Diocese of Borgå (Porvoo)

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DIOCESE OF BORGÅ (PORVOO)

Denomination : Lutheran

Established : 1923, the Diocese unites all Swedish speaking Parishes of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

(Diocesean Arms)

(Bishop's Arms of Office)

Official blazon

fi: Kultaisessa kentässä punainen kolmio, jossa kultainen apilaristi, jonka alin haara kuulapäättäinen, saatteena kentässä yhdeksän punaista kreikkalaista ristiä asetettuina 3+3+3.

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Arms of Bishops

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  Bishop Max von Bonsdorff (1923-1954)

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  Bishop Georg Olof Rosenqvist (1954-1961)

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  Bishop Karl-Erik Forssell (1961-1970)

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  Bishop John Vikström (1970-1982), become Archbishop of Turku

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  Bishop Erik Vikström (1983-2006)

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  Bishop Gustav Björkstrand (2006-2009)

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  Bishop Björn Vikström (2009-2019)

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  Bishop Bo-Göran Åstrand (2019-)

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Koskenvesa, Esko: Suomen evankelis-luterilaisen kirkon hiippakuntavaakunat - kirkollisen heraldiikan työvoitto (Suomen kirkkohistorian Seuran vuosikirja nro 78, 1988)