European Countries With A State Religion

Map found on redditThe map above shows which countries in Europe have some sort of state religion.

Here are the details for each one:

Anglicanism

England: The Church of England is the established church in England, but not in the United Kingdom as a whole. It is the only established Anglican church worldwide. The Anglican Church in Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Church of Ireland are not established churches and they are independent of the Church of England. The British monarch is the titular Supreme Governor of the Church of England. The 26 most senior bishops in the Church of England are Lords Spiritual and have seats in the House of Lords of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Guernsey: The Church of England is the established church in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and the leader of the Church of England in the territory is the Dean of Guernsey.
Isle of Man: The Church of England is the established church on the Isle of Man. The Bishop of Sodor and Man is an ex officio member of the Legislative Council (the upper house of Tynwald).
Jersey: The Church of England is the established church in Jersey, and the leader of the church on the island is the Dean of Jersey, a non-voting member of the States of Jersey.

Catholicism

Vatican City (Holy See): It is an elective, theocratic (or sacerdotal), absolute monarchy ruled by the Pope, who is also the Vicar of Christ. The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergy of various national origins. It is the sovereign territory of the Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes) and the location of the Pope’s official residence, referred to as the Apostolic Palace.
Liechtenstein: The Constitution of Liechtenstein describes the Catholic Church as the state religion and enjoying “the full protection of the State”. The constitution does however ensure that people of other faiths “shall be entitled to practice their creeds and to hold religious services to the extent consistent with morality and public order”.
Malta: Article 2 of the Constitution of Malta declares that “the religion of Malta is the Catholic and Apostolic Religion”.
Monaco: Article 9 of the Constitution of Monaco describes the “Catholic, and apostolic religion” as the religion of the state.

Eastern Orthodox

Greece: The Church of Greece is recognized by the Greek Constitution as the prevailing religion in Greece. However, this provision does not give exclusivity of worship to the Church of Greece, while all other religions are recognized as equal and may be practiced freely.

Lutheranism

Denmark: Section 4 of the Constitution of Denmark confirms the Church of Denmark as the established church
Faroe Islands: The Church of the Faroe Islands is the state church of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous administrative division within the Danish Realm.
Greenland: The Church of Denmark is the state church of Greenland, an autonomous administrative division within the Danish Realm.
Iceland (error in map): The Constitution of Iceland confirms the Church of Iceland as the state church of Iceland.

Note on some other countries:

Bulgaria: In the Bulgarian Constitution, Eastern Orthodoxy is recognized as “the traditional religion” of the Bulgarian people, but the state itself remains secular.
Cyprus: The Constitution of Cyprus states: “The Autocephalous Greek-Orthodox Church of Cyprus shall continue to have the exclusive right of regulating and administering its own internal affairs and property in accordance with the Holy Canons and its Charter in force for the time being and the Greek Communal Chamber shall not act inconsistently with such right.”
Finland: Both the Finnish Orthodox Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland are “national churches”.
Italy: The Constitution of Italy does not establish a state religion, but recognizes the state and the Catholic Church as “independent and sovereign, each within its own sphere”. The Constitution additionally reserves to the Catholic faith singular position in regard to the organization of worship, as opposed to all other confessions.
Norway: Until 2012, the Church of Norway was not a separate legal entity from the government. It was disestablished and became a national church, a legally distinct entity from the state with special constitutional status. The King of Norway is required by the Constitution to be a member of the Church of Norway, and the church is regulated by special canon law, unlike other religions.
Poland: The Constitution of Poland states that “The relations between the Republic of Poland and the Roman Catholic Church shall be determined by international treaty concluded with the Holy See, and by statute.”
Scotland: The Church of Scotland is the national church, but not the United Kingdom as a whole. Whilst it is the national church, it ‘is not State controlled‘ and the monarch is not the ‘supreme governor’ as in the Church of England.
Spain: The Constitution of Spain of 1978 abolished Catholicism as the official state religion, while recognizing the role it plays in Spanish society.
Sweden: The Church of Sweden was the state church of Sweden between 1527 when King Gustav Vasa broke all ties with Rome and 2000 when the state officially became secular.