Established Churches and Former State Churches
| Country | Church | Denomination | Disestablished |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anhalt | Evangelical State Church of Anhalt | united | 1918 |
| Armenia | Armenian Apostolic Church | Oriental Orthodox | 1921 |
| Austria | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1918 |
| Baden | Roman Catholic Church and the United Evangelical Protestant State Church of Baden | Catholic and united | 1918 |
| Bavaria | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1918 |
| Bolivia | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 2009 |
| Brazil | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1890 |
| Duchy of Brunswick | Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Brunswick | Lutheran | 1918 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Orthodox Church | Eastern Orthodox | 1946 |
| Chile | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1925 |
| Cuba | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1902 |
| Cyprus | Cypriot Orthodox Church | Eastern Orthodox | 1977 with the death of the Ethnarch Makarios III |
| Czechoslovakia | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1920 |
| Denmark | Church of Denmark | Lutheran | no |
| England | Church of England | Anglican | no |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Orthodox Church | Oriental Orthodox | 1974 |
| Finland | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland | Lutheran | 1869 |
| France | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1905 |
| Georgia | Georgian Orthodox Church | Eastern Orthodox | 1921 |
| Greece | Greek Orthodox Church | Eastern Orthodox | no |
| Guatemala | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1871 |
| Haiti | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1987 |
| Hesse | Evangelical Church in Hesse | united | 1918 |
| Hungary | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1946 |
| Iceland | Lutheran Evangelical Church | Lutheran | no |
| Ireland | Church of Ireland | Anglican | 1871 |
| Italy | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 18 February 1984 (into force 25 April 1985) |
| Liechtenstein | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | no |
| Lippe | Church of Lippe | Reformed | 1918 |
| Lithuania | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1940 |
| Lübeck | Evangelical Lutheran Church in the State of Lübeck | Lutheran | 1918 |
| Luxembourg | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | ? |
| Republic of Macedonia | Macedonian Orthodox Church | Eastern Orthodox | 1921 |
| Malta | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | no |
| Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Lutheran | 1918 |
| Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Lutheran | 1918 |
| Mexico | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1874 |
| Monaco | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | no |
| Mongolia | Tibetan Buddhism | n/a | 1926 |
| Netherlands | Dutch Reformed Church | Reformed | 1795 |
| Norway | Church of Norway | Lutheran | 2012 |
| Oldenburg | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Oldenburg | Lutheran | 1918 |
| Panama | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1904 |
| Paraguay | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1992 |
| Poland | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1947 |
| Portugal | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1910, 1976 (Reestablished between 1933 and 1974). |
| Prussia pre 1866 provinces |
Evangelical State Church of Prussia's older Provinces with nine ecclesiastical provinces | united | 1918 |
| Prussia Province of Hanover |
Evangelical Reformed State Church of the Province of Hanover | Reformed | 1918 |
| Prussia Province of Hanover |
Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Hanover | Lutheran | 1918 |
| Prussia Province of Hesse-Nassau (partially) |
Evangelical State Church of Frankfurt upon Main | united | 1918 |
| Prussia Province of Hesse-Nassau (partially) |
Evangelical Church of Electoral Hesse | united | 1918 |
| Prussia Province of Hesse-Nassau (partially) |
Evangelical State Church in Nassau | united | 1918 |
| Prussia Prov. of Schleswig-Holstein |
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schleswig-Holstein | Lutheran | 1918 |
| Quebec | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1960 |
| Romania | Romanian Orthodox Church | Eastern Orthodox | 1947 |
| Russia | Russian Orthodox Church | Eastern Orthodox | 1917 |
| Thuringia | church bodies in principalities which merged in Thuringia in 1920 | Lutheran | 1918 |
| Saxony | Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Saxony | Lutheran | 1918 |
| Schaumburg-Lippe | Evangelical State Church of Schaumburg-Lippe | Lutheran | 1918 |
| Scotland | Church of Scotland | Presbyterian | State control disclaimed since 1638. Formally recognised as not an established church in 1921 |
| Serbia | Serbian Orthodox Church | Eastern | 1921 |
| Spain | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1978 |
| Sweden | Church of Sweden | Lutheran | 2000 |
| Switzerland | none since the adoption of the Federal Constitution (1848) | n/a | n/a |
| Turkey | Islam | Islam | 1928 |
| Uruguay | Roman Catholic Church | Catholic | 1919 |
| United States | Episcopal Church | Anglican | 1792; Colonial legislature required for all citizens in the colonies to be members of a church. During the American Revolution, many people did not want ties to the Church of England, so it was reformed under the Episcopal Church. Many stuck with this religion and it was subtly recognized until the Bill of Rights was passed in Congress from a growing desire for guaranteed rights. This desire stemmed principally from anti-Federalists who demanded separation of church and state at the Philadelphia Convention and would otherwise refuse to sign the Constitution. |
| Waldeck | Evangelical State Church of Waldeck and Pyrmont | united | 1918 |
| Wales | Church in Wales | Anglican | 1920 |
| Württemberg | Evangelical State Church in Württemberg | Lutheran | 1918 |
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