From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Christianity in Denmark
Christianity in Denmark
Church of Denmark
year population members percentage
1984 5,113,500 4,684,060 91.6%
1990 5,135,409 4,584,450 89.3%
2000 5,330,500 4,536,422 85.1%
2005 5,413,600 4,498,703 83.3%
2007 5,447,100 4,499,343 82.6%
2008 5,475,791 4,494,589 82.1%
2009 5,511,451 4,492,121 81.5%
2010 5,534,738 4,479,214 80.9%
2011 5.560.628 4,469,109 80.4%
statistical data 1984–2002,[1] 1990–2009[2] and 2010.[3] Source Kirkeministeriet
Christianity is the predominant religion of Denmark, • Christianization of Scandinavia
with 80% of the Danish population estimated as adher-
ents of the "Folkekirken" ("People’s Church"), Denmark’s
national Lutheran church.[4] Aside from Lutheranism,
Reference
there is a small Roman Catholic minority, as well as small [1] (Danish)Statistics 1984 – 2002 by the
Protestant denominations such as the Baptist Union of Kirkeministeriet
Denmark and the Reformed Synod of Denmark. [2] (Danish)Statistics 1990 – 2009 Kirkeministeriet
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mor- [3] (Danish) Statistics 2010
mon or LDS Church) has been sending missionaries to [4] Official Church of Denmark statistics
Denmark since 14 June 1850.[5][6] Most of the early con- [5] Denmark, "Country Profile", Newsroom (LDS
verts emigrated to the United States. There are currently Church), 02 April 2011, http://newsroom.lds.org/
over 4,500 Mormons in Denmark.[6] There is a LDS temple country/denmark
in Copenhagen, known as the Copenhagen Denmark [6] ^ "Kirkens begyndelse i Danmark (Church
Temple.[7] beginnings in Denmark)" (in Danish), mormon.dk
Denmark is today a very secular country, but has a (LDS Church), http://www.mormon.dk/
culture that is heavily influenced by Christianity. ?mod=artikel&id=60
[7] Copenhagen Denmark Temple, "Temples", LDS.org
(LDS Church), http://lds.org/church/temples/
See also copenhagen-denmark
• Danish National Church or Den Danske Folkekirke.
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