Organization
Church life is organized in 11 dioceses, each led by a bishop, including one for Greenland (the Faroe Islands were a twelfth diocese until 29 July 2007). The further subdivision includes 111 deaneries and 2,200 parishes. There are about 2,400 priests.
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