The Porvoo Communion

We are a member of the Porvoo Communion, a communion of Anglican and Evangelical Lutheran churches in Europe.

The Porvoo Communion was established in 1992 by the Porvoo Common Statement. Through the Porvoo Communion, the Scottish Episcopal Church has been in full communion with the Lutheran churches of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia and Lithuania since 1994.

Twinning with the Diocese of Espoo
As part of the Porvoo Communion, the Diocese of Edinburgh is twinned with the Diocese of Espoo, Finland.

There have been numerous recent visits by the Diocese of Edinburgh to the Diocese of Espoo, including one in March 2024 undertaken by The Revd Canon Sarah Shaw, Synod Clerk and Rector of Christ Church, Falkirk, and The Revd Christine Downey, Rector of St Mary’s, Dalmahoy (pictured left).

In March 2025, Bishop John Armes and Bishop Kaisamari Hintikka (pictured below) shared their experience of being partner dioceses at the Summit of the Anglican-Lutheran International Commission on Unity and Mission (ALICUM), held in Jordan.

Praying for each other
The Porvoo Declaration commits its churches to ‘share a common life’ and to ‘pray for and with one another’. One way of doing this is to pray for the Porvoo churches and their Dioceses using the Porvoo Prayer Diary.