The World Council of Churches's profile of the Church of Sweden, which ceased to be Sweden's state church at midnight on 31 December 1999 under the Church Ordinance that took effect 1 January 2000, ending clerical representation in the Riksdag and the church's role in state civil registries while the state continues to collect the church's membership fee through the tax system.
Facts
Citation
AuthorWorld Council of Churches
PublisherWorld Council of Churches
URLhttps://www.oikoumene.org/member-churches/church-of-sweden
Source Typechurch body
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier 2: an ecumenical body's own member profile of the Church of Sweden, used for its account of the church's 2000 disestablishment rather than for any single national government's framing. Connections
Associated With
This source names Church of Sweden directly: "Council of Churches's profile of the Church of Sweden, which ceased to be Sweden's state church at midnight on 31 December 1999 under the Church Ordinance that took effect 1 January 2000, ending..."
Source Church of Sweden (World Council of Churches)World Council of Churches
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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