It is Sweden's Evangelical Lutheran folk church, formally separated from the state in 2000 after centuries as the established church.
The Church of Sweden became Lutheran through the Swedish Reformation of the sixteenth century, with the Uppsala Synod of 1593 adopting the Augsburg Confession. It remained the state church until the separation that took effect on 1 January 2000. It is led by the Archbishop of Uppsala and organized in thirteen dioceses.
Sources
Primary
- The Augsburg Confession (1530), adopted by the Uppsala Synod of 1593
Secondary
- Günter Gassmann and Mark W. Oldenburg, Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism