp:district 10
gptkbp:founded 1536
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Christian_III_of_Denmark
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Bishops'_Conference
gptkbp:hasClergy bishops
priests
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Copenhagen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lutheran Church of Denmark
gptkbp:language Danish
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Copenhagen_Cathedral
gptkbp:marriageOfClergy permitted
gptkbp:membership about 73% of Denmark's population (2023)
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Den_Danske_Folkekirke
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Aarhus_Cathedral
gptkb:Aalborg_Cathedral
gptkb:Odense_Cathedral
gptkb:Roskilde_Cathedral
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Elof_Westergaard
gptkb:Henrik_Wigh-Poulsen
gptkb:Marianne_Gaarden
gptkb:Peter_Skov-Jakobsen
gptkb:Tine_Lindhardt
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 4 million
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Denmark
gptkbp:ordinationOfLGBTClergy yes
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen yes
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:rite Lutheran rite
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:state yes
gptkbp:status gptkb:church
gptkbp:taxStatus church tax
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:type gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:website https://www.folkekirken.dk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Confessional_Evangelical_Lutheran_Conference
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5