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Church of Sweden, Swedish Svenska Kyrkan, church of Sweden that, until 2000, was supported by the state; it changed from the Roman Catholic to the Lutheran faith during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. During the 9th century the Swedish people had gradually begun to accept Christianity.

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The Church of Sweden ( Svenska kyrkan) is Evangelical Lutheran and has its secretariat in Uppsala, a city that has been the centre of the Swedish church since the Middle Ages. The Church of Sweden has been separated from the state since 2000, which means that Sweden no longer has an official state church.

The Lutheran Church of Sweden – which was the state religion until 2000 – is by far the largest Christian denomination but is facing a continuous decline in registered membership down to 52,8 % of the total population in 2022 [2] [3] Other minor Christian denominations include Free churches, the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Churches, [1]...

The Church of Sweden is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest Lutheran denomination in Europe and the third-largest in the world, after the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in ...

The Church of Sweden is an Evangelical Lutheran church. As we can see ourselves, it is often well attended and active in society in many ways. Generally Swedish cemeteries are lovingly cared for. Some figures demonstrate the importance of the Church of Sweden:

5101 N Francisco Ave., Chicago, IL 60625. The Evangelical Covenant Church has its origins in the Pietist movement in the State Lutheran Church of Sweden. The movement, which originated in Germany in the 1600s and spread to Sweden during the 1720s, was legally suppressed in Sweden (from 1726 to 1858) but periodically reemerged.