Church of Norway

E54432
Christian denomination Lutheran church national church

The Church of Norway is the former state church and largest Christian denomination in Norway, rooted in Lutheran tradition and encompassing the majority of the country’s baptized population.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Church of Norway canonical 105
Church of Norway (dominant) 1
Church of Norway (majority) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
Lutheran church ⓘ
national church ⓘ
classification mainline Protestant church ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
denomination Lutheranism ⓘ
follows Augsburg Confession ⓘ
Lutheran confessional writings ⓘ
formerStatus state church of Norway ⓘ
governance episcopal polity ⓘ
hasClergyGenderPolicy ordains women ⓘ
hasClergyType bishops ⓘ
deacons ⓘ
priests ⓘ
hasCommunityRole conducts baptisms ⓘ
conducts confirmations ⓘ
conducts funerals ⓘ
conducts weddings ⓘ
hasEthicalTeaching Lutheran social ethics ⓘ
hasHoliday All Saints’ Day ⓘ
Ascension Day ⓘ
Christmas ⓘ
Easter ⓘ
Pentecost ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle Bishop ⓘ
Presiding Bishop ⓘ
hasMission Christian education ⓘ
administration of the sacraments ⓘ
pastoral care ⓘ
preaching the Gospel ⓘ
hasPlaceOfWorship church building ⓘ
hasRite Lutheran liturgy ⓘ
hasSacrament Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form: Holy Communion

baptism ⓘ
hasScripture Bible ⓘ
hasTerritorialUnit diocese ⓘ
isLargestChristianDenominationIn Norway ⓘ
isMajorityChurchIn Norway ⓘ
isPartOf global Lutheran communion ⓘ
languageUsed Norwegian ⓘ
membershipType baptized members ⓘ
orientation Protestantism ⓘ
practices infant baptism ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
theology Evangelical Lutheran theology ⓘ
tradition Lutheran tradition ⓘ
usesCalendar liturgical year ⓘ
usesScriptureLanguage Norwegian Bible translations ⓘ
worshipStyle liturgical worship ⓘ

Referenced by (115)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lutheranism → hasMajorBody → Church of Norway ⓘ
Norwegian royal family → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Harald V of Norway → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Pacific Lutheran University → formerReligiousAffiliation → Church of Norway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norwegian Lutheran Church
Cathedral School in Christiania → religiousAffiliation → Church of Norway ⓘ
Grytviken → hasBuilding → Church of Norway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norwegian Lutheran church
Tromsø Arctic Cathedral → denomination → Church of Norway ⓘ
Alta → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of Norway (majority)
Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim → denomination → Church of Norway ⓘ
subject surface form: Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim → province → Church of Norway ⓘ
subject surface form: Nidaros Cathedral
this entity surface form: Church of Norway Province of Nidaros
Marit Slagsvold → employer → Church of Norway ⓘ
Olav V of Norway → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Queen Maud of Norway → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Grand Master → associatedWithReligion → Church of Norway ⓘ
subject surface form: Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
Trinity Church (Trefoldighetskirken) → denomination → Church of Norway ⓘ
Sonja Haraldsen → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Queen Sonja of Norway → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Princess Astrid of Norway → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Oslo Cathedral → denomination → Church of Norway ⓘ
Oslo Cathedral → ownedBy → Church of Norway ⓘ
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Prince of Norway → associatedReligion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Minister of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs of Norway → associatedWith → Church of Norway ⓘ
Princess Maud of Wales → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
Eresfjord → religiousAffiliation → Church of Norway ⓘ
Vår Frelsers gravlund → denomination → Church of Norway ⓘ
Porvoo Communion → foundedBy → Church of Norway ⓘ
Porvoo Communion → hasMember → Church of Norway ⓘ
Porvoo Communion → hasMember → Church of Norway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway
Sokndal Church → denomination → Church of Norway ⓘ
Sokndal Church → governingBody → Church of Norway ⓘ
Åna-Sira Church → denomination → Church of Norway ⓘ
Haakon Magnus → religion → Church of Norway ⓘ
municipality of Råde → hasReligiousTradition → Church of Norway ⓘ
subject surface form: Råde
municipality of Skiptvet → hasReligiousAffiliation → Church of Norway ⓘ
subject surface form: Skiptvet
municipality of Flesberg → hasReligiousAffiliation → Church of Norway ⓘ
subject surface form: Flesberg
municipality of Ål → hasReligiousOrganization → Church of Norway ⓘ
subject surface form: Ål
municipality of Flå → hasReligiousOrganization → Church of Norway ⓘ
subject surface form: Flå
Aremark Church → denomination → Church of Norway ⓘ
Rødenes → hasReligiousAffiliation → Church of Norway ⓘ
Fredrikstad Cathedral → denomination → Church of Norway ⓘ
Rolvsøy → hasReligiousAffiliation → Church of Norway ⓘ
Mykland Church → denomination → Church of Norway ⓘ
Mykland Church → ownedBy → Church of Norway ⓘ
Froland Church → denomination → Church of Norway ⓘ
Froland Church → ownedBy → Church of Norway ⓘ