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The Primates of the Porvoo Communion and members of the Contact Group
There will be photocall of the Primates of the Porvoo Communion at 1pm on Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at Church of Ireland House, Rathmines, Dublin 6.
Amongst the Church leaders present will be the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Alan Harper OBE, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr John Neill and the Archbishop of Turku (Finland) the Most Revd Jukka Paarma, who is the senior Bishop from the Nordic and Baltic regions. Bishops representing the other Anglican churches in Britain and Ireland and the Lutheran Churches in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries will also be present.
The Primates of the Porvoo Communion meet every two years for prayer and reflection and to discuss matters of common interest.
The Porvoo Communion is a communion of Anglican churches in Europe (including the Church of Ireland) and several Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Nordic and Baltic countries. Named after the Porvoo Agreement, signed in Porvoo Cathedral, Finland, the churches are in full communion with each other and recognise each others ministry and sacraments.
Member Churches of the Provoo Communion include:
Church of Ireland, Church of England, Scottish Episcopal Church, Church in Wales, Estonian Evangelical-Lutheran Church, Church of Sweden, Church of Norway, Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Lithuania, Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Iceland, Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Finland. The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Denmark and the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Latvia are observers.
For further information:
Garrett Casey Mobile: +53 (0) 87 2356472