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Christianity was first brought to Greenland in AD 1000 by Norse settlers. It is not certain what happened to the Norse but they eventually disappeared, likely because of an increasingly harsh climate, decline in trade with mainland Europe, and possibly conflicts with native tribes. By the 18th century, the Norse returned.
There are no official census data on religion in Greenland, but the Bishop of Greenland Sofie Petersen [199] estimates that 85% of the Greenlandic population are members of her congregation. [200] The Church of Denmark is the established church through the Constitution of Denmark. [201]
Religious buildings and structures in Greenland (1 C) Pages in category "Religion in Greenland" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
According to the 2015 Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe survey by the Pew Research Center, 57.9% of the Central and Eastern Europeans identified as Orthodox Christians, [22] and according to a 2018 study by the Pew Research Center, 71.0% of Western Europeans identified as Christians, 24.0% identified as ...
Greenland is a large, mostly arctic, and ice covered Island, in the Western Hemisphere, with a population of 56,789 people as of 2024. [1] There is no permanent Jewish population on the island, but there have been Jews who have lived there temporarily, like Danish Jewish soldiers, American Jewish soldiers, Israeli navy members, and members of the Israeli Air Force.
This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report. [1] The article Religious information by country gives information from The World Factbook of the CIA and the U.S. Department of State .
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Greenland: Greenland – autonomous Nordic nation that is a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. [1] Greenland comprises the Island of Greenland and adjacent islands located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
The Church of Greenland consists of a single diocese, which is part of the Danish church, but is moving towards full independence. [1] In this respect it is following the example of the Church of the Faroe Islands , which is also a single diocese, and achieved full independence from the Church of Denmark in July 2007.