Church of Iceland

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The National Church of Iceland, or Þjóðkirkjan, formally called the Evangelical Lutheran Church, is the state church in Iceland. Like the established churches in the other Nordic countries, the National Church of Iceland professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity. Its head is the Bishop of Iceland. The current bishop of Iceland is Karl Sigurbjörnsson.

[edit] External links

• The website of the National Church of Iceland (in English)
• The Icelandic Church Net - Lists religion, shows photos of nearly all churches, and a digital Hymnal
• Website of the bishop of Iceland]
• The church sponsored web-project - Q&A about faith issues and articles (In Icelandic) ]