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id="toc-Monasteries_and_convents" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Monasteries_and_convents"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Monasteries and convents</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Monasteries_and_convents-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Partner_churches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Partner_churches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Partner churches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Partner_churches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sámi_relations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sámi_relations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Sámi relations</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-References-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle References subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Citations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1</span> <span>Citations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Citations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Sources</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilesia_de_Suecia" title="Ilesia de Suecia – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Ilesia de Suecia" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%A8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%96" title="Царква Швецыі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Царква Швецыі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esgl%C3%A9sia_de_Su%C3%A8cia" title="Església de Suècia – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Església de Suècia" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0v%C3%A9dsk%C3%A1_c%C3%ADrkev" title="Švédská církev – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Švédská církev" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_kyrkan" title="Svenska kyrkan – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Svenska kyrkan" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruo%C5%A7a_girku" title="Ruoŧa girku – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Ruoŧa girku" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwedische_Kirche" title="Schwedische Kirche – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Schwedische Kirche" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CE%BA%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B7%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Εκκλησία της Σουηδίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Εκκλησία της Σουηδίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglesia_de_Suecia" title="Iglesia de Suecia – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Iglesia de Suecia" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eklezio_de_Svedio" title="Eklezio de Svedio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Eklezio de Svedio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suediako_Eliza" title="Suediako Eliza – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Suediako Eliza" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A6%D8%AF" title="کلیسای سوئد – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کلیسای سوئد" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_kirkjan" title="Svenska kirkjan – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Svenska kirkjan" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_de_Su%C3%A8de" title="Église de Suède – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Église de Suède" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweedske_Tsjerke" title="Sweedske Tsjerke – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Sweedske Tsjerke" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igrexa_de_Suecia" title="Igrexa de Suecia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Igrexa de Suecia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8A%A4%EC%9B%A8%EB%8D%B4_%EA%B5%90%ED%9A%8C" title="스웨덴 교회 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="스웨덴 교회" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0vedska_Crkva" title="Švedska Crkva – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Švedska Crkva" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gereja_Swedia" title="Gereja Swedia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Gereja Swedia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A6nska_kirkjan" title="Sænska kirkjan – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Sænska kirkjan" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_Svezia" title="Chiesa di Svezia – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Chiesa di Svezia" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sv%C3%A9d_Egyh%C3%A1z" title="Svéd Egyház – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Svéd Egyház" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiangonan%27_i_Soeda" title="Fiangonan' i Soeda – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Fiangonan' i Soeda" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zweedse_Kerk" title="Zweedse Kerk – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Zweedse Kerk" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3%E5%9B%BD%E6%95%99%E4%BC%9A" title="スウェーデン国教会 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="スウェーデン国教会" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_kyrkan" title="Svenska kyrkan – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Svenska kyrkan" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_kyrkan" title="Svenska kyrkan – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Svenska kyrkan" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%9Bci%C3%B3%C5%82_Szwecji" title="Kościół Szwecji – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kościół Szwecji" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igreja_da_Su%C3%A9cia" title="Igreja da Suécia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Igreja da Suécia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biserica_suedez%C4%83" title="Biserica suedeză – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Biserica suedeză" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8C_%D0%A8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8" title="Церковь Швеции – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Церковь Швеции" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" 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class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;">Church of Sweden</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span class="nickname"><b><span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">Svenska kyrkan</i></span></b></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Svenska_kyrkans_vapen.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Svenska_kyrkans_vapen.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="170" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="170" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">Arms</a> of the Church of Sweden with its centred <a href="/wiki/Crown" title="Crown">crown</a>, representing both the victory of <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesus Christ">Christ</a> over death<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span 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class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ecclesiastical_polity" title="Ecclesiastical polity">Governance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_Synod" title="General Synod">General Synod</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Primate_(bishop)" title="Primate (bishop)">Primate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Mod%C3%A9us" title="Martin Modéus">Martin Modéus</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Associations</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_World_Federation" title="Lutheran World Federation">Lutheran World Federation</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/World_Council_of_Churches" title="World Council of Churches">World Council of Churches</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Conference_of_European_Churches" title="Conference of European Churches">Conference of European Churches</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Porvoo_Communion" title="Porvoo Communion">Porvoo Communion</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Full_communion" title="Full communion">Full communion</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Independent_Church" title="Philippine Independent Church">Philippine Independent Church</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Utrecht_(Old_Catholic)" title="Union of Utrecht (Old Catholic)">Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)" title="Episcopal Church (United States)">Episcopal Church (United States)</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Uppsala" title="Uppsala">Uppsala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ansgar" title="Ansgar">Ansgar</a> <br />(According to tradition)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Stefan_(archbishop_of_Uppsala)" title="Stefan (archbishop of Uppsala)">Stefan of Alvastra</a><br />(First <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_of_Uppsala" title="Archbishop of Uppsala">Archbishop of Uppsala</a>, under the jurisdiction of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic Church</a>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Gustav_I_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Gustav I of Sweden">Gustav I of Sweden</a> <br />(Separated from the <a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Holy See</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Reformation" class="mw-redirect" title="Swedish Reformation">Swedish Reformation</a>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Laurentius_Petri" title="Laurentius Petri">Laurentius Petri Nericius</a> <br />(Consecrated as first Lutheran <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_of_Uppsala" title="Archbishop of Uppsala">Archbishop of Uppsala</a> in 1531. Author of the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Church_Ordinance_1571" title="Swedish Church Ordinance 1571">Swedish Church Ordinance</a> of 1571)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data">1014, establishment of the first Swedish diocese, the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Skara" title="Diocese of Skara">Diocese of Skara</a><br /> <p>1164, establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Uppsala" title="Archdiocese of Uppsala">Archdiocese of Uppsala</a> </p><p>1536, separation from <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Rome</a> through the abolition of <a href="/wiki/Canon_law_of_the_Catholic_Church" title="Canon law of the Catholic Church">Canon Law</a><br /> </p> 1593, adoption of the <a href="/wiki/Augsburg_Confession" title="Augsburg Confession">Augsburg Confession</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Schism" title="Schism">Separated from</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic Church</a> (1536)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Separations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland</a> (1809)<br /> <a href="/wiki/Missionsprovinsen" title="Missionsprovinsen">The Mission Province</a> (2003)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Congregations</th><td class="infobox-data">1 288 in Sweden, 31 abroad (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-svenskakyrkan-statistics_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-svenskakyrkan-statistics-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">5 484 319 baptized<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> members (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-svenskakyrkan-statistics_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-svenskakyrkan-statistics-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/english">svenskakyrkan.se</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Logo</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Church_of_Sweden_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Church_of_Sweden_logo.svg/196px-Church_of_Sweden_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="196" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Church_of_Sweden_logo.svg/294px-Church_of_Sweden_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Church_of_Sweden_logo.svg/392px-Church_of_Sweden_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="30" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Church of Sweden</b> (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Svenska kyrkan</i>) is an <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Lutheran">Evangelical Lutheran</a> <a href="/wiki/National_church" title="National church">national church</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A former <a href="/wiki/State_church" class="mw-redirect" title="State church">state church</a>, headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Uppsala" title="Uppsala">Uppsala</a>, with around 5.4 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest <a href="/wiki/Christian_denomination" title="Christian denomination">Christian denomination</a> in Sweden, the largest <a href="/wiki/List_of_Lutheran_denominations" title="List of Lutheran denominations">Lutheran denomination</a> in <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and the third-largest in the world, after the <a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Evangelical_Church_Mekane_Yesus" title="Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus">Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Tanzania" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A member of the <a href="/wiki/Porvoo_Communion" title="Porvoo Communion">Porvoo Communion</a>, the church professes <a href="/wiki/Lutheranism" title="Lutheranism">Lutheranism</a>. It is composed of thirteen <a href="/wiki/Diocese" title="Diocese">dioceses</a>, divided into parishes.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is an open <a href="/wiki/National_church" title="National church">national church</a> which, working with a <a href="/wiki/Democracy" title="Democracy">democratic</a> organisation together with the ministry of the church, covers the whole nation. The <a href="/wiki/Primate_(bishop)" title="Primate (bishop)">Primate</a> of the Church of Sweden, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_bishop" title="Metropolitan bishop">Metropolitan</a> of all Sweden, is the <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_of_Uppsala" title="Archbishop of Uppsala">Archbishop of Uppsala</a>. </p><p>It is <a href="/wiki/Liturgy" title="Liturgy">liturgically</a> and theologically "<a href="/wiki/High_Church_Lutheranism" class="mw-redirect" title="High Church Lutheranism">high church</a>", having retained priests, <a href="/wiki/Vestment" title="Vestment">vestments</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Mass_(liturgy)" title="Mass (liturgy)">Mass</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Reformation" class="mw-redirect" title="Swedish Reformation">Swedish Reformation</a>. In common with other Evangelical Lutheran churches (particularly in the Nordic and Baltic states), the Church of Sweden maintains the <a href="/wiki/Historical_episcopate" title="Historical episcopate">historical episcopate</a> and claims <a href="/wiki/Apostolic_succession" title="Apostolic succession">apostolic succession</a>. Some Lutheran churches have <a href="/wiki/Congregational_polity" title="Congregational polity">congregational polity</a> or modified <a href="/wiki/Episcopal_polity" title="Episcopal polity">episcopal polity</a> without apostolic succession, but the historic episcopate was maintained in Sweden and some of the other Lutheran churches of the <a href="/wiki/Porvoo_Communion" title="Porvoo Communion">Porvoo Communion</a>. The canons of the Church of Sweden states that the faith, confession and teachings of the Church of Sweden are understood as an expression of the catholic Christian faith. It further states that this does not serve to create a new, confessionally peculiar interpretation, but concerns the apostolic faith as carried down through the traditions of the church,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as the Lutheran Reformation aimed at conserving the faith and traditions of the Church while removing what it saw as medieval innovations.<sup id="cite_ref-Brown2009_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown2009-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Braaten1985_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Braaten1985-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its membership of 5,484,319 people accounts for 52.1% (per the end of 2023) of the Swedish population.<sup id="cite_ref-svenskakyrkan-statistics_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-svenskakyrkan-statistics-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Until 2000 it held the position of <a href="/wiki/State_religion" title="State religion">state church</a>. The high membership numbers arise because, until 1996, all newborn children were made members, unless their parents had actively cancelled their membership.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Approximately 2% of the church's members are regular attenders.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Theology">Theology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Theology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Uppsala_cathedral_with_Dekanhuset.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Uppsala_cathedral_with_Dekanhuset.jpg/220px-Uppsala_cathedral_with_Dekanhuset.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Uppsala_cathedral_with_Dekanhuset.jpg/330px-Uppsala_cathedral_with_Dekanhuset.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Uppsala_cathedral_with_Dekanhuset.jpg/440px-Uppsala_cathedral_with_Dekanhuset.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4258" data-file-height="3623" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Uppsala" title="Uppsala">Uppsala</a>, with its large <a href="/wiki/Uppsala_cathedral" class="mw-redirect" title="Uppsala cathedral">cathedral</a>, remains the seat of the Church of Sweden.</figcaption></figure> <p>King <a href="/wiki/Gustav_I_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Gustav I of Sweden">Gustav Vasa</a> instigated the Church of Sweden in 1536 during his reign as <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Sweden" title="Monarchy of Sweden">King of Sweden</a>. This act separated the church from the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic Church</a> and its <a href="/wiki/Canon_law" title="Canon law">canon law</a>. In 1571, the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Church_Ordinance_1571" title="Swedish Church Ordinance 1571">Swedish Church Ordinance</a> became the first Swedish church order following the <a href="/wiki/Protestant_Reformation" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Reformation">Reformation</a>. </p><p>The Church of Sweden became <a href="/wiki/Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran">Lutheran</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Uppsala_Synod" title="Uppsala Synod">Uppsala Synod</a> in 1593 when it adopted the <a href="/wiki/Augsburg_Confession" title="Augsburg Confession">Augsburg Confession</a> to which most Lutherans adhere. At this synod, it was decided that the church would retain the three original Christian <a href="/wiki/Creed" title="Creed">creeds</a>: the <a href="/wiki/Apostles%27_Creed" title="Apostles' Creed">Apostolic</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Athanasian_Creed" title="Athanasian Creed">Athanasian</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Nicene_Creed" title="Nicene Creed">Nicene</a>. </p><p>In 1686, the <a href="/wiki/Riksdag_of_the_Estates" title="Riksdag of the Estates">Riksdag of the Estates</a> adopted the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Concord" title="Book of Concord">Book of Concord</a>, although only certain parts, labelled <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Confessio fidei</i></span>, were considered binding, and the other texts merely explanatory. <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Confessio fidei</i></span></i> included the three aforementioned Creeds, the Augsburg Confession and two Uppsala Synod decisions from 1572 and 1593. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_Cathedral_interior.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_Cathedral_interior.jpg/170px-Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_Cathedral_interior.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_Cathedral_interior.jpg/255px-Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_Cathedral_interior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_Cathedral_interior.jpg/340px-Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_Cathedral_interior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Preparing for the celebration of <a href="/wiki/Mass_(liturgy)" title="Mass (liturgy)">mass</a> in <a href="/wiki/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_Cathedral" title="Strängnäs Cathedral">Strängnäs Cathedral</a>, Church of Sweden</figcaption></figure> <p>During the 19th and 20th centuries, a variety of teachings were officially approved, mostly directed towards <a href="/wiki/Ecumenism" title="Ecumenism">ecumenism</a>: </p> <ul><li>the 1878 development of the <a href="/wiki/Catechism" title="Catechism">Catechism</a></li> <li>the Uppsala Creed of 1909, preparing for <a href="/wiki/Eucharist_in_Lutheranism" title="Eucharist in Lutheranism">Eucharistic</a> <a href="/wiki/Altar_and_pulpit_fellowship" title="Altar and pulpit fellowship">communion</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">Church of England</a></li> <li>the constitutions of <a href="/wiki/World_Council_of_Churches" title="World Council of Churches">World Council of Churches</a> (WCC)</li> <li>the constitutions of <a href="/wiki/Lutheran_World_Federation" title="Lutheran World Federation">Lutheran World Federation</a> (LWF)</li> <li>Church of Sweden's official response to the <a href="/wiki/Baptism,_Eucharist_and_Ministry" title="Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry">"Lima document"</a></li> <li>a <i>Council of the Bishops Letter in Important Theological Questions</i></li> <li>the 1995 Treaty of Communion with the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Independent_Church" title="Philippine Independent Church">Philippine Independent Church</a></li></ul> <p>In practice, however, Lutheran creed texts play a minor role, and parishes instead rely on Lutheran tradition in conjunction with influences from other Christian denominations and diverse ecclesial movements, such as <a href="/wiki/Low_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Low Church">Low Church</a>, <a href="/wiki/High_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="High Church">High Church</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pietism" title="Pietism">Pietism</a> ("Old Church"), and <a href="/wiki/Laestadianism" title="Laestadianism">Laestadianism</a>, which locally might be strongly established, but have little nationwide influence. </p><p>During the 20th century, the Church of Sweden oriented itself strongly towards <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Christianity" title="Liberal Christianity">liberal Christianity</a> and <a href="/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">human rights</a>. In 1957, the General Synod rejected a proposal for the <a href="/wiki/Ordination_of_women" title="Ordination of women">ordination of women</a>, but a revised Church Ordinance bill proposal from the <a href="/wiki/Riksdag" title="Riksdag">Riksdag</a> in the spring of 1958, along with the fact that, at the time, clergy of the Church of Sweden were legally considered government employees, put pressure on the General Synod and the College of Bishops to accept the proposal, which passed by a synod vote of 69 to 29 and a collegiate vote of 6 to 5 respectively in the autumn of 1958.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1960, women have been <a href="/wiki/Ordination_of_women" title="Ordination of women">ordained as priests</a>, and in 1982, lawmakers removed a "conscience clause" allowing clergy members to refuse to cooperate with female colleagues.<sup id="cite_ref-ChurchClause_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChurchClause-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A proposal to perform <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex weddings</a> was approved on 22 October 2009 by 176 of 249 voting members of the Church of Sweden <a href="/wiki/Synod" title="Synod">Synod</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the rise of theological liberalism in the denomination, traditionalist clergy and laity from the Church of Sweden established, in 2003, the <a href="/wiki/Missionsprovinsen" title="Missionsprovinsen">Mission Province of the Church of Sweden</a>, a nonterritorial <a href="/wiki/Ecclesiastical_province" title="Ecclesiastical province">ecclesiastical province</a> that only ordains men to holy orders and does not perform same-sex marriages. The Mission Province (Missionsprovinsen) is a member of the <a href="/wiki/International_Lutheran_Council" title="International Lutheran Council">International Lutheran Council</a>, which represents <a href="/wiki/Confessional_Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Confessional Lutheran">Confessional Lutheran</a> bodies around the globe.<sup id="cite_ref-GassmannOldenburg2011_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GassmannOldenburg2011-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2000, the Church of Sweden ceased to be the <a href="/wiki/State_church" class="mw-redirect" title="State church">state church</a>, but it maintains strong ties with communities, particularly in relation to <a href="/wiki/Rite_of_passage" title="Rite of passage">rites of passage</a>. There are many infants <a href="/wiki/Baptism" title="Baptism">baptized</a> and teenagers <a href="/wiki/Confirmation" title="Confirmation">confirmed</a> (currently 40% of all 14 year olds<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) for families even without formal church membership. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Middle_Ages">Middle Ages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Middle Ages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Sweden_(800%E2%80%931521)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Sweden (800–1521)">History of Sweden (800–1521)</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;"> <caption>Church of Sweden statistics<sup id="cite_ref-svenskakyrkan-statistics_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-svenskakyrkan-statistics-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-svenskakyrkan_1972-2018_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-svenskakyrkan_1972-2018-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Population </th> <th>Church members </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th>% change (avg.) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1972</td> <td>8,146,000</td> <td>7,754,784</td> <td>95.2%</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975</td> <td>8,208,000</td> <td>7,770,881</td> <td>94.7%</td> <td>0.2%<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td>8,278,000</td> <td>7,690,636</td> <td>92.9%</td> <td>0.3% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td>8,358,000</td> <td>7,629,763</td> <td>91.5%</td> <td>0.3% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td>8,573,000</td> <td>7,630,350</td> <td>89.0%</td> <td>0.5% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td>8,837,000</td> <td>7,601,194</td> <td>86.0%</td> <td>0.6% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td>8,880,000</td> <td>7,360,825</td> <td>82.9%</td> <td>0.6% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td>9,048,000</td> <td>6,967,498</td> <td>77.0%</td> <td>1.2% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td>9,415,570</td> <td>6,589,769</td> <td>70.0%</td> <td>1.4% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>9,850,452</td> <td>6,225,091</td> <td>63.2%</td> <td>1.4% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td>10,379,295</td> <td>5,728,746</td> <td>55.2%</td> <td>1.6% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021</td> <td>10,452,326</td> <td>5,633,867</td> <td>53.9%</td> <td>1.3% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022</td> <td>10,536,649</td> <td>5,563,351</td> <td>52.8%</td> <td>1.1% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2023</b></td> <td></td> <td><b>5 484 319</b></td> <td><b>52.1%</b></td> <td><b>0.8%</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>While some Swedish areas had Christian minorities in the 9th century, Sweden was, because of its geographical location in northernmost <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, not <a href="/wiki/Christianization" title="Christianization">Christianized</a> until around AD 1000, around the same time as the other <a href="/wiki/Nordic_countries" title="Nordic countries">Nordic countries</a>, when the Swedish King <a href="/wiki/Olof_Sk%C3%B6tkonung" title="Olof Skötkonung">Olof</a> was baptized. This left only a modest gap between the Christianization of Scandinavia and the <a href="/wiki/East-West_Schism" class="mw-redirect" title="East-West Schism">Great Schism</a>, however there are some Scandinavian/Swedish saints who are venerated eagerly by many <a href="/wiki/Orthodoxy#Christianity" title="Orthodoxy">Orthodox Christians</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Olaf_II_of_Norway" class="mw-redirect" title="Olaf II of Norway">St. Olaf</a>. However, <a href="/wiki/Norse_paganism" class="mw-redirect" title="Norse paganism">Norse paganism</a> and other pre-Christian religious systems survived in the territory of what is now Sweden later than that; for instance the important religious center known as the <a href="/wiki/Temple_at_Uppsala" title="Temple at Uppsala">Temple at Uppsala</a> at <a href="/wiki/Gamla_Uppsala" title="Gamla Uppsala">Gamla Uppsala</a> was evidently still in use in the late 11th century, while there was little effort to introduce the <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_people" title="Sámi people">Sámi</a> of <a href="/wiki/Lapland,_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Lapland, Sweden">Lapland</a> to Christianity until considerably after that. </p><p>The Christian church in Scandinavia was originally governed by the <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Bremen" class="mw-redirect" title="Archdiocese of Bremen">archdiocese of Bremen</a>. In 1104, an archbishop for all Scandinavia was installed in <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Lund" title="Diocese of Lund">Lund</a>. Uppsala was made <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_of_Uppsala" title="Archbishop of Uppsala">Sweden's archdiocese</a> in 1164, and remains so today. The papal diplomat <a href="/wiki/William_of_Modena" title="William of Modena">William of Modena</a> attended a church meeting in <a href="/wiki/Sk%C3%A4nninge" title="Skänninge">Skänninge</a> in March 1248, where the ties to the Catholic Church were strengthened. </p><p>The most cherished national Catholic <a href="/wiki/Saint" title="Saint">saints</a> were the 12th-century King <a href="/wiki/Eric_IX_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric IX of Sweden">Eric the Saint</a> and the 14th-century <a href="/wiki/Visionary" title="Visionary">visionary</a> <a href="/wiki/Bridget_of_Sweden" title="Bridget of Sweden">Bridget</a>, but other regional heroes also had a local cult following, including <a href="/wiki/Saint_Botvid" title="Saint Botvid">Saint Botvid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saint_Eskil" title="Saint Eskil">Saint Eskil</a> in <a href="/wiki/S%C3%B6dermanland" title="Södermanland">Södermanland</a>, Saint <a href="/wiki/Helena_of_Sk%C3%B6vde" title="Helena of Skövde">Helena of Skövde</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Saint <a href="/wiki/Sigfrid_of_Sweden" title="Sigfrid of Sweden">Sigfrid</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sm%C3%A5land" title="Småland">Småland</a>. In their names, <a href="/wiki/Miracle" title="Miracle">miracles</a> were performed and churches were named. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reformation">Reformation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reformation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shortly after seizing power in 1523, <a href="/wiki/Gustav_Vasa" title="Gustav Vasa">Gustav Vasa</a> addressed the <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Pope</a> in Rome with a request for the confirmation of <a href="/wiki/Johannes_Magnus" title="Johannes Magnus">Johannes Magnus</a> as <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Archbishop of Sweden">Archbishop of Sweden</a>, in the place of <a href="/wiki/Gustav_Trolle" title="Gustav Trolle">Gustav Trolle</a> who had been formally deposed and exiled by the <a href="/wiki/Riksdag_of_the_Estates" title="Riksdag of the Estates">Riksdag of the Estates</a>. </p><p>Gustav promised to be an obedient son of the Church, if the pope would confirm the elections of his bishops. But the pope requested Trolle to be re-instated. King Gustav protested by promoting the Swedish reformers, the brothers <a href="/wiki/Olaus_Petri" title="Olaus Petri">Olaus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laurentius_Petri" title="Laurentius Petri">Laurentius Petri</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Laurentius_Andreae" title="Laurentius Andreae">Laurentius Andreae</a>. The king supported the printing of reformation texts, with the Petri brothers as the major instructors on the texts. In 1526, all Catholic printing presses were suppressed, and two-thirds of the Church's <a href="/wiki/Tithe" title="Tithe">tithes</a> were appropriated for the payment of the national debt. A final breach was made with the traditions of the old religion at the <a href="/wiki/Riksdag" title="Riksdag">Riksdag</a> called by the king at <a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s" title="Västerås">Västerås</a> in 1544.<sup id="cite_ref-EB1911_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB1911-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other changes of the Reformation included the abolition of some Catholic rituals. However, the changes were not as drastic as in <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>; as in Germany, Swedish churches kept not only <a href="/wiki/Christian_cross" title="Christian cross">crosses</a> and <a href="/wiki/Crucifix" title="Crucifix">crucifixes</a>, but also icons and the traditional liturgical vestments which in Germany were usually discarded in favor of the black <a href="/wiki/Geneva_gown" class="mw-redirect" title="Geneva gown">preaching gown</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stole_(vestment)" title="Stole (vestment)">stole</a> used until recent times. Many holy days, based on <a href="/wiki/Saints_days" class="mw-redirect" title="Saints days">saints' days</a>, were not removed from the calendar until the late 18th century due to strong resistance from the population. </p><p>After the death of Gustav Vasa, Sweden was ruled by <a href="/wiki/John_III_of_Sweden" title="John III of Sweden">John III</a>, who had Catholicizing tendencies, and then by his more openly Catholic son, <a href="/wiki/Sigismund_III_Vasa" title="Sigismund III Vasa">Sigismund</a>, who was also ruler of Catholic <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>. The latter was eventually deposed from the Swedish throne by his uncle, who acceded to the throne as <a href="/wiki/Charles_IX_of_Sweden" title="Charles IX of Sweden">Charles IX</a>, and used the Lutheran church as an instrument in his power struggle against his nephew. He is known to have had <a href="/wiki/Calvinism" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvinism">Calvinist</a> leanings. </p><p>The New Testament was translated into Swedish in 1526 and the entire Bible in 1541. Revised translations were published in 1618 and 1703. New official translations were adopted in 1917 and 2000. Many hymns were written by Swedish church reformers and several by <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther" title="Martin Luther">Martin Luther</a> were translated. A semi-official hymnal appeared in the 1640s. Official hymnals of the Church of Sweden (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Den svenska psalmboken</i>) were adopted in 1695, <a href="/wiki/Den_svenska_psalmboken_(1819)" title="Den svenska psalmboken (1819)">1819</a>, 1937 and <a href="/wiki/Den_svenska_psalmboken_(1986)" title="Den svenska psalmboken (1986)">1986</a>. The last of these is <a href="/wiki/Ecumenism" title="Ecumenism">ecumenical</a>, and combines traditional hymns with songs from other Christian denominations, including <a href="/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church" title="Seventh-day Adventist Church">Seventh-day Adventist</a>, Baptist, Catholic, <a href="/wiki/Mission_Covenant_Church_of_Sweden" title="Mission Covenant Church of Sweden">Mission Covenant</a>, Methodist, Pentecostal, and the <a href="/wiki/Salvation_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Salvation Army">Salvation Army</a>. In October 2013, the Church of Sweden elected <a href="/wiki/Antje_Jackel%C3%A9n" title="Antje Jackelén">Antje Jackelén</a> as Sweden's first female archbishop.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emigration_aspects">Emigration aspects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Emigration aspects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1800s–1900s, the Church of Sweden supported the Swedish government by opposing both emigration and preachers' efforts recommending sobriety (<a href="/wiki/Alcoholic_beverage" title="Alcoholic beverage">alcoholic beverages</a> are sold in Sweden by a government monopoly). This escalated to a point where its ministers were even persecuted by the church for preaching sobriety, and the reactions of many congregation members to that contributed to the desire to leave the country (which, however, was against the law until 1840).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lutheran_orthodoxy">Lutheran orthodoxy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Lutheran orthodoxy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lutheran_orthodoxy" title="Lutheran orthodoxy">Lutheran orthodoxy</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coat_of_arms">Coat of arms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Coat of arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg/170px-Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg/255px-Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg/340px-Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of the Church of Sweden</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Luth-Uppsala-Arms.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Luth-Uppsala-Arms.png/170px-Luth-Uppsala-Arms.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Luth-Uppsala-Arms.png/255px-Luth-Uppsala-Arms.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Luth-Uppsala-Arms.png/340px-Luth-Uppsala-Arms.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="550" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Uppsala</figcaption></figure> <p>The 19th century coat of arms is based on that of the <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Uppsala" title="Archdiocese of Uppsala">Archdiocese of Uppsala</a>. It is blazoned <i>Or on a cross Gules an open crown of the field</i> and thus features a gold/yellow field with a red cross on which there is a gold/yellow crown.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The crown is called the victory crown of <a href="/wiki/Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Christ">Christ</a>, based on the royal crowns used in <a href="/wiki/Medieval" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval">medieval</a> times and corresponds in form to the crowns in the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_coat_of_arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Swedish coat of arms">Swedish coat of arms</a> and to that resting on the head of Saint Eric in the coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Synodical_structure">Synodical structure <span class="anchor" id="Church_politics"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Synodical structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2021_Swedish_Church_Assembly_elections" title="2021 Swedish Church Assembly elections">2021 Swedish Church Assembly elections</a></div> <p>The Church adopted, at the time that it was still a state church, an administrative structure largely modelled after the state. Direct elections are held to the General Synod (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Kyrkomötet</i>, The Church Assembly), and the diocesan and parish (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Församling</i>) assemblies (and in some cases, confederation of parishes (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">kyrklig samfällighet</i>, 'church association') assemblies and directly elected parish councils). The electoral system is the same as used in the Swedish parliamentary or municipal elections (see <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Sweden" title="Elections in Sweden">Elections in Sweden</a>). To vote in the Church general elections, one must be member of the Church of Sweden, at minimum 16 years of age, and <a href="/wiki/Population_registration_in_Sweden" title="Population registration in Sweden">nationally registered as living in Sweden</a>. </p><p>The groups that take part in the elections are called <a href="/wiki/Nominating_groups" class="mw-redirect" title="Nominating groups">nominating groups</a> (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">nomineringsgrupper</i>). In some cases the nationwide <a href="/wiki/Political_party" title="Political party">political parties</a> take part in the elections, such as the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Social_Democratic_Party" title="Swedish Social Democratic Party">Social Democrats</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Centre_Party_(Sweden)" title="Centre Party (Sweden)">Centre Party</a>. After the formal separation of Church of Sweden from the State of <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>, the growing tendency in the elections is towards independent parties forming for candidature, either based on a political conviction, for example <a href="/wiki/Folkpartister_i_Svenska_kyrkan" class="mw-redirect" title="Folkpartister i Svenska kyrkan">Folkpartister i Svenska kyrkan</a> founded by <a href="/wiki/Liberal_People%27s_Party_(Sweden)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal People's Party (Sweden)">Liberal People's Party</a> members, or a pure church party such as the political independents' <a href="/wiki/Partipolitiskt_obundna_i_Svenska_kyrkan" class="mw-redirect" title="Partipolitiskt obundna i Svenska kyrkan">Partipolitiskt obundna i Svenska kyrkan</a> (POSK) and <a href="/wiki/Frimodig_kyrka" title="Frimodig kyrka">Frimodig kyrka</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ordained_ministry">Ordained ministry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Ordained ministry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ordination_Stockholm.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Ordination_Stockholm.jpg/220px-Ordination_Stockholm.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Ordination_Stockholm.jpg/330px-Ordination_Stockholm.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Ordination_Stockholm.jpg/440px-Ordination_Stockholm.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Sung Mass with the ordinations of two deacons and seven priests by the Bishop of Stockholm, in St Nicholas's Cathedral (<a href="/wiki/Storkyrkan" title="Storkyrkan">Storkyrkan</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>The Church of Sweden maintains the historic threefold ministry of <a href="/wiki/Bishop" title="Bishop">bishops</a>, <a href="/wiki/Priest" title="Priest">priests</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Deacon" title="Deacon">deacons</a>, and has approximately 5,000 ordained clergy in total.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It practices direct ordination, also called ordination <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">per saltum</i></span> (literally, ordination by a leap), in which candidates are directly ordained to the specific order of ministry for which they have trained. This is an alternative approach to the sequential ordination of other historic churches (including the Anglican, Orthodox, and Catholic churches) in which candidates must be ordained in the strict sequence of deacon, then priest, then bishop. A Church of Sweden priest can be ordained directly to that office, without any previous ordination as a deacon. All deacons of the Church of Sweden are, therefore, <a href="/wiki/Permanent_deacons" class="mw-redirect" title="Permanent deacons">permanent deacons</a>. The order of bishop is not entered through direct ordination, however, and a Church of Sweden bishop is required to be a validly ordained priest prior to their consecration; if a deacon or lay person were to be selected for the position, they would first be ordained as a priest.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the Reformation, the Swedish Church seems to have practiced variously both direct ordination and sequential ordination. Although direct ordination was more widespread, and became normative, the practice of sequential ordination is attested in the seventeenth century Swedish Church. Bishop Johannes Rudbeckius (1619–1646) habitually ordained men to the diaconate in advance of ordaining them to the priesthood,<sup id="cite_ref-Upsala1909_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Upsala1909-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and this was said by <a href="/wiki/Johannes_Canuti_Lenaeus" title="Johannes Canuti Lenaeus">Archbishop Johannes Lenaeus</a> of Uppsala (in 1653) to be usual Church of Sweden practice.<sup id="cite_ref-Ambassy_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ambassy-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the Evangelical Lutheran churches, including the Church of Sweden, ministerial function is indicated by the usual vestments of western tradition, including the <a href="/wiki/Stole_(vestment)" title="Stole (vestment)">stole</a>, worn straight by bishops, crossed by priests (wearing the stole straight by priests is only permitted when in choir dress, i.e., a surplice rather than an alb, as no cincture is then used that would permit crossing the stole), and diagonally across the left shoulder by deacons. However, whereas in Roman Catholic or Anglican ordinations the candidates for priesthood will already be wearing the diagonal deacon's stole, in the Church of Sweden candidates for both diaconate and priesthood are unordained at the start of the service. Tiit Pädam of Uppsala University and a Swedish-based priest of the <a href="/wiki/Estonian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church">Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church</a> writes: "At the beginning of the [Evangelical Lutheran] ordination service, the candidates are dressed in white albs and no one wears a stole at the beginning of the rite. In this way the churches express a significant aspect of their understanding of ordination. The white alb, used both by the ordinands to the diaconate as well as to the priesthood, is a sign that the ordination is a new beginning, rooted in the priesthood of all the baptised."<sup id="cite_ref-Pädam_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pädam-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Church of Sweden employs full-time deacons to staff its extensive outreach and social welfare <i>diakonia</i> programme. Whilst deacons have the traditional liturgical role (and vesture) in the Swedish Church, their principal focus of work is outside the parish community, working in welfare roles. Nonetheless, deacons are attached to local parishes to be connected with church communities, and with a parish priest. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dioceses_and_bishops">Dioceses and bishops</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Dioceses and bishops"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dioceses_of_Church_of_Sweden.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Dioceses_of_Church_of_Sweden.svg/220px-Dioceses_of_Church_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="339" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Dioceses_of_Church_of_Sweden.svg/330px-Dioceses_of_Church_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Dioceses_of_Church_of_Sweden.svg/440px-Dioceses_of_Church_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="428" data-file-height="659" /></a><figcaption>Map of Swedish dioceses</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Biskopsvigning_2015-09-06_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Biskopsvigning_2015-09-06_001.jpg/220px-Biskopsvigning_2015-09-06_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Biskopsvigning_2015-09-06_001.jpg/330px-Biskopsvigning_2015-09-06_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Biskopsvigning_2015-09-06_001.jpg/440px-Biskopsvigning_2015-09-06_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1840" data-file-height="1228" /></a><figcaption>Antje Jackelén, former Archbishop of Uppsala (centre), with Johan Dalman, Bishop of Strängnäs (left), and Mikael Mogren, Bishop of Västerås (right)</figcaption></figure> <p>The Church of Sweden is divided into thirteen <a href="/wiki/Diocese" title="Diocese">dioceses</a> (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">stift</i>), each with a bishop and <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_chapter" title="Cathedral chapter">cathedral chapter</a> (Swedish: <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/domkapitel" class="extiw" title="wikt:domkapitel">domkapitel</a></i>). A bishop is elected by priests, <a href="/wiki/Deacon" title="Deacon">deacons</a>, and some <a href="/wiki/Laymen" class="mw-redirect" title="Laymen">laity</a> in the diocese and is the chairman of the cathedral chapter. Priest and deacon members of a cathedral chapter are elected by priests and deacons in the diocese, while its lay members are selected by the <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">stiftsfullmäktige</i></span>, a body elected by church members.<sup id="cite_ref-KO_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KO-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A diocese is divided into "contracts" <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kontrakt" class="extiw" title="wikt:kontrakt">kontrakt</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Deanery" title="Deanery">deaneries</a>), each with a <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kontraktsprost" class="extiw" title="wikt:kontraktsprost">kontraktsprost</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Provost_(religion)" title="Provost (religion)">provost</a>), as the leader. Deaneries with a diocesan cathedral are called <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">domprosteri</i></span>. Titular provosts can also sometimes be appointed, in Swedish called <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prost#Swedish" class="extiw" title="wikt:prost">prost</a></i> or <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">titulärprost</i></span>. The dean and head minister of a cathedral is called <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/domprost" class="extiw" title="wikt:domprost">domprost</a></i>, "cathedral dean" or "cathedral provost", and is a member of the cathedral chapter as its vice chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-KO_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KO-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/Parish" title="Parish">parish</a> level, a parish is called a <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/f%C3%B6rsamling" class="extiw" title="wikt:församling">församling</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-KO_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KO-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A more archaic term for a parish in Swedish is <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/socken" class="extiw" title="wikt:socken">socken</a></i>, which was used both in the registry and in the church administration. After the municipal reforms in 1862, the latter usage officially was replaced with <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">församling</i></span>, a term somewhat meaning 'congregation', originally and still used for the Lutheran territorial and nonterritorial congregations in cities and also for other religious congregations. One or several parishes are included in a <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">pastorat</i></span><sup id="cite_ref-KO_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KO-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a head minister or vicar called a <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kyrkoherde" class="extiw" title="wikt:kyrkoherde">kyrkoherde</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-KO_32-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KO-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (literally 'church shepherd') and sometimes other assistant priests called <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/komminister" class="extiw" title="wikt:komminister">komminister</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Minister_(Christianity)" title="Minister (Christianity)">minister</a>). At a cathedral an assistant minister is called a <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">domkyrkosyssloman</i></span>. </p><p>In addition to the 13 dioceses, the Church of Sweden Abroad (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Svenska kyrkan i utlandet</i> – SKUT) maintains more than 40 overseas parishes. Originally a collection of overseas churches under the direction of a committee of the <a href="/wiki/Kyrkom%C3%B6tet" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyrkomötet">General Synod</a>, SKUT was reorganised on 1 January 2012 with a quasi-diocesan structure. Under this reorganisation it gained a governing council, constituent seats on the General Synod of the Church of Sweden (like the 13 mainland dioceses), and for the first time, full-time deacons to provide a programme of social welfare alongside the work of priests and lay workers.<sup id="cite_ref-Review_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Review-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, SKUT does not have its own bishop, and is placed under the episcopal oversight of the Bishop of <a href="/wiki/Visby" title="Visby">Visby</a>. </p><p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Diocese </th> <th>Diocesan coat of arms </th> <th>Seat </th> <th>Cathedral </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Current bishop </th> <th>Bishop's coat of arms </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Uppsala" title="Archdiocese of Uppsala">Archdiocese of Uppsala</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uppsala_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Uppsala_stift_vapen.svg/150px-Uppsala_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Uppsala_stift_vapen.svg/225px-Uppsala_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Uppsala_stift_vapen.svg/300px-Uppsala_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uppsala" title="Uppsala">Uppsala</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uppsala_Cathedral" title="Uppsala Cathedral">Uppsala Cathedral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uppsala_domkyrka,_flygbild.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Uppsala_domkyrka%2C_flygbild.jpg/150px-Uppsala_domkyrka%2C_flygbild.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Uppsala_domkyrka%2C_flygbild.jpg/225px-Uppsala_domkyrka%2C_flygbild.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Uppsala_domkyrka%2C_flygbild.jpg/300px-Uppsala_domkyrka%2C_flygbild.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3881" data-file-height="2581" /></a></span> </td> <td>1123 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Mod%C3%A9us" title="Martin Modéus">Martin Modéus</a> (<a href="/wiki/Archbishop_of_Uppsala" title="Archbishop of Uppsala">Archbishop</a>)<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Martin_mod%C3%A9us_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Martin_mod%C3%A9us_2015.jpg/200px-Martin_mod%C3%A9us_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Martin_mod%C3%A9us_2015.jpg/300px-Martin_mod%C3%A9us_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Martin_mod%C3%A9us_2015.jpg/400px-Martin_mod%C3%A9us_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="674" data-file-height="450" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Karin_Johannesson" title="Karin Johannesson">Karin Johannesson</a> (Bishop) </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Martin_Mod%C3%A9us_%C3%A4rkebiskopsvapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Martin_Mod%C3%A9us_%C3%A4rkebiskopsvapen.svg/150px-Martin_Mod%C3%A9us_%C3%A4rkebiskopsvapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Martin_Mod%C3%A9us_%C3%A4rkebiskopsvapen.svg/225px-Martin_Mod%C3%A9us_%C3%A4rkebiskopsvapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Martin_Mod%C3%A9us_%C3%A4rkebiskopsvapen.svg/300px-Martin_Mod%C3%A9us_%C3%A4rkebiskopsvapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="601" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Karin_Johannesson_biskopsvapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Karin_Johannesson_biskopsvapen.svg/100px-Karin_Johannesson_biskopsvapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Karin_Johannesson_biskopsvapen.svg/151px-Karin_Johannesson_biskopsvapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Karin_Johannesson_biskopsvapen.svg/200px-Karin_Johannesson_biskopsvapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="601" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Skara" title="Diocese of Skara">Diocese of Skara</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Skara_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Skara_stift_vapen.svg/148px-Skara_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="148" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Skara_stift_vapen.svg/222px-Skara_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Skara_stift_vapen.svg/295px-Skara_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Skara" title="Skara">Skara</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Skara_Cathedral" title="Skara Cathedral">Skara Cathedral</a> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Skara_Domkyrka_2005.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Skara_Domkyrka_2005.jpg/150px-Skara_Domkyrka_2005.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Skara_Domkyrka_2005.jpg/225px-Skara_Domkyrka_2005.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Skara_Domkyrka_2005.jpg/299px-Skara_Domkyrka_2005.jpg 2x" data-file-width="870" data-file-height="976" /></a></span> </p> </td> <td>1014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%C3%85ke_Bonnier_(clergy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Åke Bonnier (clergy)">Åke Bonnier</a> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%C3%85ke_Bonnier_11.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/%C3%85ke_Bonnier_11.jpg/150px-%C3%85ke_Bonnier_11.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/%C3%85ke_Bonnier_11.jpg/225px-%C3%85ke_Bonnier_11.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/%C3%85ke_Bonnier_11.jpg/299px-%C3%85ke_Bonnier_11.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2832" data-file-height="4256" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%C3%85ke_Bonnier_biskopsvapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/%C3%85ke_Bonnier_biskopsvapen.svg/150px-%C3%85ke_Bonnier_biskopsvapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/%C3%85ke_Bonnier_biskopsvapen.svg/225px-%C3%85ke_Bonnier_biskopsvapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/%C3%85ke_Bonnier_biskopsvapen.svg/300px-%C3%85ke_Bonnier_biskopsvapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="601" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Lund" title="Diocese of Lund">Diocese of Lund</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lund_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Lund_stift_vapen.svg/150px-Lund_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Lund_stift_vapen.svg/225px-Lund_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Lund_stift_vapen.svg/300px-Lund_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lund" title="Lund">Lund</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lund_Cathedral" title="Lund Cathedral">Lund Cathedral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lunds_domkyrka1.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Lunds_domkyrka1.jpeg/160px-Lunds_domkyrka1.jpeg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Lunds_domkyrka1.jpeg/240px-Lunds_domkyrka1.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Lunds_domkyrka1.jpeg/320px-Lunds_domkyrka1.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span> </td> <td>1048 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johan_Tyrberg" title="Johan Tyrberg">Johan Tyrberg</a> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Biskop_Johan_Tyrberg,_portr%C3%A4tt._Foto_Camilla_Lindskog.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Biskop_Johan_Tyrberg%2C_portr%C3%A4tt._Foto_Camilla_Lindskog.jpg/150px-Biskop_Johan_Tyrberg%2C_portr%C3%A4tt._Foto_Camilla_Lindskog.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Biskop_Johan_Tyrberg%2C_portr%C3%A4tt._Foto_Camilla_Lindskog.jpg/225px-Biskop_Johan_Tyrberg%2C_portr%C3%A4tt._Foto_Camilla_Lindskog.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Biskop_Johan_Tyrberg%2C_portr%C3%A4tt._Foto_Camilla_Lindskog.jpg/300px-Biskop_Johan_Tyrberg%2C_portr%C3%A4tt._Foto_Camilla_Lindskog.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1774" data-file-height="2661" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Biskop_Johan_Tyrbergs_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Biskop_Johan_Tyrbergs_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.tif/lossy-page1-150px-Biskop_Johan_Tyrbergs_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Biskop_Johan_Tyrbergs_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.tif/lossy-page1-225px-Biskop_Johan_Tyrbergs_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.tif.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Biskop_Johan_Tyrbergs_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.tif/lossy-page1-299px-Biskop_Johan_Tyrbergs_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.tif.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4089" data-file-height="5187" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Link%C3%B6ping" title="Diocese of Linköping">Diocese of Linköping</a> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Link%C3%B6ping_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Link%C3%B6ping_stift_vapen.svg/148px-Link%C3%B6ping_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="148" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Link%C3%B6ping_stift_vapen.svg/222px-Link%C3%B6ping_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Link%C3%B6ping_stift_vapen.svg/295px-Link%C3%B6ping_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Link%C3%B6ping" title="Linköping">Linköping</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Link%C3%B6ping_Cathedral" title="Linköping Cathedral">Linköping Cathedral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LinDom-stitched.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/LinDom-stitched.jpg/150px-LinDom-stitched.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/LinDom-stitched.jpg/225px-LinDom-stitched.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/LinDom-stitched.jpg/300px-LinDom-stitched.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2156" data-file-height="2785" /></a></span> </td> <td>1100 </td> <td>Marika Markovits<figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marika_Markovits_2023-03-23.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Marika_Markovits_2023-03-23.jpg/150px-Marika_Markovits_2023-03-23.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Marika_Markovits_2023-03-23.jpg/225px-Marika_Markovits_2023-03-23.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Marika_Markovits_2023-03-23.jpg/300px-Marika_Markovits_2023-03-23.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s" title="Diocese of Strängnäs">Diocese of Strängnäs</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_stift_vapen.svg/150px-Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_stift_vapen.svg/225px-Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_stift_vapen.svg/300px-Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s" title="Strängnäs">Strängnäs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_Cathedral" title="Strängnäs Cathedral">Strängnäs Cathedral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_cathedral_Sweden_008.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_cathedral_Sweden_008.JPG/250px-Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_cathedral_Sweden_008.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_cathedral_Sweden_008.JPG/375px-Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_cathedral_Sweden_008.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_cathedral_Sweden_008.JPG/500px-Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_cathedral_Sweden_008.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td> <td>1129 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johan_Dalman" title="Johan Dalman">Johan Dalman</a> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bishop_Johan_Dalman_2016-03-17_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Bishop_Johan_Dalman_2016-03-17_001.jpg/150px-Bishop_Johan_Dalman_2016-03-17_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Bishop_Johan_Dalman_2016-03-17_001.jpg/225px-Bishop_Johan_Dalman_2016-03-17_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Bishop_Johan_Dalman_2016-03-17_001.jpg/300px-Bishop_Johan_Dalman_2016-03-17_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3873" data-file-height="5036" /></a></span> </p> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Biskop_Johan_Dalmans_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Biskop_Johan_Dalmans_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.jpg/150px-Biskop_Johan_Dalmans_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Biskop_Johan_Dalmans_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.jpg/224px-Biskop_Johan_Dalmans_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Biskop_Johan_Dalmans_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.jpg/299px-Biskop_Johan_Dalmans_%C3%A4mbetsvapen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="723" data-file-height="908" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6" title="Diocese of Växjö">Diocese of Växjö</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_stift_vapen.svg/150px-V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_stift_vapen.svg/225px-V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_stift_vapen.svg/300px-V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6" title="Växjö">Växjö</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_Cathedral" title="Växjö Cathedral">Växjö Cathedral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_Domkyrka,_20220806.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_Domkyrka%2C_20220806.jpg/250px-V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_Domkyrka%2C_20220806.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_Domkyrka%2C_20220806.jpg/375px-V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_Domkyrka%2C_20220806.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_Domkyrka%2C_20220806.jpg/500px-V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_Domkyrka%2C_20220806.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4080" data-file-height="3072" /></a></span> </td> <td>1165 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fredrik_Mod%C3%A9us" title="Fredrik Modéus">Fredrik Modéus</a> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fredrik_Mod%C3%A9us_2015-04-12_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Fredrik_Mod%C3%A9us_2015-04-12_001.jpg/150px-Fredrik_Mod%C3%A9us_2015-04-12_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Fredrik_Mod%C3%A9us_2015-04-12_001.jpg/225px-Fredrik_Mod%C3%A9us_2015-04-12_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Fredrik_Mod%C3%A9us_2015-04-12_001.jpg/300px-Fredrik_Mod%C3%A9us_2015-04-12_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="2357" /></a></span> </p> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s" title="Diocese of Västerås">Diocese of Västerås</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_stift_vapen.svg/150px-V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_stift_vapen.svg/225px-V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_stift_vapen.svg/300px-V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s" title="Västerås">Västerås</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_Cathedral" title="Västerås Cathedral">Västerås Cathedral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_Domkyrka_tornet_fr%C3%A5n_SO_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_Domkyrka_tornet_fr%C3%A5n_SO_1.jpg/150px-V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_Domkyrka_tornet_fr%C3%A5n_SO_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_Domkyrka_tornet_fr%C3%A5n_SO_1.jpg/225px-V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_Domkyrka_tornet_fr%C3%A5n_SO_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_Domkyrka_tornet_fr%C3%A5n_SO_1.jpg/300px-V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_Domkyrka_tornet_fr%C3%A5n_SO_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a></span> </td> <td>12th century </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mikael_Mogren" title="Mikael Mogren">Mikael Mogren</a> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mikael_Mogren_2015-09-06_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Mikael_Mogren_2015-09-06_001.jpg/150px-Mikael_Mogren_2015-09-06_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Mikael_Mogren_2015-09-06_001.jpg/225px-Mikael_Mogren_2015-09-06_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Mikael_Mogren_2015-09-06_001.jpg/300px-Mikael_Mogren_2015-09-06_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="663" data-file-height="1121" /></a></span> </p> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mikael_Mogren_biskopsvapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Mikael_Mogren_biskopsvapen.svg/150px-Mikael_Mogren_biskopsvapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Mikael_Mogren_biskopsvapen.svg/225px-Mikael_Mogren_biskopsvapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Mikael_Mogren_biskopsvapen.svg/300px-Mikael_Mogren_biskopsvapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="601" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Visby" title="Diocese of Visby">Diocese of Visby</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Visby_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Visby_stift_vapen.svg/150px-Visby_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Visby_stift_vapen.svg/225px-Visby_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Visby_stift_vapen.svg/300px-Visby_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Visby" title="Visby">Visby</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Visby_Cathedral" title="Visby Cathedral">Visby Cathedral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Visby_domkyrka_August_2020_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Visby_domkyrka_August_2020_03.jpg/250px-Visby_domkyrka_August_2020_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Visby_domkyrka_August_2020_03.jpg/375px-Visby_domkyrka_August_2020_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Visby_domkyrka_August_2020_03.jpg/500px-Visby_domkyrka_August_2020_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5813" data-file-height="3927" /></a></span> </td> <td>1572 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erik_Eckerdal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Erik Eckerdal (page does not exist)">Erik Eckerdal</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Eckerdal" class="extiw" title="sv:Erik Eckerdal">sv</a>]</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ErikEckerdal2201beskuren.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/ErikEckerdal2201beskuren.jpg/200px-ErikEckerdal2201beskuren.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/ErikEckerdal2201beskuren.jpg/300px-ErikEckerdal2201beskuren.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/ErikEckerdal2201beskuren.jpg/400px-ErikEckerdal2201beskuren.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3527" data-file-height="2897" /></a></span> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Erik_Eckerdal_biskopsvapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Erik_Eckerdal_biskopsvapen.svg/150px-Erik_Eckerdal_biskopsvapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Erik_Eckerdal_biskopsvapen.svg/225px-Erik_Eckerdal_biskopsvapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Erik_Eckerdal_biskopsvapen.svg/300px-Erik_Eckerdal_biskopsvapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="601" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Karlstad" title="Diocese of Karlstad">Diocese of Karlstad</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Karlstad_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Karlstad_stift_vapen.svg/150px-Karlstad_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Karlstad_stift_vapen.svg/225px-Karlstad_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Karlstad_stift_vapen.svg/300px-Karlstad_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karlstad" title="Karlstad">Karlstad</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karlstad_Cathedral" title="Karlstad Cathedral">Karlstad Cathedral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Milj%C3%B6_vinter_Karlstads_domkyrka_20.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Milj%C3%B6_vinter_Karlstads_domkyrka_20.JPG/250px-Milj%C3%B6_vinter_Karlstads_domkyrka_20.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Milj%C3%B6_vinter_Karlstads_domkyrka_20.JPG/375px-Milj%C3%B6_vinter_Karlstads_domkyrka_20.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Milj%C3%B6_vinter_Karlstads_domkyrka_20.JPG/500px-Milj%C3%B6_vinter_Karlstads_domkyrka_20.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3953" data-file-height="2923" /></a></span> </td> <td>1581 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi" title="Sören Dalevi">Sören Dalevi</a> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Biskop_S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Biskop_S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi.jpg/150px-Biskop_S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Biskop_S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi.jpg/225px-Biskop_S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Biskop_S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi.jpg/300px-Biskop_S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="314" data-file-height="439" /></a></span> </p> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi_biskopsvapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi_biskopsvapen.svg/150px-S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi_biskopsvapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi_biskopsvapen.svg/225px-S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi_biskopsvapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi_biskopsvapen.svg/300px-S%C3%B6ren_Dalevi_biskopsvapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="601" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Gothenburg" title="Diocese of Gothenburg">Diocese of Gothenburg</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg/150px-G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg/225px-G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg/300px-G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gothenburg" title="Gothenburg">Gothenburg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gothenburg_Cathedral" title="Gothenburg Cathedral">Gothenburg Cathedral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:G%C3%B6teborgs_domkyrka_september_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/G%C3%B6teborgs_domkyrka_september_2011.jpg/150px-G%C3%B6teborgs_domkyrka_september_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/G%C3%B6teborgs_domkyrka_september_2011.jpg/225px-G%C3%B6teborgs_domkyrka_september_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/G%C3%B6teborgs_domkyrka_september_2011.jpg/300px-G%C3%B6teborgs_domkyrka_september_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2477" data-file-height="4491" /></a></span> </td> <td>1620 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Susanne_Rappmann" title="Susanne Rappmann">Susanne Rappmann</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Susanne_Rappmann.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Susanne_Rappmann.jpg/200px-Susanne_Rappmann.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Susanne_Rappmann.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="236" data-file-height="320" /></a></span> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Susanne_Rappmann_biskopsvapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Susanne_Rappmann_biskopsvapen.svg/150px-Susanne_Rappmann_biskopsvapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Susanne_Rappmann_biskopsvapen.svg/225px-Susanne_Rappmann_biskopsvapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Susanne_Rappmann_biskopsvapen.svg/300px-Susanne_Rappmann_biskopsvapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="601" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sand" title="Diocese of Härnösand">Diocese of Härnösand</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sand_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sand_stift_vapen.svg/150px-H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sand_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sand_stift_vapen.svg/225px-H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sand_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sand_stift_vapen.svg/300px-H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sand_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sand" title="Härnösand">Härnösand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sand_Cathedral" title="Härnösand Cathedral">Härnösand Cathedral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sands_domkyrka_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sands_domkyrka_01.jpg/250px-H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sands_domkyrka_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sands_domkyrka_01.jpg/375px-H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sands_domkyrka_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sands_domkyrka_01.jpg/500px-H%C3%A4rn%C3%B6sands_domkyrka_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td> <td>1647 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m" title="Eva Nordung Byström">Eva Nordung Byström</a> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_2014-12-14_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_2014-12-14_001.jpg/150px-Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_2014-12-14_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_2014-12-14_001.jpg/225px-Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_2014-12-14_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_2014-12-14_001.jpg/300px-Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_2014-12-14_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="741" data-file-height="1228" /></a></span> </p> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_biskopsvapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_biskopsvapen.svg/150px-Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_biskopsvapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_biskopsvapen.svg/225px-Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_biskopsvapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_biskopsvapen.svg/300px-Eva_Nordung_Bystr%C3%B6m_biskopsvapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="601" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Lule%C3%A5" title="Diocese of Luleå">Diocese of Luleå</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lule%C3%A5_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Lule%C3%A5_stift_vapen.svg/150px-Lule%C3%A5_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Lule%C3%A5_stift_vapen.svg/225px-Lule%C3%A5_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Lule%C3%A5_stift_vapen.svg/300px-Lule%C3%A5_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lule%C3%A5" title="Luleå">Luleå</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lule%C3%A5_Cathedral" title="Luleå Cathedral">Luleå Cathedral</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lule%C3%A5-cathedral-4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Lule%C3%A5-cathedral-4.jpg/250px-Lule%C3%A5-cathedral-4.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Lule%C3%A5-cathedral-4.jpg/375px-Lule%C3%A5-cathedral-4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Lule%C3%A5-cathedral-4.jpg/500px-Lule%C3%A5-cathedral-4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td> <td>1904 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%C3%85sa_Nystr%C3%B6m" title="Åsa Nyström">Åsa Nyström</a> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bishop_Asa_Nystrom_2023-03_square.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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</td> <td>1942 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andreas_Holmberg" title="Andreas Holmberg">Andreas Holmberg</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Biskop_Andreas_Holmberg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Biskop_Andreas_Holmberg.jpg/150px-Biskop_Andreas_Holmberg.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Biskop_Andreas_Holmberg.jpg/225px-Biskop_Andreas_Holmberg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Biskop_Andreas_Holmberg.jpg/300px-Biskop_Andreas_Holmberg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2325" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Kalmar" title="Diocese of Kalmar">Diocese of Kalmar</a> existed as a <a href="/wiki/Superintendent_(ecclesiastical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Superintendent (ecclesiastical)"><i>superintendentia</i></a> from 1603 to 1678 and as a diocese between 1678 and 1915, at which time it was merged with the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6" title="Diocese of Växjö">Diocese of Växjö</a>. Another diocese which no longer exists is the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Mariestad" title="Diocese of Mariestad">Diocese of Mariestad</a>, which existed as <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">superintendentia</i></span> between 1580 and 1646 and was replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Karlstad" title="Diocese of Karlstad">Diocese of Karlstad</a>. </p><p>The dioceses of Uppsala, Strängnäs, Västerås, Skara, Linköping, Växjö, and the now-Finnish <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Turku" title="Archdiocese of Turku">Diocese of Turku</a>, are the original seven Swedish dioceses, dating from the Middle Ages. The rest have come into existence after that time and the Swedish reformation in the 16th century. The Diocese of Lund was founded in 1060, became an archdiocese in 1104, and lay in Denmark. The <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Lund#History" title="Diocese of Lund">Province of Lund</a> consisted of Denmark, Sweden, and Finland throughout the Middle Ages (originally also Norway and Iceland), although Uppsala had their own subordinate <a href="/wiki/Ecclesiastical_province" title="Ecclesiastical province">ecclesiastical province</a> and archbishop from 1164. </p><p>When <a href="/wiki/Eva_Brunne" title="Eva Brunne">Eva Brunne</a> was consecrated as <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Sweden_Diocese_of_Stockholm" class="mw-redirect" title="Church of Sweden Diocese of Stockholm">Bishop of Stockholm</a> in 2009, she became the first openly lesbian bishop in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Monasteries_and_convents">Monasteries and convents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Monasteries and convents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Church of Sweden has several monastic communities. </p> <ul><li>The Sisters of the Holy Paraclete (<span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">Helgeandssystrarna</i></span>), who live in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alsike_Convent&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alsike Convent (page does not exist)">Alsike Convent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Brothers of the Holy Cross (<span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">Heliga korsets brödraskap</i></span>), Benedictine monks who live at the <a href="/wiki/%C3%96stanb%C3%A4ck_Monastery" title="Östanbäck Monastery">Östanbäck Monastery</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sala_Municipality,_Sweden" title="Sala Municipality, Sweden">Sala</a>, <a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4stmanland" title="Västmanland">Västmanland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Sisters of St. Francis (<span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">Helige Franciskus systraskap</i></span>), Franciscan nuns who live in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Klaradals_kloster&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Klaradals kloster (page does not exist)">Klaradals kloster</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sj%C3%B6vik" title="Sjövik">Sjövik</a>.</li> <li>The Sisters of the Risen Saviour (<span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">Uppståndne frälsarens systraskap</i></span>) who live in <a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%96versel%C3%B6_klosterg%C3%A5rd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Överselö klostergård (page does not exist)">Överselö klostergård</a>.</li> <li>The Daughters of Mary (<span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">Mariadöttrarna av Den Evangeliska Mariavägen</i></span>) in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vallby&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vallby (page does not exist)">Vallby</a>.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Link%C3%B6pings_kloster&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Linköpings kloster (page does not exist)">Linköpings kloster</a> in <a href="/wiki/Link%C3%B6ping" title="Linköping">Linköping</a>, approved by the Bishop of Linköping in 2006, and inaugurated in 2014, a small contemplative and vegetarian convent, focused on climate issues;<sup id="cite_ref-linko_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-linko-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it has links with the Anglican <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Saint_Margaret" title="Society of Saint Margaret">Society of Saint Margaret</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-linko_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-linko-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alsike_Kyrka_2023_funeral_of_sister_Marianne_Nordlund.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Alsike_Kyrka_2023_funeral_of_sister_Marianne_Nordlund.png/220px-Alsike_Kyrka_2023_funeral_of_sister_Marianne_Nordlund.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Alsike_Kyrka_2023_funeral_of_sister_Marianne_Nordlund.png/330px-Alsike_Kyrka_2023_funeral_of_sister_Marianne_Nordlund.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Alsike_Kyrka_2023_funeral_of_sister_Marianne_Nordlund.png/440px-Alsike_Kyrka_2023_funeral_of_sister_Marianne_Nordlund.png 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>The procession waiting to go inside for the Sunday mass and funeral of Sister Marianne, the first nun in the Church 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At the end are nuns from Alsike Monastery.</figcaption></figure></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Partner_churches">Partner churches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Partner churches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Church of Sweden is a founding member of the <a href="/wiki/Lutheran_World_Federation" title="Lutheran World Federation">Lutheran World Federation</a>, formed in <a href="/wiki/Lund" title="Lund">Lund</a>, Sweden in 1947. <a href="/wiki/Anders_Nygren" title="Anders Nygren">Anders Nygren</a>, later the <a href="/wiki/List_of_bishops_of_Lund" title="List of bishops of Lund">Bishop of Lund</a>, served as the first President of the Lutheran World Federation.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Lutheran_World_Federation_1947_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Lutheran_World_Federation_1947-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 1994, the Church of Sweden has been part of the <a href="/wiki/Porvoo_Communion" title="Porvoo Communion">Porvoo Communion</a>, bringing it into full Communion with the <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Communion" title="Anglican Communion">Anglican churches</a> of the <a href="/wiki/British_Isles" title="British Isles">British Isles</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Iberian_Peninsula" title="Iberian Peninsula">Iberian Peninsula</a>, together with the other Lutheran churches of the Nordic nations and the Baltic states. In 1995, full communion was achieved with the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Independent_Church" title="Philippine Independent Church">Philippine Independent Church</a>. Since 2015, the Church of Sweden has also been in full communion with the <a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)" title="Episcopal Church (United States)">Episcopal Church</a> of the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, the Church of Sweden reached full communion with the <a href="/wiki/Old_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Catholic">Old Catholic</a> churches within the <a href="/wiki/Union_of_Utrecht_(Old_Catholic)" title="Union of Utrecht (Old Catholic)">Union of Utrecht</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sámi_relations"><span id="S.C3.A1mi_relations"></span>Sámi relations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sámi relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2021, the Church of Sweden apologized for its abuse of <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_people" title="Sámi people">Sámi</a> over several centuries, including forcible <a href="/wiki/Christianization_of_the_S%C3%A1mi_people" title="Christianization of the Sámi people">Christianization</a>, the mistreatment of children in <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Sámi schools">Sámi schools</a>, and collecting the remains of Sámi people for research on scientific racism and eugenics. The Church of Sweden described their "dark actions" against the Sámi as "colonial" and "legitimized repression".<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to apologizing, the Church of Sweden had produced a 1,100 page long document in 2019 compiling the church's history of oppressing Sámi people and erasing Sámi culture.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 March</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Svenska+kyrkan&rft.atitle=Svenska+kyrkan+i+siffror&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.svenskakyrkan.se%2Fstatistik&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215405/https://lovabegravning.se/om-begravning/efter-ett-dodsfall/medlemskap-i-svenska-kyrkan/">"Medlemskap i Svenska kyrkan - vad innebär det? - Lova Begravningsbyrå"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lovabegravning.se/om-begravning/efter-ett-dodsfall/medlemskap-i-svenska-kyrkan/">the original</a> on 2 June 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 June</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Medlemskap+i+Svenska+kyrkan+-+vad+inneb%C3%A4r+det%3F+-+Lova+Begravningsbyr%C3%A5&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Flovabegravning.se%2Fom-begravning%2Fefter-ett-dodsfall%2Fmedlemskap-i-svenska-kyrkan%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSidenvall2012" class="citation journal cs1">Sidenvall, Erik (2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/43751965">"Church and State in Sweden: A contemporary Report"</a>. <i>Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte</i>. <b>25</b> (2): <span class="nowrap">311–</span>319. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.13109%2Fkize.2012.25.2.311">10.13109/kize.2012.25.2.311</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0932-9951">0932-9951</a>. <a href="/wiki/JSTOR_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="JSTOR (identifier)">JSTOR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/43751965">43751965</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Kirchliche+Zeitgeschichte&rft.atitle=Church+and+State+in+Sweden%3A+A+contemporary+Report&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=2&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E311-%3C%2Fspan%3E319&rft.date=2012&rft.issn=0932-9951&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F43751965%23id-name%3DJSTOR&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.13109%2Fkize.2012.25.2.311&rft.aulast=Sidenvall&rft.aufirst=Erik&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F43751965&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lutheranworld.org/content/member-churches">Member churches</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201214151350/https://www.lutheranworld.org/content/member-churches">Archived</a> 14 December 2020 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> The Lutheran World Federation</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://riksdagen.se/webbnav/index.aspx?nid=3911&bet=1998:1591">"SFS 1998:1591"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110929183503/http://riksdagen.se/webbnav/index.aspx?nid=3911&bet=1998:1591">Archived</a> 29 September 2011 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Riksdagen</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kyrkoordning för Svenska kyrkan: med kommentarer och angränsande lagstiftning. Verbum 2005. pp43-44</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Brown2009-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Brown2009_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrown2009" class="citation book cs1">Brown, Christopher Boyd (30 June 2009). <i>Singing the Gospel: Lutheran Hymns and the Success of the Reformation</i>. Harvard University Press. p. 59-60. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-674-02891-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-674-02891-3"><bdi>978-0-674-02891-3</bdi></a>. <q>Luther's example and influence helped to ensure not only the place of vernacular hymns, but also the preservation of much traditional church music along with the new polyphony; wherever there were Latin schools, Luther desired that the traditional music should be maintained. Though Luther and his followers eliminated some elements of medieval liturgy for theological reasons—especially the canon of the Mass—Lutherans retained not only the structure and texts of the liturgy but also a great many of the associated hymns and music.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Singing+the+Gospel%3A+Lutheran+Hymns+and+the+Success+of+the+Reformation&rft.pages=59-60&rft.pub=Harvard+University+Press&rft.date=2009-06-30&rft.isbn=978-0-674-02891-3&rft.aulast=Brown&rft.aufirst=Christopher+Boyd&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Braaten1985-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Braaten1985_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBraaten1985" class="citation book cs1">Braaten, Carl E. (1985). <i>Principles of Lutheran Theology</i>. Fortress Press. p. 43. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4514-0484-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4514-0484-5"><bdi>978-1-4514-0484-5</bdi></a>. <q>The Reformation of Martin Luther was not the inauguration of a new church. The chief aim of Luther and of those who joined his movement was to reform the only church they knew—the Roman Catholic church. Luther and Melanchton as well as all of the confessing fathers who built on their foundations saw themselves in accord with the consensus of the first five centuries, particularly as this was expressed in the creeds and councils of the ancient church. The abuses in the church were attacked as medieval innovations which stood condemned by the Word of God</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Principles+of+Lutheran+Theology&rft.pages=43&rft.pub=Fortress+Press&rft.date=1985&rft.isbn=978-1-4514-0484-5&rft.aulast=Braaten&rft.aufirst=Carl+E.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWendy_Sloane1995" class="citation news cs1">Wendy Sloane (4 October 1995). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/1995/1004/04061.html">"Sweden Snaps Strong Ties Between Church and State"</a>. <i>The Christian Science Monitor</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171020151116/https://www.csmonitor.com/1995/1004/04061.html">Archived</a> from the original on 20 October 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 January</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Christian+Science+Monitor&rft.atitle=Sweden+Snaps+Strong+Ties+Between+Church+and+State&rft.date=1995-10-04&rft.au=Wendy+Sloane&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csmonitor.com%2F1995%2F1004%2F04061.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/SVK/eng/liturgy.htm">"Liturgy and Worship"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100422193814/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/SVK/eng/liturgy.htm">Archived</a> 22 April 2010 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1052701/FULLTEXT01.pdf">"Häggblom, Johanna – "Därför att vi inte gärna kan begära något mindre"-kvinnors röster i debatten om kvinnliga präster 1957–1959. pp 17"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210801185420/http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1052701/FULLTEXT01.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on 1 August 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 September</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Church+of+Sweden%27s+female+priests+outnumber+men+%E2%80%93+but+are+paid+less&rft.date=2020-07-23&rft.aulast=Sherwood&rft.aufirst=Harriet&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2020%2Fjul%2F23%2Fchurch-of-swedens-female-priests-outnumber-men-but-are-paid-less&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120111080159/http://www.thelocal.se/22810/20091022/">"Church of Sweden says yes to gay marriage"</a>. The Local: Sweden's News in English. 22 October 2009. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thelocal.se/22810/20091022/">the original</a> on 11 January 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 June</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Church+of+Sweden+says+yes+to+gay+marriage&rft.pub=The+Local%3A+Sweden%27s+News+in+English&rft.date=2009-10-22&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelocal.se%2F22810%2F20091022%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GassmannOldenburg2011-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GassmannOldenburg2011_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGassmannOldenburg2011" class="citation book cs1">Gassmann, Günther; Oldenburg, Mark W. (10 October 2011). <i>Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism</i>. Scarecrow Press. p. 91. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-7482-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-7482-4"><bdi>978-0-8108-7482-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Historical+Dictionary+of+Lutheranism&rft.pages=91&rft.pub=Scarecrow+Press&rft.date=2011-10-10&rft.isbn=978-0-8108-7482-4&rft.aulast=Gassmann&rft.aufirst=G%C3%BCnther&rft.au=Oldenburg%2C+Mark+W.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220921162307/https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/Sve/Bin%C3%A4rfiler/Filer/DF010030-BFDB-45F4-8102-3E783E77C4DD.pdf">"Confirmation in Church of Sweden"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>www.svenskakyrkan.se</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/Sve/Bin%c3%a4rfiler/Filer/DF010030-BFDB-45F4-8102-3E783E77C4DD.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 21 September 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 September</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.svenskakyrkan.se&rft.atitle=Medlemsutveckling+2020%E2%80%932021%2C+per+f%C3%B6rsamling%2C+pastorat+och+stift+samt+riket&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.svenskakyrkan.se%2Ffiler%2F1374643%2FMedlemsutvecklingSKP%281%29.pdf%3Fid%3D2398410&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://saints.sqpn.com/sainth13.htm">Saint Helen of Skofde</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081014043258/http://saints.sqpn.com/sainth13.htm">Archived</a> 14 October 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Patron Saints Index</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-EB1911-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-EB1911_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica" title="Encyclopædia Britannica">Encyclopædia Britannica</a> Eleventh Edition, article <i>Sweden</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/sweden-elects-its-first-female-archbishop-the-german-born-bishop-of-lund/">"Sweden elects its first female archbishop, the German-born bishop of Lund – Fox News"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fox_News_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox News Channel">Fox News Channel</a>. 15 October 2013. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131018071728/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/10/15/sweden-elects-its-first-female-archbishop-german-born-bishop-lund/">Archived</a> from the original on 18 October 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 October</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sweden+elects+its+first+female+archbishop%2C+the+German-born+bishop+of+Lund+%E2%80%93+Fox+News&rft.pub=Fox+News+Channel&rft.date=2013-10-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fworld%2Fsweden-elects-its-first-female-archbishop-the-german-born-bishop-of-lund%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Vår svenska stam på utländsk mark; Svenska öden och insatser i främmande land; I västerled, Amerikas förenta stater och Kanada</i>, Ed. <a href="/wiki/Axel_Bo%C3%ABthius" title="Axel Boëthius">Axel Boëthius</a>, Stockholm 1952, Volume I, pp. 92, 137, 273 & 276; for the whole section</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gold is represented as yellow in non-metallic representations of coats of arms.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Structure and numbers of clergy listed on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?id=657777">official website</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131207024606/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?id=657777">Archived</a> 7 December 2013 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> in English.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/karlstadsstift/vem-kan-bli-biskop">"Vem kan bli biskop?"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922200929/https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/karlstadsstift/vem-kan-bli-biskop">Archived</a> from the original on 22 September 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 August</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Vem+kan+bli+biskop%3F&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.svenskakyrkan.se%2Fkarlstadsstift%2Fvem-kan-bli-biskop&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Upsala1909-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Upsala1909_29-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://anglicanhistory.org/lutherania/conference1909.html">"Report of the Commission Appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, In Pursuance of Resolution 74 of the Lambeth Conference of 1908 on the Relation of the Anglican Communion to the Church of Sweden"</a>. The Young Churchman (1911), reproduced by Project Canterbury. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170623122740/http://anglicanhistory.org/lutherania/conference1909.html">Archived</a> from the original on 23 June 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 February</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Report+of+the+Commission+Appointed+by+the+Archbishop+of+Canterbury%2C+In+Pursuance+of+Resolution+74+of+the+Lambeth+Conference+of+1908+on+the+Relation+of+the+Anglican+Communion+to+the+Church+of+Sweden&rft.pub=The+Young+Churchman+%281911%29%2C+reproduced+by+Project+Canterbury&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fanglicanhistory.org%2Flutherania%2Fconference1909.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Ambassy-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Ambassy_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWhitelocke1772" class="citation book cs1">Whitelocke, Bulstrode (1772). <i>A Journal of the Swedish ambassy in the years MDCLIII and MDCLIV from the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland : with an appendix of original papers, written by the ambassador, the Lord Commissioner Whitelocke</i> (1772 republication ed.). p. 415.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Journal+of+the+Swedish+ambassy+in+the+years+MDCLIII+and+MDCLIV+from+the+Commonwealth+of+England%2C+Scotland+and+Ireland+%3A+with+an+appendix+of+original+papers%2C+written+by+the+ambassador%2C+the+Lord+Commissioner+Whitelocke&rft.pages=415&rft.edition=1772+republication&rft.date=1772&rft.aulast=Whitelocke&rft.aufirst=Bulstrode&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pädam-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Pädam_31-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPädam2011" class="citation book cs1">Pädam, Tiit (2011). <i>Ordination of Deacons in the Churches of the Porvoo Communion: A Comparative Investigation in Ecclesiology</i> (First ed.). Kirjastus TP (Uppsala). p. 276. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-9949-21-785-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-9949-21-785-4"><bdi>978-9949-21-785-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Ordination+of+Deacons+in+the+Churches+of+the+Porvoo+Communion%3A+A+Comparative+Investigation+in+Ecclesiology&rft.pages=276&rft.edition=First&rft.pub=Kirjastus+TP+%28Uppsala%29&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-9949-21-785-4&rft.aulast=P%C3%A4dam&rft.aufirst=Tiit&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KO-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-KO_32-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KO_32-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KO_32-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KO_32-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KO_32-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/kyrkoordningen"><i>Kyrkoordningen</i> (in Swedish)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111103083134/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/kyrkoordningen/">Archived</a> 3 November 2011 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (internal church regulations).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A <i><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/pastorat" class="extiw" title="sv:pastorat">pastorat</a></i> is a subdivision within the Church of Sweden. A pastorat includes one or several parishes. Similar to a Norwegian <a href="/wiki/Prestegjeld" title="Prestegjeld">Prestegjeld</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Review-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Review_34-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAnders_Wejryd2012" class="citation book cs1">Anders Wejryd, Archbishop (2012). <i>2011 Review and financial summary for the Church of Sweden, national level</i> (First ed.). Trossamfundet Svenska kyrkan. p. 20.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=2011+Review+and+financial+summary+for+the+Church+of+Sweden%2C+national+level&rft.pages=20&rft.edition=First&rft.pub=Trossamfundet+Svenska+kyrkan&rft.date=2012&rft.aulast=Anders+Wejryd&rft.aufirst=Archbishop&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWockner" class="citation web cs1">Wockner, Rex. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.qx.se/english/12396/lesbian-bishop-consecrated-in-sweden">"Lesbian bishop consecrated in Sweden"</a>. <i>QX</i>. QX Förlag AB. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140627103418/http://qx.se/english/12396/lesbian-bishop-consecrated-in-sweden">Archived</a> from the original on 27 June 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 July</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=QX&rft.atitle=Lesbian+bishop+consecrated+in+Sweden&rft.aulast=Wockner&rft.aufirst=Rex&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qx.se%2Fenglish%2F12396%2Flesbian-bishop-consecrated-in-sweden&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081030100331/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/knivsta/Alsike/kloster/helgeand.htm">"HelgeandssystrarnaDen Helige Andes klosterfamilj är stiftad till Guds ära i tillbedjan inför hans väldiga gärningar i den Helige"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/knivsta/Alsike/kloster/helgeand.htm">the original</a> on 30 October 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 June</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=HelgeandssystrarnaDen+Helige+Andes+klosterfamilj+%C3%A4r+stiftad+till+Guds+%C3%A4ra+i+tillbedjan+inf%C3%B6r+hans+v%C3%A4ldiga+g%C3%A4rningar+i+den+Helige&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.svenskakyrkan.se%2Fknivsta%2FAlsike%2Fkloster%2Fhelgeand.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080921214813/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/klostren/ostanbak.htm">"Välkommen tillÖstanbäcks klosters hemsida"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/klostren/ostanbak.htm">the original</a> on 21 September 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 September</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=V%C3%A4lkommen+till%C3%96stanb%C3%A4cks+klosters+hemsida&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.svenskakyrkan.se%2Fklostren%2Fostanbak.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-linko-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-linko_38-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-linko_38-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.linkopingskloster.se/ett-fro-har-planterats/">"Background"</a>. Linköpings kloster. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200229200732/https://www.linkopingskloster.se/ett-fro-har-planterats/">Archived</a> from the original on 29 February 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 May</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Lutheran+World+Federation&rft.atitle=History+of+the+LWF&rft.date=1947-07-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lutheranworld.org%2Fwho-we-are%2Fhistory-lwf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150601233546/http://www.generalconvention.org/gc/2015-resolutions/B004/current_english_text">"The General Convention of the Episcopal Church"</a>. 1 June 2015. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.generalconvention.org/gc/2015-resolutions/B004/current_english_text">the original</a> on 1 June 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+General+Convention+of+the+Episcopal+Church&rft.date=2015-06-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.generalconvention.org%2Fgc%2F2015-resolutions%2FB004%2Fcurrent_english_text&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChurch+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.utrechter-union.org/fman/851.pdf">"Agreement"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180711185448/https://www.utrechter-union.org/fman/851.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on 11 July 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Diocese of Växjö">Växjö</a></li> <li>Historical <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Kalmar" title="Diocese of Kalmar">Kalmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Mariestad" title="Diocese of Mariestad">Mariestad</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Svenska kyrkans heraldiska vapen"><img alt="Svenska kyrkans heraldiska vapen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg/75px-Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg/113px-Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg/150px-Svenska_kyrkan_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" 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<li><a href="/wiki/Str%C3%A4ngn%C3%A4s_Cathedral" title="Strängnäs Cathedral">Strängnäs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visby_Cathedral" title="Visby Cathedral">Visby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_Cathedral" title="Västerås Cathedral">Västerås</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_Cathedral" title="Växjö Cathedral">Växjö</a></li> <li>No longer the seat of a bishop but still officially called cathedrals: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kalmar_Cathedral" title="Kalmar Cathedral">Kalmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariestad_Cathedral" title="Mariestad Cathedral">Mariestad</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#ffec8b;;width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elections_in_the_Church_of_Sweden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elections in the Church of Sweden (page does not exist)">Assembly Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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title="Sweden Democrats">Sweden Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%96ppen_kyrka_%E2%80%93_en_kyrka_f%C3%B6r_alla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Öppen kyrka – en kyrka för alla (page does not exist)">Öppen kyrka – en kyrka för alla</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#ffec8b;;width:1%">Monasteries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alsike_Convent&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alsike Convent (page does not exist)">Alsike Convent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daughters_of_Mary_(Lutheran)" title="Daughters of Mary (Lutheran)">Daughters of Mary</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sisters_of_Saint_Francis_(Sweden)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sisters of Saint Francis (Sweden) (page does not exist)">Sisters of Saint Francis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%96stanb%C3%A4ck_Monastery" title="Östanbäck Monastery">Östanbäck Monastery</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#ffec8b;;width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Sweden_Abroad" title="Church of Sweden Abroad">Church of Sweden Abroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Evangelical_Mission" title="Swedish Evangelical Mission">Swedish Evangelical Mission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelisk_Luthersk_Mission_%E2%80%93_Bibeltrogna_V%C3%A4nner" title="Evangelisk Luthersk Mission – Bibeltrogna Vänner">Bibeltrogna Vänner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Sweden_Youth" title="Church of Sweden Youth">Church of Sweden Youth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Fide_et_Christianismo" title="Pro Fide et Christianismo">Pro Fide et Christianismo</a></li></ul> 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: linear-gradient(to bottom, gold, #DFFFFF);">Reformation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laurentius_Petri" title="Laurentius Petri">Laurentius Petri (Nericius)</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Archbishops_during_the_Liturgical_Struggle66" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: linear-gradient(to bottom, gold, #DFFFFF);">Archbishops during the <a href="/wiki/Liturgical_struggle" title="Liturgical struggle">Liturgical Struggle</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laurentius_Petri_Gothus" title="Laurentius Petri Gothus">Laurentius Petri Gothus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andreas_Laurentii_Bj%C3%B6rnram" title="Andreas Laurentii Björnram">Andreas Laurentii Björnram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Angermannus" title="Abraham Angermannus">Abraham Angermannus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nicolaus_Olai_Bothniensis" title="Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis">Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">17th century</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Olaus_Martini" title="Olaus Martini">Olaus Martini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petrus_Kenicius" title="Petrus Kenicius">Petrus Kenicius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurentius_Paulinus_Gothus" title="Laurentius Paulinus Gothus">Laurentius Paulinus Gothus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johannes_Canuti_Lenaeus" title="Johannes Canuti Lenaeus">Johannes Canuti Lenaeus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lars_Stigzelius" title="Lars Stigzelius">Lars 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Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia">Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/True_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="True Orthodox">True Orthodox</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_the_Goths_and_the_Northlands" title="Archdiocese of the Goths and the Northlands">Church of the Goths</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oriental_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriental Orthodox">Oriental Orthodox</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Syriac_Orthodox_Church" title="Syriac Orthodox Church">Syriac Orthodox Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Catholic">Catholic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Catholic_Apostolic_Exarchate_of_Germany_and_Scandinavia" title="Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Germany and Scandinavia">Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Western_Christianity" title="Western Christianity">Western<br />Christianity</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic">Catholic</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Sweden" title="Catholic Church in Sweden">Main article</a>)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Latin_Church" title="Latin Church">Latin Church</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Stockholm" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm">Roman Catholic Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Old_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Catholic">Old Catholic</a><sup id="cite_ref-note_n0_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note_n0-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Old_Catholic_Church_in_Sweden_and_Denmark" title="Old Catholic Church in Sweden and Denmark">Old Catholic Church</a><sup id="cite_ref-note_n1_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note_n1-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_and_uniting_churches" title="United and uniting churches">United</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniting_Church_in_Sweden" title="Uniting Church in Sweden">Uniting Church in Sweden</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Sweden" title="Baptist Union of Sweden">Baptists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Covenant_Church_of_Sweden" title="Mission Covenant Church of Sweden">Calvinists</a></li> <li>&</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Methodist_Church_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="United Methodist Church of Sweden">Methodists</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran">Lutheran</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Church of Sweden</a><sup id="cite_ref-note_n2_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note_n2-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelisk_Luthersk_Mission_%E2%80%93_Bibeltrogna_V%C3%A4nner" title="Evangelisk Luthersk Mission – Bibeltrogna Vänner">Bibeltrogna Vänner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Evangelical_Mission" title="Swedish Evangelical Mission">Evangelical Mission</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Sweden" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sweden">Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Confessional_Church" title="Lutheran Confessional Church">Lutheran Confessional Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missionsprovinsen" title="Missionsprovinsen">Mission Province</a><sup id="cite_ref-note_n3_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note_n3-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Calvinist" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvinist">Calvinist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_in_Sweden" title="Evangelical Reformed Church in Sweden">Evangelical Reformed Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Swedish_Baptist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Swedish Baptist Church">Main article</a>)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Free_Church_in_Sweden" title="Evangelical Free Church in Sweden">Evangelical Free Church in Sweden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Methodist" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist">Methodist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Free_Methodist_Church_in_Sweden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Free Methodist Church in Sweden (page does not exist)">Free Methodist Church in Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvation_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Salvation Army">Salvation Army</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Adventist" class="mw-redirect" title="Adventist">Adventist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church_in_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sweden">Seventh-day Adventist Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pentecostal" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentecostal">Pentecostal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(see <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Pentecostal_Movement" title="Swedish Pentecostal Movement">Swedish<br />Pentecostal</a> and<br /><a href="/wiki/Maranata_movement" title="Maranata movement">Maranata</a> movements)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Pentecostal_Alliance_of_Independent_Churches" title="The Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches">The Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Neo-charismatic_movement" title="Neo-charismatic movement">Neo-charismatic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Livets_Ord" class="mw-redirect" title="Livets Ord">Livets Ord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vineyard_Norden" class="mw-redirect" title="Vineyard Norden">Vineyard Norden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St_Peter_and_St_Sigfrid%27s_Church" title="St Peter and St Sigfrid's Church">Anglicanism</a><sup id="cite_ref-note_n2_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note_n2-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Orthodox_Church" title="Evangelical Orthodox Church">Evangelical Orthodox Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Alliance_Mission" title="Swedish Alliance Mission">Swedish Alliance Mission</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Restorationist" class="mw-redirect" title="Restorationist">Restorationist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses_in_Sweden" title="Jehovah's Witnesses in Sweden">Jehovah's Witnesses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_in_Sweden" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Interdenominational<br />organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Council_of_Sweden" title="Christian Council of Sweden">Christian Council of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swedish_Evangelical_Alliance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swedish Evangelical Alliance (page does not exist)">Swedish Evangelical Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Free_Church_Council" title="Swedish Free Church Council">Swedish Free Church Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YWCA-YMCA_of_Sweden" title="YWCA-YMCA of Sweden">YWCA-YMCA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former denominations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Free_Baptist_Union" title="Free Baptist Union">Free Baptist Union</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Holiness_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Holiness Union (page does not exist)">Holiness Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%96rebro_Mission" title="Örebro Mission">Örebro Mission</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Church buildings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_churches_in_Sweden" title="List of churches in Sweden">List of churches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Youth organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Equmenia" title="Equmenia">Equmenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Sweden_Youth" title="Church of Sweden Youth">Church of Sweden Youth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Christian-influenced politics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Sweden)" title="Christian Democrats (Sweden)">Christian Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Association_of_Christian_Social_Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Swedish Association of Christian Social Democrats">Swedish Association of Christian Social Democrats</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Development agencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Church of Sweden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Traditions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Lucy%27s_Day" title="Saint Lucy's Day">Saint Lucy's Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Sweden" title="Christmas in Sweden">Christmas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Julotta" title="Julotta">Julotta</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-note_n0-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note_n0_44-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Not in <a href="/wiki/Koinonia" title="Koinonia">communion</a> with the rest of the <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-note_n1-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note_n1_45-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Part of the <a href="/wiki/Union_of_Utrecht_(Old_Catholic)" title="Union of Utrecht (Old Catholic)">Union of Utrecht</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-note_n2-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-note_n2_46-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-note_n2_46-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Part of the <a href="/wiki/Porvoo_Communion" title="Porvoo Communion">Porvoo Communion</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-note_n3-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note_n3_47-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Part of the <a href="/wiki/Communion_of_Nordic_Lutheran_Dioceses" title="Communion of Nordic Lutheran Dioceses">Communion of Nordic Lutheran Dioceses</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="reflist"> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Angola</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lutheranism_in_Angola#Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Angola" title="Lutheranism in Angola">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Botswana</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Botswana" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Malawi</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Ghana" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Liberia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lutheran_Church_in_Liberia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lutheran Church in Liberia (page does not exist)">Lutheran Church in Liberia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nigeria</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Lutheran_Church_of_Christ_in_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria">The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Lutheran_Church_of_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Lutheran Church of Nigeria (page does not exist)">The Lutheran Church of Nigeria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senegal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Lutheran_Church_of_Senegal" title="The Lutheran Church of Senegal">The Lutheran Church of Senegal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sierra Leone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Sierra_Leone" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone</a></li></ul> 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colspan="2"><div id="North_East_Asia49" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">North East Asia</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">China – Hong Kong</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_and_Macau_Lutheran_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hong Kong and Macau Lutheran Church (page does not exist)">Hong Kong and Macau Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Rhenish_Church_Hong_Kong_Synod" title="Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod">Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Hong_Kong" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong">Evangelical Lutheran 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colspan="2"><div id="West_and_South_Asia49" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">West and South Asia</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bangladesh</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Lutheran_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangladesh Lutheran Church">Bangladesh Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Northern_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Bangladesh Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church">Bangladesh Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Georgia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Russia,_Ukraine,_Kazakhstan_and_Central_Asia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">India</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church">Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcot_Lutheran_Church" title="Arcot Lutheran Church">Arcot Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodo_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church">Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Madhya_Pradesh" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_the_Himalayan_States" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States">Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Shepherd_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church">Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gossner_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Chotanagpur_and_Assam" title="Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam">Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="India Evangelical Lutheran Church">India Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeypore_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church">Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church">Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Andhra_Lutheran_Church" title="South Andhra Lutheran Church">South Andhra Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church">Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Israel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Jordan_and_the_Holy_Land" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Jordan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Jordan_and_the_Holy_Land" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Kazakhstan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Russia,_Ukraine,_Kazakhstan_and_Central_Asia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Kyrgyzstan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Russia,_Ukraine,_Kazakhstan_and_Central_Asia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Myanmar</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Burma" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Burma">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lutheran_Church_of_Myanmar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lutheran Church of Myanmar (page does not exist)">Lutheran Church of Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_Lutheran_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Myanmar Lutheran Church">Myanmar Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mara_Evangelical_Church" title="Mara Evangelical Church">Mara Evangelical Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nepal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nepal_Northern_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nepal Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (page does not exist)">Nepal Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Palestinian territories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Jordan_and_the_Holy_Land" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sri Lanka</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lanka_Lutheran_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Lanka Lutheran Church">Lanka Lutheran Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Uzbekistan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Russia,_Ukraine,_Kazakhstan_and_Central_Asia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="South_East_Asia49" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">South East Asia</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Australia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_of_Australia" title="Lutheran Church of Australia">Lutheran Church of Australia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indonesia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batak_Christian_Community_Church" title="Batak Christian Community Church">Batak Christian Community Church</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Communion_of_Indonesia_Church_in_Nias&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christian Communion of Indonesia Church in Nias (page does not exist)">Christian Communion of Indonesia Church in Nias</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Protestant_Church_in_Indonesia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia (page does not exist)">Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angkola_Protestant_Christian_Church" title="Angkola Protestant Christian Church">Angkola Protestant Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indonesian_Christian_Lutheran_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church (page does not exist)">Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakpak_Dairi_Christian_Protestant_Church" title="Pakpak Dairi Christian Protestant Church">Pakpak Dairi Christian Protestant Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batak_Christian_Protestant_Church" title="Batak Christian Protestant Church">Protestant Christian Batak Church</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protestant_Christian_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Protestant Christian Church (page does not exist)">Protestant Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Christian_Church_in_Mentawai" title="Protestant Christian Church in Mentawai">Protestant Christian Church in Mentawai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simalungun_Protestant_Christian_Church" title="Simalungun Protestant Christian Church">Simalungun Protestant Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Protestant_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="United Protestant Church">United Protestant Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Malaysia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basel_Christian_Church_of_Malaysia" title="Basel Christian Church of Malaysia">Basel Christian Church of Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Malaysia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_Malaysia" title="Lutheran Church in Malaysia">Lutheran Church in Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Sabah" title="Protestant Church in Sabah">Protestant Church in Sabah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Papua New Guinea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gutnius_Lutheran_Church" title="Gutnius Lutheran Church">Gutnius Lutheran Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Philippines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_the_Philippines" title="Lutheran Church in the Philippines">Lutheran Church in the Philippines</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singapore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_Singapore" title="Lutheran Church in Singapore">Lutheran Church in Singapore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Thailand</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Thailand" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Europe101" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Europe</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Austria</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Austria" title="Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria">Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Belarus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Russia,_Ukraine,_Kazakhstan_and_Central_Asia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Belgium</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Protestant_Church_in_Belgium" title="United Protestant Church in Belgium">Lutheran Church of Belgium: Arlon and Christian Mission</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Croatia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_the_Republic_of_Croatia" title="Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia">Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Czech Republic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Czech_Brethren" title="Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren">Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession" title="Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession">Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Denmark</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Denmark" title="Church of Denmark">Church of Denmark</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Estonia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church">Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Finland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">France</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Protestant_Churches_of_Alsace_and_Lorraine" title="Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine">Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Protestant_Church_of_France" title="United Protestant Church of France">United Protestant Church of France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malagasy_Protestant_Church_in_France" title="Malagasy Protestant Church in France">Malagasy Protestant Church in France</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Germany</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Baden" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Bavaria" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Brunswick" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_of_Hanover" title="Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover">Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_Abroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad">Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Lippe" title="Church of Lippe">Church of Lippe</a> (Lutheran classis)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_Central_Germany" title="Evangelical Church in Central Germany">Evangelical Church in Middle Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Northern_Germany" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Oldenburg" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_of_Saxony" title="Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony">Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Schaumburg-Lippe" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_W%C3%BCrttemberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran Church in Württemberg">Lutheran Church in Württemberg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hungary</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_in_Hungary" title="Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary">Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Iceland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Iceland" title="Church of Iceland">Church of Iceland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ireland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_Ireland" title="Lutheran Church in Ireland">Lutheran Church in Ireland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Italy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Evangelical_Church_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy">Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Latvia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Latvia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lithuania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Lithuania" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Netherlands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_the_Netherlands" title="Protestant Church in the Netherlands">Protestant Church in the Netherlands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Norway</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Norway" title="Church of Norway">Church of Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Free_Church_of_Norway" title="Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway">Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Poland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Poland" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Romania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Augustan_Confession_in_Romania" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania">Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Romania" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Russia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Russia,_Ukraine,_Kazakhstan_and_Central_Asia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Ingria" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Serbia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Serbia" title="Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia">Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Slovakia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Slovakia" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Slovenia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Slovenia" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sweden</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Church of Sweden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Switzerland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Evangelical_Lutheran_Churches_in_Switzerland_and_the_Principality_of_Liechtenstein" title="Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein">Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ukraine</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Russia,_Ukraine,_Kazakhstan_and_Central_Asia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">United Kingdom</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_Great_Britain" title="Lutheran Church in Great Britain">Lutheran Church in Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Lutheran_Council_of_Great_Britain" title="The Lutheran Council of Great Britain">The Lutheran Council of Great Britain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible 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href="/wiki/Spanish_Reformed_Episcopal_Church" title="Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church">Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Canada" title="Anglican Church of Canada">Anglican Church of Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)" title="Episcopal Church (United States)">Episcopal Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_South_America" title="Anglican Church of South America">Anglican Church of South America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Episcopal_Church_of_Brazil" title="Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil">Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_in_Aotearoa,_New_Zealand_and_Polynesia" title="Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia">Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Australia" title="Anglican Church of Australia">Anglican Church of Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Melanesia" title="Anglican Church of Melanesia">Anglican Church of Melanesia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Assyrian_Church21" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Assyrian Church</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Global</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Apostolic_Catholic_Assyrian_Church_of_the_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East">Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Baptists61" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Baptists" title="Baptists">Baptists</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Association_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Rwanda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Association of Baptist Churches in Rwanda (page does not exist)">Association of Baptist Churches in Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Community_of_Congo" title="Baptist Community of Congo">Baptist Community of Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Community_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Central_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Community of Baptist Churches in Central Africa (page does not exist)">Community of Baptist Churches in Central Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Evangelical_Church_in_Angola" title="Baptist Evangelical Church in Angola">Baptist Evangelical Church in Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Episcopal_Baptist_Community_in_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Episcopal Baptist Community in Africa (page does not exist)">Episcopal Baptist Community in Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Native_Baptist_Church_of_Cameroon" title="Native Baptist Church of Cameroon">Native Baptist Church of Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Baptist_Convention" title="Nigerian Baptist Convention">Nigerian Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Baptist_Churches_of_Cameroon" title="Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon">Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Baptist_Church_Sangha" title="Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha">Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Orissa_Bihar_Baptist_Convention" title="Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention">Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convention_of_Philippine_Baptist_Churches" title="Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches">Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Northeast_India" title="Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India">Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_Baptist_Convention" title="Myanmar Baptist Convention">Myanmar Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samavesam_of_Telugu_Baptist_Churches" title="Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches">Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_Denmark" title="Baptist Union of Denmark">Baptist Union of Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptists_Together" title="Baptists Together">Baptist Union of Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Church_of_Hungary" title="Baptist Church of Hungary">Baptist Union of Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Evangelical_Christian_Union_of_Italy" title="Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy">Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Baptist_Churches_USA" title="American Baptist Churches USA">American Baptist Churches USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention_of_America_International,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.">National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention,_USA,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.">National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_National_Baptist_Convention" title="Progressive National Baptist Convention">Progressive National Baptist Convention</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Baptist_Union" title="Jamaica Baptist Union">Jamaica Baptist Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Haiti" title="Baptist Convention of Haiti">Baptist Convention of Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Association_of_El_Salvador&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Association of El Salvador (page does not exist)">Baptist Association of El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Convention_of_Nicaragua" title="Baptist Convention of Nicaragua">Baptist Convention of Nicaragua</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Churches_of_New_Zealand" title="Baptist Churches of New Zealand">Baptist Union of New Zealand</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Disciples_of_Christ_&amp;_Christian_Churches107" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Disciples_of_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Disciples of Christ">Disciples of Christ & Christian Churches</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Disciples_of_Christ" title="Community of Disciples of Christ">Church of Christ in Congo - Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Reformed_Church" title="United Reformed Church">United Reformed Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Church_(Disciples_of_Christ)_in_Canada" title="Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada">Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Church_(Disciples_of_Christ)" title="Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)">Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Church_of_the_Disciples_of_Christ_in_Argentina&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Church of the Disciples of Christ in Argentina (page does not exist)">Evangelical Church of the Disciples of Christ in Argentina</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Churches_New_Zealand&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christian Churches New Zealand (page does not exist)">Christian Churches New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Churches_of_Christ_in_Australia" title="Churches of Christ in Australia">Churches of Christ in Australia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Eastern_Orthodoxy73" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodoxy" title="Eastern Orthodoxy">Eastern Orthodoxy</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Alexandria_and_All_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa">Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Eastern Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_in_Japan" title="Orthodox Church in Japan">Orthodox Church in Japan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe & Western Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ecumenical_Patriarchate" class="mw-redirect" title="Ecumenical Patriarchate">Ecumenical Patriarchate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Cyprus" title="Church of Cyprus">Church of Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Greece" title="Church of Greece">Church of Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Antioch_and_All_the_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East">Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem" title="Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem">Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Autocephalous_Church_of_Albania" class="mw-redirect" title="Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania">Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_of_the_Czech_Lands_and_Slovakia" title="Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia">Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_of_Finland" title="Orthodox Church of Finland">Orthodox Church of Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Autocephalous_Orthodox_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church">Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Orthodox_Church" title="Romanian Orthodox Church">Romanian Orthodox Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church" title="Russian Orthodox Church">Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbian_Orthodox_Church" title="Serbian Orthodox Church">Serbian Orthodox Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_in_America" title="Orthodox Church in America">Orthodox Church in America</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Evangelical25" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Evangelical" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical">Evangelical</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Africa_Inland_Church_Sudan" title="Africa Inland Church Sudan">African Inland Church of South Sudan and Sudan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lao_Evangelical_Church" title="Lao Evangelical Church">Lao Evangelical Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Lutheranism57" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Lutheranism" title="Lutheranism">Lutheranism</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Evangelical_Church_Mekane_Yesus" title="Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus">Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Congo" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Ghana" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Namibia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_the_Republic_of_Namibia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia">Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Southern_Africa" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Tanzania" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Zimbabwe" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church">Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lutheran_Church_in_Liberia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lutheran Church in Liberia (page does not exist)">Lutheran Church in Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malagasy_Lutheran_Church" title="Malagasy Lutheran Church">Malagasy Lutheran Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batak_Christian_Community_Church" title="Batak Christian Community Church">Batak Christian Community Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Protestant_Angkola_Church" title="Christian Protestant Angkola Church">Christian Protestant Angkola Church</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Protestant_Church_in_Indonesia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia (page does not exist)">Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Jordan_and_the_Holy_Land" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Indonesian_Christian_Church" title="The Indonesian Christian Church">The Indonesian Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Christian_Church_of_Nias" title="Protestant Christian Church of Nias">Protestant Christian Church of Nias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Christian_Batak_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Christian Batak Church">Protestant Christian Batak Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Sabah" title="Protestant Church in Sabah">Protestant Church in Sabah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simalungun_Protestant_Christian_Church" title="Simalungun Protestant Christian Church">Simalungun Protestant Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Evangelical_Lutheran_Churches_in_India" title="United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India">United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Norway" title="Church of Norway">Church of Norway</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Church of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church">Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Poland" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Romania" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Slovakia" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Hungary" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Iceland" title="Church of Iceland">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Latvia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Romania" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_Abroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad">Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Church in Germany">Protestant Church in Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Bavaria" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria">Bavaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Brunswick" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_Central_Germany" title="Evangelical Church in Central Germany">Central Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_of_Hanover" title="Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Northern_Germany" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany">Northern Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Oldenburg" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg">Oldenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_of_Saxony" title="Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony">Saxony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Schaumburg-Lippe" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe">Schaumburg-Lippe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_W%C3%BCrttemberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran Church in Württemberg">Württemberg</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession" title="Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession">Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Serbia" title="Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia">Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in America">Evangelical Lutheran Church in America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Canada" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church">Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Lutheran_Confession_in_Brazil" title="Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil">Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Chile" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salvadorean_Lutheran_Synod&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salvadorean Lutheran Synod (page does not exist)">Salvadorean Lutheran Synod</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iglesia_Evang%C3%A9lica_Luterana_Unida&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Unida (page does not exist)">United Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Mar_Thoma_Church22" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Mar Thoma Church</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Global</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mar_Thoma_Syrian_Church_of_Malabar" class="mw-redirect" title="Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar">Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Methodism62" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Methodism" title="Methodism">Methodism</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_Ghana" title="Methodist Church Ghana">Methodist Church Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Methodist_Church_in_Kenya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Methodist Church in Kenya (page does not exist)">Methodist Church in Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Methodist_Church_in_Zimbabwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (page does not exist)">Methodist Church in Zimbabwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist Church Nigeria">Methodist Church Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Methodist_Church_of_Ivory_Coast&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast (page does not exist)">United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Methodist_Church_in_the_Philippine_Islands" title="Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippine Islands">Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippine Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Methodist_Church" title="Korean Methodist Church">Korean Methodist Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_India" title="Methodist Church in India">Methodist Church in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Indonesia" title="Methodist Church in Indonesia">Methodist Church in Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Malaysia" title="Methodist Church in Malaysia">Methodist Church in Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Singapore" title="Methodist Church in Singapore">Methodist Church in Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Methodist Church in Sri Lanka">Methodist Church in Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church,_Upper_Myanmar" title="Methodist Church, Upper Myanmar">Methodist Church, Upper Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Methodist_Church_in_Benin" title="Protestant Methodist Church in Benin">Protestant Methodist Church in Benin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Evangelical_Church_in_Italy" title="Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy">Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist Church">Methodist Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Ireland" title="Methodist Church in Ireland">Methodist Church in Ireland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church" title="African Methodist Episcopal Church">African Methodist Episcopal Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church" title="African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church">African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Methodist_Episcopal_Church" title="Christian Methodist Episcopal Church">Christian Methodist Episcopal Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Methodist_Church" title="United Methodist Church">United Methodist Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Methodist_Church_in_Argentina" title="Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina">Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Methodist_Church_in_Bolivia" title="Evangelical Methodist Church in Bolivia">Evangelical Methodist Church in Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Brazil" title="Methodist Church in Brazil">Methodist Church in Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_the_Caribbean_and_the_Americas" title="Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas">Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Chile" title="Methodist Church in Chile">Methodist Church in Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Methodist_Church_in_Mexico&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Methodist Church in Mexico (page does not exist)">Methodist Church in Mexico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Free_Wesleyan_Church_of_Tonga" title="Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga">Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_of_Fiji_and_Rotuma" title="Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma">Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Moravian_and_Historic_Peace_Churches117" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Moravian_Church" title="Moravian Church">Moravian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peace_Churches" class="mw-redirect" title="Peace Churches">Historic Peace</a> Churches</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Brethren_in_Nigeria" title="Church of the Brethren in Nigeria">Church of the Brethren in Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church_in_South_Africa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church in South Africa (page does not exist)">Moravian Church in South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church_in_Tanzania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church in Tanzania (page does not exist)">Moravian Church in Tanzania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Independent_Church" title="Philippine Independent Church">Philippine Independent Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mennonites_in_the_Netherlands" title="Mennonites in the Netherlands">Mennonite Church in the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church_in_Western_Europe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church in Western Europe (page does not exist)">Moravian Church in Western Europe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Yearly_Meeting" title="Canadian Yearly Meeting">Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Brethren" title="Church of the Brethren">Church of the Brethren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moravian_Church_in_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Moravian Church in America">Moravian Church in America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_National_Catholic_Church" title="Polish National Catholic Church">Polish National Catholic Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friends_General_Conference" title="Friends General Conference">Religious Society of Friends: Friends General Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friends_United_Meeting" title="Friends United Meeting">Religious Society of Friends: Friends United Meeting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church,_Eastern_West_Indies_Province&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church, Eastern West Indies Province (page does not exist)">Moravian Church, Eastern West Indies Province</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moravian_Church_in_Jamaica" class="mw-redirect" title="Moravian Church in Jamaica">Moravian Church in Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church_in_Nicaragua&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church in Nicaragua (page does not exist)">Moravian Church in Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moravian_Church_in_Suriname&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moravian Church in Suriname (page does not exist)">Moravian Church in Suriname</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Old-Catholic42" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Old_Catholic_Church" title="Old Catholic Church">Old-Catholic</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Diocese_of_the_Old_Catholics_in_Germany" title="Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany">Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Catholic_Church_of_Austria" title="Old Catholic Church of Austria">Old Catholic Church of Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Catholic_Church_of_the_Netherlands" title="Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands">Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Catholic_Church_of_Switzerland" title="Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland">Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Catholic_Mariavite_Church_in_Poland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Old Catholic Mariavite Church in Poland (page does not exist)">Old Catholic Mariavite Church in Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Catholic_Church_in_Poland" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish Catholic Church in Poland">Polish Catholic Church in Poland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Pentecostal47" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Pentecostal" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentecostal">Pentecostal</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Pentecostal_Mission_of_Angola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Pentecostal Mission of Angola (page does not exist)">Evangelical Pentecostal Mission of Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_Faith_Mission_of_South_Africa" title="Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa">Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_Evangelical_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="International Evangelical Church (page does not exist)">International Evangelical Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Association_The_Church_of_God&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Association The Church of God (page does not exist)">Association The Church of God</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Biblical_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christian Biblical Church (page does not exist)">Christian Biblical Church</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Free_Pentecostal_Missions_Church_of_Chile&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Free Pentecostal Missions Church of Chile (page does not exist)">Free Pentecostal Missions Church of Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pentecostal_Church_of_Chile&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pentecostal Church of Chile (page does not exist)">Pentecostal Church of Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pentecostal_Mission_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pentecostal Mission Church (page does not exist)">Pentecostal Mission Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Oriental_Orthodoxy86" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Oriental_Orthodox_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriental Orthodox Church">Oriental Orthodoxy</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coptic_Orthodox_Church" title="Coptic Orthodox Church">Coptic Orthodox Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church" title="Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church">Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church" title="Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church">Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Eastern Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malankara_Orthodox_Syrian_Church" title="Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church">Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe & Western Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Syriac_Orthodox_Church" title="Syriac Orthodox Church">Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_See_of_Cilicia" title="Holy See of Cilicia">Armenian Apostolic Church (Holy See of Cilicia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mother_See_of_Holy_Etchmiadzin" title="Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin">Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="Reformed79" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Reformed_churches" class="mw-redirect" title="Reformed churches">Reformed</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Protestant_Church" title="African Protestant Church">African Protestant Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_of_Reformed_Evangelical_Church_of_Burkina_Faso" class="mw-redirect" title="Association of Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso">Association of Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Central_Africa_Presbyterian_%E2%80%93_Blantyre_Synod" title="Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Blantyre Synod">Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Blantyre Synod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Community_in_Congo" title="Evangelical Community in Congo">Evangelical Community in Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Community_in_Congo" title="Presbyterian Community in Congo">Presbyterian Community in Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Community_in_Kinshasa" title="Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa">Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Jesus_Christ_in_Madagascar" title="Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar">Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Cameroon" title="Evangelical Church of Cameroon">Evangelical Church of Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Congo" title="Evangelical Church of Congo">Evangelical Church of Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Gabon" title="Evangelical Church of Gabon">Evangelical Church of Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Congregational_Church_in_Angola" title="Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola">Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Presbyterian_Church,_Ghana" title="Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana">Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Presbyterian_Church_in_South_Africa" title="Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa">Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Egypt_(Synod_of_the_Nile)" title="Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile)">Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Presbyterian_Church_of_Togo" title="Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo">Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_Angola" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola">Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesotho_Evangelical_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Lesotho Evangelical Church">Lesotho Evangelical Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Cameroon" title="Presbyterian Church in Cameroon">Presbyterian Church in Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Rwanda" title="Presbyterian Church in Rwanda">Presbyterian Church in Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Africa" title="Presbyterian Church of Africa">Presbyterian Church of Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Cameroon" title="Presbyterian Church of Cameroon">Presbyterian Church of Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_East_Africa" title="Presbyterian Church of East Africa">Presbyterian Church of East Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Ghana" title="Presbyterian Church of Ghana">Presbyterian Church of Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Liberia" title="Presbyterian Church in Liberia">Presbyterian Church in Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Mozambique" class="mw-redirect" title="Presbyterian Church of Mozambique">Presbyterian Church of Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Nigeria" title="Presbyterian Church of Nigeria">Presbyterian Church of Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Sudan" title="Presbyterian Church in Sudan">Presbyterian Church of South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_Algeria" title="Protestant Church of Algeria">Protestant Church of Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Zambia" title="Reformed Church in Zambia">Reformed Church in Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Zimbabwe" title="Reformed Church in Zimbabwe">Reformed Church in Zimbabwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_of_Christ_in_Nigeria" title="Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria">Reformed Church of Christ for Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Presbyterian_Church_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Reformed Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea">Reformed Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Sulawesi_Christian_Church" title="Central Sulawesi Christian Church">Central Sulawesi Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Church_of_Sumba" title="Christian Church of Sumba">Christian Church of Sumba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Evangelical_Church_in_Minahasa" title="Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa">Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Evangelical_Church_in_Sangihe-Talaud" title="Christian Evangelical Church in Sangihe-Talaud">Christian Evangelical Church in Sangihe-Talaud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Christ_in_Thailand" title="Church of Christ in Thailand">Church of Christ in Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_North_India" title="Church of North India">Church of North India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Pakistan" title="Church of Pakistan">Church of Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_South_India" title="Church of South India">Church of South India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Java_Christian_Church" title="East Java Christian Church">East Java Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Christian_Church_in_Halmahera" title="Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera">Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Presbyterian_Church_of_Iran" title="Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Iran">Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_Kalimantan" title="Evangelical Church in Kalimantan">Evangelical Church in Kalimantan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Council_of_the_Church_of_Christ_in_China" title="Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China">Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Christian_Church_Synod" title="Indonesian Christian Church Synod">Indonesian Christian Church Synod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Javanese_Christian_Churches" class="mw-redirect" title="Javanese Christian Churches">Javanese Christian Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karo_Batak_Protestant_Church" title="Karo Batak Protestant Church">Karo Batak Protestant Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Christian_Church_in_Japan" title="Korean Christian Church in Japan">Korean Christian Church in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mara_Evangelical_Church" title="Mara Evangelical Church">Mara Evangelical Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Evangelical_Synod_of_Syria_and_Lebanon" title="National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon">National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasundan_Christian_Church" title="Pasundan Christian Church">Pasundan Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Taiwan" title="Presbyterian Church in Taiwan">Presbyterian Church in Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_the_Republic_of_Korea" title="Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea">Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Korea" title="Presbyterian Church of Korea">Presbyterian Church of Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Pakistan" title="Presbyterian Church of Pakistan">Presbyterian Church of Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Christian_Church_in_Bali" title="Protestant Christian Church in Bali">Protestant Christian Church in Bali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Indonesia" title="Protestant Church in Indonesia">Protestant Church in Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Southeast_Sulawesi" title="Protestant Church in Southeast Sulawesi">Protestant Church in Southeast Sulawesi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_the_Moluccas" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Church in the Moluccas">Protestant Church in the Moluccas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Western_Indonesia" title="Protestant Church in Western Indonesia">Protestant Church in Western Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_East_Timor" title="Protestant Church in East Timor">Protestant Church in East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Evangelical_Church_in_Timor" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor">Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toraja_Church" title="Toraja Church">Toraja Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scotland" title="Church of Scotland">Church of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_Hussite_Church" title="Czechoslovak Hussite Church">Czechoslovak Hussite Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Reformed_Church" title="Dutch Reformed Church">Dutch Reformed Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Czech_Brethren" title="Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren">Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_and_Helvetic_Confessions_in_Austria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg and Helvetic Confessions in Austria (page does not exist)">Evangelical Church of the Augsburg and Helvetic Confessions in Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Presbyterian_Church_of_Portugal" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal">Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Evangelical_Church" title="Greek Evangelical Church">Greek Evangelical Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Wales" title="Presbyterian Church of Wales">Presbyterian Church of Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Church in Germany">Protestant Church in Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Lippe" title="Church of Lippe">Church of Lippe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_in_Germany" title="Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany">Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_the_Netherlands" title="Protestant Church in the Netherlands">Protestant Church in the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_Switzerland" title="Protestant Church of Switzerland">Protestant Church of Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Christian_Church_in_Serbia" title="Reformed Christian Church in Serbia">Reformed Christian Church in Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Christian_Church_in_Slovakia" title="Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia">Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Hungary" title="Reformed Church in Hungary">Reformed Church in Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Romania" title="Reformed Church in Romania">Reformed Church in Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Remonstrant_Brotherhood" class="mw-redirect" title="Remonstrant Brotherhood">Remonstrant Brotherhood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Evangelical_Church" title="Spanish Evangelical Church">Spanish Evangelical Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Reformed_Church_in_America" title="Hungarian Reformed Church in America">Hungarian Reformed Church in America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Canada" title="Presbyterian Church in Canada">Presbyterian Church in Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_(USA)" title="Presbyterian Church (USA)">Presbyterian Church (USA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_America" title="Reformed Church in America">Reformed Church in America</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_River_Plate" title="Evangelical Church of the River Plate">Evangelical Church of the River Plate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Presbyterian_Church_of_Brazil" title="Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil">Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Colombia" class="mw-redirect" title="Presbyterian Church of Colombia">Presbyterian Church of Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago">Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian-Reformed_Church_in_Cuba" class="mw-redirect" title="Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba">Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Congregational_Christian_Church_in_American_Samoa" title="Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa">Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congregational_Christian_Church_in_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregational Christian Church in Samoa">Congregational Christian Church in Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congregational_Christian_Church_of_Niue" title="Congregational Christian Church of Niue">Congregational Christian Church of Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congregational_Christian_Church_of_Tuvalu" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu">Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_New_Caledonia_and_the_Loyalty_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands">Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiribati_Uniting_Church" title="Kiribati Uniting Church">Kiribati Uniting Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maohi_Protestant_Church" title="Maohi Protestant Church">Maohi Protestant Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Aotearoa_New_Zealand" title="Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand">Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Vanuatu" title="Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu">Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background#"><div id="United_christianity68" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">United christianity</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ_in_Zimbabwe" title="United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe">United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Zambia" class="mw-redirect" title="United Church of Zambia">United Church of Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Congregational_Church_of_Southern_Africa" title="United Congregational Church of Southern Africa">United Congregational Church of Southern Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniting_Presbyterian_Church_in_Southern_Africa" title="Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa">Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniting_Reformed_Church_in_Southern_Africa" title="Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa">Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/China_Christian_Council" title="China Christian Council">China Christian Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Bangladesh" title="Church of Bangladesh">Church of Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_the_Armenian_Evangelical_Churches_in_the_Near_East" title="Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East">Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ_in_Japan" title="United Church of Christ in Japan">United Church of Christ in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ_in_the_Philippines" title="United Church of Christ in the Philippines">United Church of Christ in the Philippines</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Church in Germany">Protestant Church in Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Bremen" title="Evangelical Church of Bremen">Bremen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_Berlin,_Brandenburg_and_Silesian_Upper_Lusatia" title="Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia">Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Oberlausitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_the_Rhineland" title="Evangelical Church in the Rhineland">Rhineland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Anhalt" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Church of Anhalt">Anhalt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Hesse_Electorate-Waldeck" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck">Kurhessen-Waldeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Palatinate" title="Evangelical Church of the Palatinate">Palatinate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Westphalia" title="Evangelical Church of Westphalia">Westphalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Baden" title="Protestant Church in Baden">Baden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Hesse_and_Nassau" title="Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau">Hesse and Nassau</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Protestant_Churches_of_Alsace_and_Lorraine" title="Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine">Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Welsh_Independents" title="Union of Welsh Independents">Union of Welsh Independents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Free_Church_of_Scotland" title="United Free Church of Scotland">United Free Church of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Protestant_Church_in_Belgium" title="United Protestant Church in Belgium">United Protestant Church in Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Protestant_Church_of_France" title="United Protestant Church of France">United Protestant Church of France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniting_Church_in_Sweden" title="Uniting Church in Sweden">Uniting Church in Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Methodist_and_Waldensian_Churches" title="Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches">Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Council_of_Community_Churches" title="International Council of Community Churches">International Council of Community Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Canada" title="United Church of Canada">United Church of Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ" title="United Church of Christ">United Church of Christ</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_in_Jamaica_and_the_Cayman_Islands" title="United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands">United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Presbyterian_Church_of_Brazil" title="United Presbyterian Church of Brazil">United Presbyterian Church of Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Protestant_Church_of_Cura%C3%A7ao&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United Protestant Church of Curaçao (page does not exist)">United Protestant Church of Curaçao</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lavender;">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_in_Papua_New_Guinea_and_Solomon_Islands" title="United Church in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands">United Church in Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_in_the_Solomon_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="United Church in the Solomon Islands">United Church in the Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ_-_Congregational_in_the_Marshall_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="United Church of Christ - Congregational in the Marshall Islands">United Church of Christ - Congregational in the Marshall Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniting_Church_in_Australia" title="Uniting Church in Australia">Uniting Church in Australia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt>Africa</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/All_Africa_Conference_of_Churches" title="All Africa Conference of Churches">AACC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_African_Instituted_Churches" title="Organization of African Instituted Churches">OAIC</a></dd> <dt>Asia</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Christian_Conference_of_Asia" title="Christian Conference of Asia">CCA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Churches_in_Australia" title="National Council of Churches in Australia">NCCA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Churches_in_the_Philippines" title="National Council of Churches in the Philippines">NCCP</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Middle_East_Council_of_Churches" title="Middle East Council of Churches">MECC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Conference_of_Churches" title="Pacific Conference of Churches">PCC</a></dd> <dt>Europe</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Conference_of_European_Churches" title="Conference of European Churches">CEC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Christian_Churches_of_an_African_Approach_in_Europe" title="Council of Christian Churches of an African Approach in Europe">CCCAAE</a></dd> <dt>Latin America</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Conference_of_Churches" title="Caribbean Conference of Churches">CCC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Latin_American_Council_of_Churches" title="Latin American Council of Churches">LACC</a></dd> <dt>North America</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Council_of_Churches" title="Canadian Council of Churches">CCE</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Churches" title="National Council of Churches">NCC</a></dd></dl> 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title="Adventist Development and Relief Agency">ADRA</a> (Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CARE_International" title="CARE International">CARE International</a> (Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caritas_Europa" title="Caritas Europa">Caritas Europa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Caritas_Austria" title="Caritas Austria">Austria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caritas_Belgium" class="mw-redirect" title="Caritas Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caritas_Czech_Republic" title="Caritas Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caritas_Denmark" title="Caritas Denmark">Denmark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secours_catholique" title="Secours catholique">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caritas_Germany" title="Caritas Germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tr%C3%B3caire" title="Trócaire">Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caritas_Luxembourg" title="Caritas Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cordaid" title="Cordaid">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caritas_Spain" title="Caritas Spain">Spain</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement" title="International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement">ICRC</a> (<a href="/wiki/Austrian_Red_Cross" title="Austrian Red Cross">Austria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Red_Cross" title="Belgian Red Cross">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danish_Red_Cross" title="Danish Red Cross">Denmark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Red_Cross" title="Finnish Red Cross">Finland</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Red_Cross" title="French Red Cross">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/German_Red_Cross" title="German Red Cross">Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_Red_Cross" title="Luxembourg Red Cross">Luxembourg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italian_Red_Cross" title="Italian Red Cross">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Red_Cross" title="Netherlands Red Cross">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Red_Cross" title="Norwegian Red Cross">Norway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Red_Cross" title="Spanish Red Cross">Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Red_Cross" title="Swedish Red Cross">Sweden</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Relief" title="Islamic Relief">Islamic Relief</a> (Germany, Sweden)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxfam" title="Oxfam">Oxfam</a> (Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Spain)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plan_International" title="Plan International">Plan International</a> (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Save_the_Children" title="Save the Children">Save the Children</a> (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solidarit%C3%A9s_international" title="Solidarités international">Solidarités international</a> (France, Spain)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SOS_Children%27s_Villages" title="SOS Children's Villages">SOS Children's Villages</a> (Austria, Netherlands)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terre_des_hommes" title="Terre des hommes">Terre des hommes</a> (Italy, Netherlands)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Vision" class="mw-redirect" title="World Vision">World Vision</a> (Austria, Finland, Netherlands)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9decins_du_Monde" title="Médecins du Monde">MDM</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Veterinarians_Without_Borders&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Veterinarians Without Borders (page does not exist)">VSF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People_in_Need" title="People in Need">PIN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danish_Committee_for_Aid_to_Afghan_Refugees" title="Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees">DACAAR</a> · <a href="/wiki/DanChurchAid" title="DanChurchAid">DanChurchAid</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dansk_Folkehj%C3%A6lp&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dansk Folkehjælp (page does not exist)">DPA</a> · <a href="/wiki/Danish_Refugee_Council" title="Danish Refugee Council">DRC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Refugee_Council&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Estonian Refugee Council (page does not exist)">Estonian Refugee Council</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=MT%C3%9C_Mondo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MTÜ Mondo (page does not exist)">MTÜ Mondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fida_International" title="Fida International">Fida International</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kirkon_ulkomaanapu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kirkon ulkomaanapu (page does not exist)">FinnChurchAid</a> · <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Refugee_Council" title="Finnish Refugee Council">FRC</a> · <a href="/wiki/Mannerheim_League_for_Child_Welfare" title="Mannerheim League for Child Welfare">Mannerheim League for Child Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agency_for_Technical_Cooperation_and_Development" title="Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development">ACTED</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_alliance_for_international_medical_action&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The alliance for international medical action (page does not exist)">ALIMA</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Agronomes_et_v%C3%A9t%C3%A9rinaires_sans_fronti%C3%A8res&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Agronomes et vétérinaires sans frontières (page does not exist)">AVSF</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Institut_Bioforce&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Institut Bioforce (page does not exist)">Institut Bioforce</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=La_Cha%C3%AEne_de_l%27espoir&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="La Chaîne de l'espoir (page does not exist)">CDE</a> · <a href="/wiki/Humanity_%26_Inclusion" title="Humanity & Inclusion">Federation Handicap</a> · <a href="/wiki/Groupe_de_Recherches_et_d%27Echanges_Technologiques" title="Groupe de Recherches et d'Echanges Technologiques">GRET</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=IMMAP_France&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="IMMAP France (page does not exist)">iMMAP</a> · <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9decins_du_Monde" title="Médecins du Monde">MDM</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=%C5%92uvre_d%27Orient&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Œuvre d'Orient (page does not exist)">Œuvre d'Orient</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Premi%C3%A8re_Urgence_Internationale&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Première Urgence Internationale (page does not exist)">PUI</a> · <a href="/wiki/Relief_International" title="Relief International">Relief International</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Secours_islamique_France&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Secours islamique France (page does not exist)">Secours Islamique</a> · <a href="/wiki/Secours_populaire_fran%C3%A7ais" title="Secours populaire français">SPF</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Triangle_G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration_humanitaire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Triangle Génération humanitaire (page does not exist)">Triangle</a> · <a href="/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9coms_Sans_Fronti%C3%A8res" title="Télécoms Sans Frontières">TSF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arche_noVa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arche noVa (page does not exist)">arche noVa</a> · <a href="/wiki/Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund_Deutschland" title="Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland">ASB</a> · <a href="/wiki/Diakonie_Deutschland" title="Diakonie Deutschland">Diakonie Deutschland</a> · <a href="/wiki/Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe" title="Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe">Die Johanniter</a> · <a href="/wiki/Welthungerhilfe" title="Welthungerhilfe">GAC</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Help_%E2%80%93_Hilfe_zur_Selbsthilfe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe (page does not exist)">HELP</a> · <a href="/wiki/International_Rescue_Committee" title="International Rescue Committee">International Rescue Committee</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Malteser_Hilfsdienst&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malteser Hilfsdienst (page does not exist)">Malteser Hilfsdienst</a> · <a href="/wiki/Medair" title="Medair">Medair</a> · <a href="/wiki/Medico_International" title="Medico International">MI</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sign_of_Hope&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sign of Hope (page does not exist)">Sign of Hope</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Veterinarians_Without_Borders&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Veterinarians Without Borders (page does not exist)">VSF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concern_Worldwide" title="Concern Worldwide">Concern Worldwide</a> · <a href="/wiki/GOAL_(organization)" class="mw-redirect" title="GOAL (organization)">GOAL</a> · <a href="/wiki/Self_Help_Africa" title="Self Help Africa">SHA</a> · <a href="/wiki/Tr%C3%B3caire" title="Trócaire">Trócaire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ActionAid" title="ActionAid">ActionAid</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Associazione_Italiana_per_la_Solidariet%C3%A0_tra_i_Popoli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Associazione Italiana per la Solidarietà tra i Popoli (page does not exist)">AISPO</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=AVSI&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AVSI (page does not exist)">AVSI</a> · <a href="/wiki/Cesvi" title="Cesvi">Cesvi</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Comitato_Internazionale_per_lo_Sviluppo_dei_Popoli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli (page does not exist)">CISP</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cooperazione_Internazionale&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cooperazione Internazionale (page does not exist)">COOPI</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fondazione_Opera_San_Francesco_Saverio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fondazione Opera San Francesco Saverio (page does not exist)">CUAMM</a> · <a href="/wiki/Emergency_(organization)" title="Emergency (organization)">Emergency</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fondazione_L%27Albero_della_Vita&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fondazione L'Albero della Vita (page does not exist)">FADV</a> · <a href="/wiki/Intersos" title="Intersos">INTERSOS</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Servizio_Dei_Gesuiti_per_l_Rifugiati&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Servizio Dei Gesuiti per l Rifugiati (page does not exist)">JRS</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=LVIA-Associazione_Internazionale_Volontari_Laici&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LVIA-Associazione Internazionale Volontari Laici (page does not exist)">LVIA</a> · <a href="/wiki/Un_Ponte_Per" title="Un Ponte Per">Un Ponte Per</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Volontariato_Internazionale_per_lo_Sviluppo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo (page does not exist)">VIS</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=WeWorld&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WeWorld (page does not exist)">WeWorld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordaid" title="Cordaid">Cordaid</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorcas_Aid_International&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dorcas Aid International (page does not exist)">DAI</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=HealthNet_TPO&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HealthNet TPO (page does not exist)">HNTPO</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=International_NGO_Safety_Organisation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="International NGO Safety Organisation (page does not exist)">INSO</a> · <a href="/wiki/Mercy_Corps" title="Mercy Corps">Mercy Corps</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_een_Kind&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Red een Kind (page does not exist)">REK</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stichting_Vluchteling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stichting Vluchteling (page does not exist)">Stichting Vluchteling</a> · <a href="/wiki/Tearfund" title="Tearfund">Tearfund Netherlands</a> · <a href="/wiki/War_Child_(charity)" title="War Child (charity)">War Child Netherlands</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=ZOA_(organization)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ZOA (organization) (page does not exist)">ZOA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Church_Aid" title="Norwegian Church Aid">NCA</a> · <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_People%27s_Aid" title="Norwegian People's Aid">NPA</a> · <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Refugee_Council" title="Norwegian Refugee Council">NRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Humanitarian_Action" title="Polish Humanitarian Action">PAH</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Funda%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Aga_Khan_Portugal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fundação Aga Khan Portugal (page does not exist)">AKF PRT</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asamblea_de_Cooperaci%C3%B3n_por_la_Paz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Asamblea de Cooperación por la Paz (page does not exist)">ACPP</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ayuda_en_Acci%C3%B3n&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ayuda en Acción (page does not exist)">Ayuda en Acción</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fundaci%C3%B3n_Educaci%C3%B3n_y_Cooperaci%C3%B3n&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fundación Educación y Cooperación (page does not exist)">EDUCO</a> · <a href="/wiki/Entreculturas" title="Entreculturas">Entreculturas</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Farmac%C3%A9uticos_Mundi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Farmacéuticos Mundi (page does not exist)">Farmacéuticos Mundi</a> · <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9decins_du_Monde" title="Médecins du Monde">MDM</a> · <a href="/wiki/Medicus_Mundi_International" title="Medicus Mundi International">Medicus Mundi</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Movimiento_Por_La_Paz,_el_Desarme_y_la_Libertad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Movimiento Por La Paz, el Desarme y la Libertad (page does not exist)">MPDL</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fundaci%C3%B3n_Mundubat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fundación Mundubat (page does not exist)">Mundubat</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=Solidaridad_Internacional_Andalucia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Solidaridad Internacional Andalucia (page does not exist)">SIA</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">COS</a> · <a href="/wiki/Diakonia" class="mw-redirect" title="Diakonia">Diakonia</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=L%C3%A4karmissionen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Läkarmissionen (page does not exist)">Läkarmissionen</a> · <a href="/wiki/PMU_Interlife" class="mw-redirect" title="PMU Interlife">PMU Interlife</a> · <a href="/w/index.php?title=SWEDO_-_The_Swedish_Development_Aid_Organization&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SWEDO - The Swedish Development Aid Organization (page does not exist)">SWEDO</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross" title="International Committee of the Red Cross">ICRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Societies" title="International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies">IFRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization" title="Food and Agriculture Organization">FAO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Labour_Organization" title="International Labour Organization">ILO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration" title="International Organization for Migration">IOM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs">OCHA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_UN_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights">OHCHR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_American_Health_Organization" title="Pan American Health Organization">PAHO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Development_Programme" title="United Nations Development Programme">UNDP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=UNDP_Multi_Partner_Trust_Fund_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="UNDP Multi Partner Trust Fund Office (page does not exist)">UNDP MPTFO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_Disaster_Risk_Reduction" title="United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction">UNDRR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Economic_and_Social_Commission_for_Asia_and_the_Pacific" title="United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific">UNESCAP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UNICEF" 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