Episcopal Church and Church of Sweden in Full Communion

Somehow I missed this. It’s been a long time coming.

During a Liturgy of Thanksgiving on March 27, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, primate of The Episcopal Church, and Archbishop of Uppsala Martin Modéus, primate of the Church of Sweden, signed a memorandum of understanding, establishing a full-communion relationship between the two churches.
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The Scandinavian Churches maintained Apostolic Succession. I don't know a lot about them and how they differ from other Lutherans though

 

My understanding is that they simply adopted the Augsburg Confession while keeping the existing ecclesiastical hierarchy intact, similar to what happened in England, but with far less controversy and certainly far less bloodshed. I don’t think the Scandinavians were as involved in the polemics with the Reformed that occurred in German-speaking lands, but my knowledge of the subject is minimal.

 

I thought the Swedish Lutheran church was the established church in Sweden, but it seems I'm not keeping up with the latest religious news from Sweden, since 2000. From Wikipedia

"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[86] 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"