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Modern social upheavals have brought with them problems for the church in Iceland. Iceland is a modern and highly urbanized society, highly secularized with increasing pluralism of belief. About 62% of the population belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland [5] and over 90% of the populace belong to Christian churches. Nine out of ...
Reykjavík Cathedral (Icelandic: Dómkirkjan í Reykjavík) is a cathedral church in Reykjavík, Iceland, the seat of the Bishop of Iceland and mother church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, as well as the parish church of the old city centre and environs.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. ‹ The template Pie chart is being considered for merging. › Religious affiliation in Iceland (2023) Church of Iceland (Lutheran) (58.61%) Free Lutheran Church in Reykjavík (2.57%) Free Lutheran Church in Hafnarfjörður (1.94%) Independent Lutheran Congregation (0.82%) Catholic ...
Auður Eir Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 21 April 1937 [1]) is an Icelandic Protestant cleric.On 29 September 1974, she became the first woman to be ordained as a minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland. [2]
Church of Iceland: Churchmanship: Evangelical Lutheran: History; Status: Active: Consecrated: 1963: ... The church is the official church of the Bishop of Skálholt ...
Evangelical Lutheran Church – Synod of France and Belgium; Church of Iceland, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland; Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia (present also outside Europe) Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad; Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania; Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Moldova
Hallgrímskirkja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatl̥ˌkrimsˌcʰɪr̥ca], Church of Hallgrímur) is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland.At 74.5 metres (244 ft) tall, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country. [1]
The following is a list of Evangelical Lutheran bishops of Iceland. The first bishop of Iceland was Geir Vídalín who took office in 1801. As of 2024, 15 people have held the office of Bishop of Iceland.