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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 November 2024. Religious affiliation in Iceland (2023) Church of Iceland (Lutheran) (58.61%) Free Lutheran Church in Reykjavík (2.57%) Free Lutheran Church in Hafnarfjörður (1.94%) Independent Lutheran Congregation (0.82%) Catholic Church (3.83%) Other Christian denominations (1.78%) Heathenism (1. ...
Iceland was Christianized in the year 1000 AD, when Christianity became the religion by law. In Icelandic , this event is known as the kristnitaka (literally, "the taking of Christianity"). The vast majority of the initial settlers of Iceland during the settlement of Iceland in the 9th and 10th centuries AD were pagan , worshipping the Æsir ...
Iceland religion-related lists (2 P) B. Buddhism in Iceland (2 P) C. Christianity in Iceland (11 C, 5 P) H. History of religion in Iceland (1 C) I. Islam in Iceland ...
They also pay a church tax (sóknargjald), which the government directs to help support their registered religion, or, in the case of no religion, the University of Iceland. [242] The Registers Iceland keeps account of the religious affiliation of every Icelandic citizen. In 2017, Icelanders were divided into religious groups as follows:
The first Scandinavians reached Iceland in the middle of the 9th century, but its systematic colonization started in the early 870s. [6] Although Christian individuals must have been among those who settled in Iceland, because many colonists arrived from Ireland, England or Scotland, the majority of the settlers were pagans.
As of 2022, there are 14,723 Catholics in Iceland, [2] with 6 diocesan priests, 9 religious order priests, and 38 sisters in religious orders. Catholics represent 3.91% of the Icelandic population [2] and are growing in number rapidly. [3] The Diocese of Reykjavík covers the whole of Iceland.
Iceland is a modern and highly urbanized society, highly secularized with increasing pluralism of belief. About 62% of the population belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland [ 5 ] and over 90% of the populace belong to Christian churches.
Norse Paganism was the primary religion among the Norsemen who settled Iceland in the 9th century AD. Christianity later came to Iceland around 1000 AD. In the middle of the 16th century, the Danish crown formally declared Lutheranism the state religion under the Icelandic Reformation. [8]