Church of Sweden

The Church of Sweden (Swedish: Svenska kyrkan) is the largest Christian church in Sweden. It is the largest Lutheran denomination in Europe and the second-largest in the world after the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, as well as the third-largest Protestant body in Europe after the Church of England and the Evangelical Church in Germany. A member of the Porvoo Communion, the Church professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity. It is composed of thirteen dioceses, divided into parishes. It is an open national church which, working with a democratic organisation and through the ministry of the church, covers the whole nation. The Primate of the Church of Sweden is the Archbishop of Uppsala — currently Antje Jackelén, Sweden's first female archbishop.

Church of Sweden

The Church of Sweden (Swedish: Svenska kyrkan) is the largest Christian church in Sweden. It is the largest Lutheran denomination in Europe and the second-largest in the world after the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, as well as the third-largest Protestant body in Europe after the Church of England and the Evangelical Church in Germany. A member of the Porvoo Communion, the Church professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity. It is composed of thirteen dioceses, divided into parishes. It is an open national church which, working with a democratic organisation and through the ministry of the church, covers the whole nation. The Primate of the Church of Sweden is the Archbishop of Uppsala — currently Antje Jackelén, Sweden's first female archbishop.