Church of Greenland

Diocese of Greenland

Kalaallit Nunaanni Ilagiit (Greenlandic)
Grønland Stift
(Danish)
The Cathedral of the diocese, and the only cathedral in Greenland
Location
CountryGreenland
Kingdom of Denmark
Deaneries3
Subdivisions17
HeadquartersNuuk
Statistics
Area2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi)
Information
DenominationLutheran
Established12th century (As Diocese of Garðar)
1 November 1993 (As Diocese of Greenland)
Dissolved1537 (As Diocese of Garðar)
CathedralNuuk Cathedral
LanguageGreenlandic
Danish
Leadership
Parent churchChurch of Denmark
BishopPaneeraq Siegstad Munk
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

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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