State religion

===Christianity===
{{Main|Christian state|Christian republic|Christianity and politics|Christian democracy|Christian nationalism|Christendom}}
The following states recognize some form of [[Christianity]] as their state or official religion or recognize a special status for it (by denomination):

====Non-denominational Christianity====
* {{flag|Samoa}}: In June 2017, Parliament voted to amend the wording of Article{{nbsp}}1 of the constitution, thereby making Christianity the state religion. Part 1, Section (1)(3) reads "Samoa is a Christian nation founded on God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." The status of the religion had previously only been mentioned in the preamble, which Prime Minister [[Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi]] considered legally inadequate.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wyeth|first1=Grant|title=Samoa Officially Becomes a Christian State|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/samoa-officially-becomes-a-christian-state/|work=The Diplomat|date=16 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu|first1=Joyetter|title=Constitutional Amendment Passes; Samoa Officially Becomes 'Christian State'|url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2017/06/08/constitutional-amendment-passes-samoa-officially-becomes-christian-state|publisher=Pacific Islands Report|date=8 June 2017|access-date=16 June 2017|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111223748/http://www.pireport.org/articles/2017/06/08/constitutional-amendment-passes-samoa-officially-becomes-christian-state|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flag|Zambia}}: The preamble to the [[Constitution of Zambia|Zambian Constitution of 1991]] declares Zambia to be "a Christian nation", while also guaranteeing freedom of religion.<ref>[https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/26620/90492/F735047973/ZMB26620.pdf Constitution of Zambia]. Retrieved 19 October 2016.</ref>

====Catholicism====
Jurisdictions where [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] has been established as a state or official religion:
* {{Flag|Costa Rica}}: [[Article 75 of the Constitution of Costa Rica]] confirms that "The Catholic and Apostolic Religion is the religion of the State, which contributes to its maintenance, without preventing the free exercise in the Republic of other forms of worship that are not opposed to universal morality or good customs."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.costaricalaw.com/Constitutional-Law/costa-rica-constitution-in-english.html|title=Costa Rica Constitution in English – Constitutional Law – Costa Rica Legal Topics|work=costaricalaw.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906224713/http://costaricalaw.com/Constitutional-Law/costa-rica-constitution-in-english.html|archive-date=6 September 2015}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Holy See}}: It is an [[Elective monarchy|elective]], [[Theocracy|theocratic]] (or [[Sacerdotal state|sacerdotal]]), [[absolute monarchy]] ruled by the [[Pope]], who is also the [[Vicar of Christ]].<ref name="pages">{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-pages.com/vatican/vatican_city.asp |title=Vatican City |publisher=Catholic-Pages.com |access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref> The highest state functionaries are all [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] clergy of various national origins. It is the sovereign territory of the [[Holy See]] ({{lang-la|Sancta Sedes}}) and the location of the Pope's official residence, referred to as the [[Apostolic Palace]].
* {{Flag|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".<ref name="LiechtensteinConstitution">{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326162534/http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/pdf-fl-staat-verfassung-sept2003.pdf |date=26 March 2009 |title=Constitution Religion }} (archived from [http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/pdf-fl-staat-verfassung-sept2003.pdf the original] on 2009-03-26).</ref>
* {{Flag|Malta}}: Article 2 of the [[Constitution of Malta]] declares that "the religion of Malta is the Catholic and Apostolic Religion".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mjha.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=8566|title=Constitution of Malta (Article 2)|publisher=mjha.gov.mt}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* {{Flag|Monaco}}: Article 9 of the [[Constitution of Monaco]] describes the "Catholic, and [[apostolic succession|apostolic]] religion" as the religion of the state.<ref name="MonacoReligion">{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927091747/http://www.gouv.mc/devwww/wwwnew.nsf/1909$/036c62fe5f92f2efc1256f5b0054fa42gb?OpenDocument&3Gb |date=27 September 2011 |title=Constitution de la Principaute}} (French): Art. 9., Principaute De Monaco: Ministère d'Etat (archived from [http://www.gouv.mc/devwww/wwwnew.nsf/1909$/036c62fe5f92f2efc1256f5b0054fa42gb?OpenDocument&3Gb the original] on 2011-09-27).</ref>

Jurisdictions that give various degrees of recognition in their constitutions to Roman Catholicism without establishing it as the State religion:
* {{flag|Andorra}}<ref>{{cite book|first1=Jeroen|last1= Temperman|title=State–Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law: Towards a Right to Religiously Neutral Governance|publisher=Brill|year=2010|isbn=978-9004181496|quote=... guarantees the Roman Catholic Church free and public exercise of its activities and the preservation of the relations of special co-operation with the state in accordance with the Andorran tradition. The Constitution recognizes the full legal capacity of the bodies of the Roman Catholic Church which have legal status in accordance with their own rules.}}</ref>
* {{flag|Argentina}}: Article 2 of the [[Constitution of Argentina]] explicitly states that the government supports the Roman Catholic Apostolic Faith, but the constitution does not establish a state religion.<ref>
* {{cite web|url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Argentina_1994.pdf?lang=en|title=Argentina's Constitution of 1853, Reinstated in 1983, with Amendments through 1994|work=constituteproject.org}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.argentina.gob.ar/pais/56-religion.php|title=Argentina – Religión|work=argentina.gob.ar|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008102111/http://www.argentina.gob.ar/pais/56-religion.php|archive-date=8 October 2014}}</ref> Before its 1994 amendment, the Constitution stated that the President of the Republic must be a Roman Catholic.
* {{flag|East Timor}}: While the [[Constitution of East Timor]] enshrines the principles of [[freedom of religion]] and [[separation of church and state]] in Section 45 Comma 1, it also acknowledges "the participation of the Catholic Church in the process of national liberation" in its preamble (although this has no legal value).<ref name="constitution">{{cite web|title=Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste|url=http://timor-leste.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Constitution_RDTL_ENG.pdf|publisher=Governo de Timor-Leste}}</ref>
* {{flag|El Salvador}}: Although Article 3 of the [[Constitution of El Salvador]] states that "no restrictions shall be established that are based on differences of nationality, race, sex or religion", Article 26 states that the state recognizes the [[Catholic Church]] and gives it legal preference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.constitution.org%2Fcons%2Felsalvad.htm&edit-text=&act=url|title=Google Translate|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (as Amended to 2003) |url=http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/ElSalvador1983English.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103200933/http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/ElSalvador1983English.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2015|date=3 January 2015}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Guatemala}}: The [[Constitution of Guatemala]] recognises the juridical personality of the [[Catholic Church]]. Other churches, cults, entities, and associations of religious character will obtain the recognition of their juridical personality in accordance with the rules of their institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Guatemala_1993.pdf|quote=The juridical personality of the Catholic Church is recognized. The other churches, cults, entities, and associations of religious character will obtain the recognition of their juridical personality in accordance with the rules of their institution[,] and the Government may not deny it[,] aside from reasons of public order. The State will extend to the Catholic Church, without any cost, [the] titles of ownership of the real assets which it holds peacefully for its own purposes, as long as they have formed part of the patrimony of the Catholic Church in the past. The property assigned to third parties or those|title=Guatemala's Constitution of 1985 with Amendments through 1993|publisher=[[Constitution Project]]}}</ref>
* {{Flag|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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senato.it/documenti/repository/istituzione/costituzione_inglese.pdf|quote=The State and the Catholic Church are independent and sovereign, each within its own sphere. Their relations are regulated by the Lateran pacts. Amendments to such Pacts which are accepted by both parties shall not require the procedure of constitutional amendments.|title=Constitution of the Italian Republic |publisher=Senato.it|access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> The Constitution additionally reserves to the Catholic faith singular position in regard to the organization of worship, as opposed to all other confessions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senato.it/documenti/repository/istituzione/costituzione_inglese.pdf|quote=All religious denominations are equally free before the law. Denominations other than Catholicism have the right to self-organisation according to their own statutes, provided these do not conflict with Italian law. Their relations with the State are regulated by law, based on agreements with their respective representatives.|title=Constitution of the Italian Republic |publisher=Senato.it|access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Panama}}: The [[Constitution of Panama]] recognizes Catholicism as "the religion of the majority" of citizens but does not designate it as the official state religion.<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/222609.pdf Executive Summary – Panama], 2013 [[Report on International Religious Freedom]], United States Department of State.</ref>
* {{Flag|Paraguay}}: The [[Constitution of Paraguay]] recognizes the Catholic Church's role in the nation's [[History of Paraguay|historical]] and [[Culture of Paraguay|cultural]] formation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay|url=http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/pa00000_.html|quote=The role played by the Catholic Church in the historical and cultural formation of the Republic is hereby recognized.}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Peru}}: The [[Constitution of Peru]] recognizes the Catholic Church as an important element in the [[History of Peru|historical]], [[Culture of Peru|cultural]], and moral formation of Peru and lends it its cooperation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constitution of the Republic of Peru|url=http://www.congreso.gob.pe/_ingles/CONSTITUTION_29_08_08.pdf|quote=Within an independent and autonomous system, the State recognizes the Catholic Church as an important element in the historical, cultural, and moral formation of Peru and lends it its cooperation. The State respects other denominations and may establish forms of collaboration with them.|access-date=28 October 2009|archive-date=24 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724084722/http://www4.congreso.gob.pe/_ingles/CONSTITUTION_29_08_08.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flag|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."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Constitution of the Republic of Poland|date=1997-04-02|url=http://sejm.gov.pl/prawo/konst/angielski/kon1.htm|quote=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. The relations between the Republic of Poland and other churches and religious organizations shall be determined by statutes adopted pursuant to agreements concluded between their appropriate representatives and the Council of Ministers.}}</ref>
* {{flag|Spain}}: The [[Constitution of Spain]] of 1978 abolished [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] as the official state religion, while recognizing the role it plays in Spanish society.<ref name=es_CONSTITUTION>{{cite act |title=[[Constitution of Spain|Spanish Constitution]] |type=Constitution |number= |date=29 December 1978 |article=14, 16 & 27.3 |articletype=Sections |url=http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Hist_Normas/Norm/const_espa_texto_ingles_0.pdf |quote=No religion shall have a state character. The public authorities shall take into account the religious beliefs of Spanish society and shall consequently maintain appropriate cooperation relations with the Catholic Church and other confessions. |access-date=5 March 2018 }}</ref>

====Eastern Orthodoxy====
* {{flag|Greece}}: The [[Church of Greece]] is recognized by the Greek Constitution as the prevailing religion in Greece<ref name="GreeceConstitution">{{Cite web|title=Constitution of Greece|url=http://www.hri.org/docs/syntagma/artcl25.html#A3|access-date=2023-01-02|website=www.hri.org|at=Section II Relations of Church and State: Article 3}}</ref> and is the only country in the world where Eastern Orthodoxy is clearly recognized as a state religion.<ref name="EnyediMadeley2004">{{cite book|last1=Enyedi|first1=Zsolt|last2=Madeley|first2=John T.S.|title=Church and State in Contemporary Europe|year= 2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1135761417|page=228|quote=Both as a state church and as a national church, the Orthodox Church of Greece has a lot in common with Protestant state churches, and even with Catholicism in some countries.}}</ref><ref name="Meyendorff1981">{{cite book|last=Meyendorff|first=John|title=The Orthodox Church: Its Past and Its Role in the World Today|year=1981|publisher=St Vladimir's Seminary Press|isbn=978-0913836811|page=155|quote=Greece therefore is today the only country where the Orthodox Church remains a state church and plays a dominant role in the life of the country.}}<!--|access-date=18 October 2015--></ref> 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.<ref name="GreeceConstitution2">{{Cite web|title=Constitution of Greece|url=http://www.hri.org/docs/syntagma/artcl25.html#A13|access-date=2023-01-02|website=www.hri.org|at=Part Two Individual and Social Rights: Article 13}}</ref>

The jurisdictions below give various degrees of recognition in their constitutions to [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], but without establishing it as the state religion:
* {{flag|Bulgaria}}: In the Bulgarian Constitution, Eastern Orthodoxy is recognized as "the traditional religion" of the Bulgarian people, but the state itself remains secular.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.bg/en/const|title=The Bulgarian Constitution|publisher=Parliament of Bulgaria |access-date=20 December 2011}}</ref>
* {{flag|Cyprus}}: The [[Constitution of Cyprus]] states: "The Autocephalous [[Greek Orthodoxy|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."<ref name="CyprusConstitution">{{cite web|url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Cyprus_2013.pdf?lang=en|title=Cyprus's Constitution of 1960 with Amendments through 2013|publisher=[[Constitution Project]]}}</ref>{{efn|The Constitution also states that "Any matter relating to divorce, judicial separation or restitution of conjugal rights or to family relations of the members of the Greek-Orthodox Church, shall be cognizable by family courts each of which is composed: For a divorce trial, of three judges, one of which is a lawyer ecclesiastical officer appointed by the Greek Orthodox Church and presides over the Court and the other two of high professional and moral standard belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church are appointed by the Supreme Court among lawyers. If no ecclesiastical officer is appointed as above, the Supreme Court appoints the President of the Court as well."<ref name="CyprusConstitution"/>}}
* {{flag|Finland}}: Both the [[Finnish Orthodox Church]] and the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]] are "national churches".<ref name="Finland Constitution"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=160099&nodeid=41800&culture=en-US |title=The Church in Finland today |author=Salla Korpela |date=May 2005|publisher=Finland Promotion Board; Produced by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Communications and Culture}}</ref>
* {{flag|Georgia}}: The [[Georgian Orthodox Church]] has a constitutional agreement with the state, the constitution recognizing "the special role of the Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia in the history of Georgia and its independence from the state".<ref>[http://www.parliament.ge/en/kanonmdebloba/constitution-of-georgia-68 Constitution of Georgia] Article 9 (1&2) and 73 (1a{{sup|1}})</ref> (See also [[Concordat of 2002]])

====Protestantism====
The following states recognize some form of [[Protestantism]] as their state or official religion:

====[[Commonwealth of Nations|The Commonwealth]]====
=====Anglicanism=====
The Anglican [[Church of England]] is the established church in England as well as all three of the [[Crown Dependencies]]:
* {{flag|England}}: The [[Church of England]] is the established church in England, but not in the [[United Kingdom]] as a whole.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/history/ |title=The History of the Church of England |publisher=The Archbishops' Council of the Church of England |access-date=2006-05-24 |archive-date=21 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221212004/http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/history |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 monarchy|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]].
* {{flag|Bailiwick of Guernsey|name=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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.churchofengland.org.gg/about|website=Guernsey Deanery|publisher=Church of England}}</ref>
* {{flag|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 of the Isle of Man|Legislative Council]] (the upper house of [[Tynwald]]).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gell|first1=Sir James|title=Gell on Manx Church|url=http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol31/gell.htm|website=Isle of Man Online|publisher=IOM Online|access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref>
* {{flag|Jersey}}: The [[Church of England]] is the established church in [[Bailiwick of Jersey|Jersey]], and the leader of the church on the island is the [[Dean of Jersey]], a non-voting member of the [[States of Jersey]].

=====Calvinism=====
* {{flag|Scotland}}: The [[Church of Scotland]] is the [[national church]], but not the United Kingdom as a whole.<ref name="Scotland">{{Cite web|date=2010-02-22|title=Our structure|url=https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about-us/our-structure|access-date=2021-04-07|website=The Church of Scotland|language=en}}</ref>  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.<ref name="Scotland"/>
* {{flag|Tuvalu}}: The [[Church of Tuvalu]] is the state religion, although in practice this merely entitles it to "the privilege of performing special services on major national events".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/4cf2d05cc.html|title=Refworld – 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom – Tuvalu|first=United Nations High Commissioner for|last=Refugees|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> The [[Constitution of Tuvalu]] guarantees freedom of religion, including the freedom to practice, the freedom to change religion, the right not to receive religious instruction at school or to attend religious ceremonies at school, and the right not to "take an oath or make an affirmation that is contrary to his religion or belief".<ref>Constitution of Tuvalu, article 23.</ref>

====Nordic Countries====
=====Lutheranism=====
Jurisdictions where a [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] church has been fully or partially established as a state recognized religion include the [[Nordic States]].
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Section 4 of the [[Constitution of Denmark]] confirms the [[Church of Denmark]] as the established church.<ref name="DenmarkConstitution">{{Cite web|title=Denmark Constitution|url=http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/da00000_.html|access-date=2023-01-02|website=www.servat.unibe.ch|language=en|at=Section 4, State Church}}</ref>
** {{flag|Faroe Islands}}: The [[Church of the Faroe Islands]] is the state church of the [[Faroe Islands]], an [[autonomous administrative division]] within the [[The unity of the Realm|Danish Realm]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Juergensmeyer|first1=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WwJzAwAAQBAJ&q=faroe%2520islands%2520state%2520church&pg=PA390|title=Encyclopedia of Global Religion|last2=Roof|first2=Wade Clark|date=2011|publisher=Sage Publications|isbn=978-1-4522-6656-5|language=en|page=390}}</ref>
** {{flag|Greenland}}: The Church of Denmark is the state church of [[Greenland]], an autonomous administrative division within the Danish Realm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.am/library/sahmanadrutyunner/dania.pdf|title=Constitution of Denmark – Section IV|quote=The Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the Established Church of Denmark, and, as such, it shall be supported by the State.|access-date=22 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301205429/http://www.parliament.am/library/sahmanadrutyunner/dania.pdf|archive-date=1 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Iceland}}: The [[Constitution of Iceland]] confirms the [[Church of Iceland]] as the state church of Iceland.<ref name="IcelandConstitution">{{Cite web|title=Constitution of the Republic of Iceland|url=https://www.government.is/publications/legislation/lex/?newsid=89fc6038-fd28-11e7-9423-005056bc4d74|access-date=2023-01-02|website=www.government.is|language=en-US|at= Article 62}}</ref>
* {{flag|Norway|size=23px}}: Until 2017, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iheu.org/state-and-church-move-towards-greater-separation-norway|title=International Humanist and Ethical Union – State and Church move towards greater separation in Norway|access-date=18 March 2015|date=26 June 2012}}</ref>
Jurisdictions that give various degrees of recognition in their constitutions to Lutheranism without establishing it as the state religion:
* {{flag|Finland}}: The [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]] has a special relationship with the Finnish state, its internal structure being described in a special law, the Church Act.<ref name="Finland Constitution">{{Cite web|last=LL.M.|first=Prof. Dr. Axel Tschentscher|title=Finland Constitution|url=https://servat.unibe.ch/icl/fi00000_.html#S076_|access-date=2024-04-02|website=International Constitutional Law (ICL) |language=en |at=Section 76, The Church Act}}</ref> The Church Act can be amended only by a decision of the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and subsequent ratification by the Parliament of Finland. The Church Act is protected by the Constitution of Finland and the state cannot change the Church Act without changing the constitution. The church has the power to tax its members. The state collects these taxes for the church, for a fee. On the other hand, the church is required to give a burial place for everyone in its graveyards.<ref name="Finland Constitution"/> The President of Finland also decides the themes for intercession days. The church does not consider itself a state church, as the Finnish state does not have the power to influence its internal workings or its theology, although it has a veto in those changes of the internal structure which require changing the Church Act. Neither does the Finnish state accord any precedence to Lutherans or the Lutheran faith in its own acts.
* {{flag|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. Much like in Finland, it does have a special relation to the Swedish state unlike any other religious organizations. For example, there is a special law that regulates certain aspects of the church<ref>{{Cite web|last=Riksdagsförvaltningen|title=Lag (1998:1591) om Svenska kyrkan Svensk författningssamling 1998:1998:1591 t.o.m. SFS 2009:1234 – Riksdagen|url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/lag-19981591-om-svenska-kyrkan_sfs-1998-1591|access-date=2021-06-23|website=www.riksdagen.se|language=sv}}</ref> and the members of the royal family are required to belong to it in order to have a claim to the line of succession. A majority of the population still belongs to the Church of Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Riksdagsförvaltningen|title=Successionsordning (1810:0926); Svensk författningssamling 1810:1810:0926 – Riksdagen|url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/successionsordning-18100926_sfs-1810-0926|access-date=2021-06-23|website=www.riksdagen.se|language=sv}}</ref>

====Other/mixed====
* {{flag|Armenia}}: The [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] has a constitutional agreement with the [[Armenia|State]]: "The Republic of Armenia shall recognise the exclusive mission of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, as a national church, in the spiritual life of the Armenian people, in the development of their national culture and preservation of their national identity."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.am/parliament.php?id=constitution&lang=eng|title=National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia|website=parliament.am}}</ref>
* {{flag|Dominican Republic}}: The constitution of the Dominican Republic specifies that there is no state church and provides for freedom of religion and belief. A [[concordat]] with the [[Holy See]] designates Catholicism as the official religion and extends special privileges to the Catholic Church not granted to other religious groups. These include the legal recognition of church law, use of public funds to underwrite some church expenses, and complete exoneration from customs duties.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2011 Report on International Religious Freedom – Dominican Republic|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/502105c67d.html|access-date=2023-01-02|website=Refworld|language=en}}</ref>
* {{flag|Haiti}}: While Catholicism has not been the state religion since 1987, a 19th-century [[concordat]] with the [[Holy See]] continues to confer preferential treatment to the [[Catholic Church]], in the form of stipends for clergy and financial support to churches and religious schools. The Catholic Church also retains the right to appoint certain amounts of clergy in Haiti without the government's consent.<ref name="Haiti">{{cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90257.htm |title=Haiti |publisher=State.gov |date=2007-09-14 |access-date=2014-01-04}}</ref><ref name=":usirf17">{{Cite web|title=International Religious Freedom Report for 2015|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2017&dlid=281080|access-date=2023-01-02|publisher=US State Department, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor}}</ref>
* {{flag|Hungary}}: The preamble to the [[Constitution of Hungary|Hungarian Constitution of 2011]] describes Hungary as "part of Christian Europe" and acknowledges "the role of Christianity in preserving nationhood", while Article VII provides that "the State shall cooperate with the Churches for community goals." However, the constitution also guarantees freedom of religion and separation of church and state.<ref>[https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Hungary_2011.pdf Hungary's Constitution of 2011]. Retrieved 9 February 2016.</ref>
* {{flag|Nicaragua}}: The [[Constitution of Nicaragua|Nicaraguan Constitution of 1987]] states that the country has no official religion, but defines "Christian values" as one of the "principles of the Nicaraguan nation".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Nicaragua_2014.pdf?lang=en|title=Nicaragua's Constitution of 1987 with Amendments through 2014|publisher=Constitute Project|accessdate=21 July 2022}}</ref>
* {{flag|Portugal}}: Although Church and State are formally separate, the [[Catholic Church in Portugal]] still receives certain privileges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.concordatwatch.eu/showtopic.php?org_id=1361&kb_header_id=4131|title=Concordat Watch – Portugal &#124; Concordat (2004) : text|website=concordatwatch.eu}}</ref>