Church of Greenland
The Church of Greenland (Greenlandic: Ilagiit, lit. 'The Congregation'; Danish: Grønland Stift), consisting of the Diocese of Greenland is the official Lutheran church in Greenland under the leadership of the Bishop of Greenland. Paneeraq Siegstad Munk became Bishop in 2020.
Diocese of Greenland Kalaallit Nunaanni Ilagiit (Greenlandic) Grønland Stift (Danish) | |
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The Cathedral of the diocese, and the only cathedral in Greenland | |
| Location | |
| Country | Greenland Kingdom of Denmark |
| Deaneries | 3 |
| Subdivisions | 17 |
| Headquarters | Nuuk |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Established | 12th century (As Diocese of Garðar) 1 November 1993 (As Diocese of Greenland) |
| Dissolved | 1537 (As Diocese of Garðar) |
| Cathedral | Nuuk Cathedral |
| Language | Greenlandic Danish |
| Leadership | |
| Parent church | Church of Denmark |
| Bishop | Paneeraq Siegstad Munk |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Church of Greenland is semi-independent from the Church of Denmark, but is still considered a diocese of the Church of Denmark.
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