Church of Sweden

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Christian denomination Evangelical Lutheran church former state church

The Church of Sweden is a national Evangelical Lutheran church and former state church that is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden.

Aliases (1)

Lutheran state church of Sweden ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination → Evangelical Lutheran church → former state church →
allows	ordination of openly gay clergy → ordination of women →
becameStateChurch	16th century →
churchPolity	Episcopal polity →
classification	Protestant →
country	Sweden →
currentLeader	Martin Modéus →
dateFounded	16th century →
denomination	Lutheranism →
disestablishedAsStateChurch	2000 →
foundedAs	Lutheran state church of Sweden →
governance	synodical governance →
hasDiocese	Diocese of Gothenburg → Diocese of Lund → Diocese of Stockholm → Diocese of Uppsala →
hasRite	confirmation → funeral → infant baptism → marriage →
headquartersCountry	Sweden →
headquartersLocation	Uppsala →
historicalRole	dominant religious institution in Sweden for centuries →
languageUsed	Finnish → Sami languages → Swedish →
leaderTitle	Archbishop of Uppsala →
maintains	parish registers →
memberOf	Conference of European Churches → Lutheran World Federation → Porvoo Communion → World Council of Churches →
membership	largest Christian denomination in Sweden →
numberOfDioceses	13 →
orientation	Mainline Protestant →
performs	civilly recognized marriages in Sweden →
positionOnMarriage	permits same-sex marriage in church →
primatialSee	Archdiocese of Uppsala →
roleInSociety	national church of Sweden →
separatedFrom	Roman Catholic Church →
separationDate	1520s →
separationEvent	Swedish Reformation →
statusUntil2000	state church of Sweden →
territorialOrganization	dioceses →
theology	Evangelical Lutheran theology →
uses	Church of Sweden hymnbook →
worshipStyle	liturgical worship →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gustaf Aulén → Linköping Cathedral → Riddarholmen Church → Stockholm Cathedral →	denomination
Church of Sweden ("Lutheran state church of Sweden") →	foundedAs
Lutheranism →	hasMajorBody
Swedes →	historicallyDominantChurch
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden →	memberOf
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden →	religion