Church of Iceland
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The National Church of Iceland, or Þjóðkirkjan, formally called the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, is the state church in Iceland. Like the established churches in the other Nordic countries, the National Church of Iceland professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity. Its head is the Bishop of Iceland. The current bishop of Iceland is The Rev. Karl Sigurbjörnsson.
The Church of Iceland is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, and also of the Porvoo Communion, through which it is in full communion with the Anglican Communion worldwide.
[edit] Other current and former state and national churches in the Nordic Evangelical-lutheran tradition
- Church of Sweden - Svenska kyrkan
- Danish National Church - Folkekirken
- Church of Norway - Den norske kirke
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland - Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko (Swedish: Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland)
[edit] External links
- Website of the National Church of Iceland (mainly in Icelandic)
- (in English)
- Icelandic Church Net, with photographs of nearly all churches and a digital hymnal
- Website of the Bishop of Iceland
- Church-sponsored web project on faith issues (in Icelandic)
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