Lutheran Church of Finland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_of_Finland

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:ELCF
gptkbp:baptismPractice	gptkb:Infant_baptism
gptkbp:cathedral	gptkb:Turku_Cathedral
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:confession	gptkb:Augsburg_Confession gptkb:Book_of_Concord gptkb:Luther's_Large_Catechism gptkb:Luther's_Small_Catechism
gptkbp:confirmationAge	15
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Finland
gptkbp:crest	gptkb:Apostles'_Creed gptkb:Athanasian_Creed gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkbp:currentArchbishop	gptkb:Tapio_Luoma
gptkbp:directionA	gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:district	9
gptkbp:firstOrdinationOfWomen	1986
gptkbp:founded	16th century
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Mikael_Agricola
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Helsinki
gptkbp:holiday	gptkb:Christmas gptkb:Easter gptkb:Pentecost gptkb:All_Saints'_Day gptkb:Midsummer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lutheran Church of Finland
gptkbp:language	Finnish Swedish
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches
gptkbp:membership	about 3.6 million
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Helsinki_Cathedral gptkb:Tampere_Cathedral gptkb:Turku_Cathedral gptkb:Oulu_Cathedral gptkb:Porvoo_Cathedral
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen	Yes
gptkbp:population	about 65%
gptkbp:primate	gptkb:Archbishop_of_Turku
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Church_of_Sweden gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Denmark gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Iceland gptkb:Estonian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:state	Yes
gptkbp:website	https://evl.fi/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Confessional_Evangelical_Lutheran_Conference
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5