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The Church of Sweden ( Swedish: Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. [7] A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.4 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest Lutheran denomination in Europe and the third-largest in the world, after the ...
- 1 288 (2022)
- Protestant
- 5,563,351 baptized members (2022)
Konungariket Sverige. Suedia, ( Suedisht: Sverige) zyrtarisht Mbretëria e Suedisë (Suedisht: Konungariket Sverige ), është një shtet skandinav në pjesën veriore të Evropës. Suedia kufizohet me Norvegjinë në perëndim dhe Finlandën në lindje dhe është e lidhur me Danimarkën nëpërmjet urës mbi ngushticën Öresund .
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The Lutheran Church of Sweden was formed and remained the official religion of the Christian state until the turn of the 21st century. In recent years, the Swedish religious landscape has become increasingly diverse, with Christians comprising in 2021 some 59.6% (of which 53.2% belonging to the Church of Sweden) of the total population and ...
In 2000, the Church of Sweden was separated from the state. Sweden was the second Nordic country to disestablish its state church (after Finland did so in the Church Act of 1869). At the end of 2022, 52.8% of Swedes belonged to the Church of Sweden; this number has been decreasing by 1-2 percentage points each year since 2001.
Church of Queen Ulrika Eleonora, Harcourt St., London. The Church of Sweden Abroad ( Swedish: Svenska kyrkan i utlandet, SKUT) is an institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden. The Church of Sweden Abroad has more than 40 parishes throughout the world, concentrated in Western Europe. Another 80 cities are served by visiting clergy.
The German Church ( German: Deutsche Kirche [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃə kɪʁçə]; Swedish: Tyska kyrkan ), sometimes called St. Gertrude's Church ( Swedish: Sankta Gertruds kyrka ), is a church in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, belonging to the German Saint Gertrude Parish of the Church of Sweden. [1]
Subcategories. This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total. Churches in Sweden by city (6 C) Churches in Sweden by county (21 C) Churches in Sweden by denomination (4 C) Churches in Sweden by municipality (3 C)
