Lutheran Church of Sweden

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_of_Sweden
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Church_of_Sweden
gptkbp:baptismPractice infant baptism
gptkbp:blessingOfSameSexUnions allowed
gptkbp:confirmationAge around 14 years old
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:district 13
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Conference_of_European_Churches
gptkb:Porvoo_Communion
gptkbp:founded 1527
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Gustav_I_of_Sweden
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Uppsala,_Sweden
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lutheran Church of Sweden
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Martin_Modéus
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Archbishop_of_Uppsala
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:Uppsala_Cathedral
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Alfred_Nobel
gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkb:Greta_Garbo
gptkb:Ingmar_Bergman
gptkb:Dag_Hammarskjöld
gptkb:Olof_Palme
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 5.7 million (2023)
gptkbp:officialLanguage Swedish
gptkbp:ordinationOfLGBTClergy allowed
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen allowed
gptkbp:rite Western liturgical rite
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:stateChurchUntil 2000
gptkbp:status former state church
gptkbp:website https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Confessional_Evangelical_Lutheran_Conference
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5