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State of Christianity in Iceland
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/State_of_Christianity_in_Iceland
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
religious demographics topic
gptkbp:baptism_rate
declining
gptkbp:bishop
gptkb:Hólar
gptkb:Skálholt
gptkbp:church_attendance
low
gptkbp:church_tax
collected by state
gptkbp:church_tax_allocation
based on registered affiliation
gptkbp:confirmation_rate
declining
gptkbp:constitutional_status
state church recognized in constitution
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:dominant_denomination
gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:ecumenical_organizations
Icelandic Ecumenical Council
gptkbp:first_Christianization
year 1000 AD
gptkbp:hasClergy
ordained in Church of Iceland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
State of Christianity in Iceland
gptkbp:largest_church
gptkb:Church_of_Iceland
gptkbp:Lutheranism_established
16th century
gptkbp:minority_religions
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Judaism
mythology
gptkbp:notableInstitution
gptkb:Akureyrarkirkja
gptkb:Landakotskirkja
gptkb:Hallgrímskirkja
gptkbp:official_state_church
gptkb:Church_of_Iceland
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen
permitted in Church of Iceland
gptkbp:other_Christian_denominations
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Seventh-day_Adventist_Church
Baptist Church
Free Lutheran Churches
gptkbp:percentage_of_population_(Christianity,_2023)
about 65%
gptkbp:percentage_of_population_(Church_of_Iceland)
about 60%
gptkbp:percentage_of_population_(Free_Lutheran_Churches)
about 4%
gptkbp:percentage_of_population_(no_religious_affiliation)
about 10%
gptkbp:percentage_of_population_(other_Christian)
about 1%
gptkbp:percentage_of_population_(other_religions)
about 5%
gptkbp:percentage_of_population_(Roman_Catholic)
about 4%
gptkbp:Reformation
16th century
gptkbp:religion
gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:religious_education
part of school curriculum
gptkbp:religious_freedom
guaranteed by constitution
gptkbp:religious_holidays
gptkb:Ascension_Day
gptkb:Christmas
gptkb:Easter
gptkb:Whitsun
gptkbp:same-sex_marriage
permitted in Church of Iceland
gptkbp:secularization_trend
increasing
gptkbp:trend
declining church membership
gptkbp:youth_religious_affiliation
lower than older generations
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Jorgen_Jorgensen
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8