The Anglican Chaplaincy of

St Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-da ...

, Helsinki was established by those who fled from

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

during the

Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and ad ...

. They settled first in

Vyborg Vyborg (; rus, Вы́борг, links=1, r=Výborg, p=ˈvɨbərk; fi, Viipuri ; sv, Viborg ; german: Wiborg ) is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus ne ...

from where they were forced to flee again during the

Winter War The Winter War,, sv, Vinterkriget, rus, Зи́мняя война́, r=Zimnyaya voyna. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 (russian: link=no, Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940) and Soviet–Finland War 1 ...

and stayed in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. The

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is part of the

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and works closely with the

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; sv, Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland. It is part of the Lutheran branch of Christianity. The church has a legal positio ...

under the

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. Since there are now three independent Anglican congregation in Finland, the Chaplaincy has moved from using the name

Anglican Church in Finland The Anglican Church in Finland ( fi, Suomen Anglikaaninen kirkko; sv, Anglikanska kyrkan i Finland) is a church in the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe in the Church of England. There were 171 registered members at the end of 2016. The church has cl ...

and is using its official name under the Church of England. The Chaplaincy is serving Anglicans living in the greater Helsinki area and is an inclusive community of word and sacrament. Before the Russian Revolution of 1917 the Anglican chaplain at St Petersburg made occasional visits to Helsinki to minister to the English residents there. After the revolution, the chaplain at Moscow moved to Helsinki, where he was appointed to serve the British Legation. In 1921 the Legation ceased to employ the chaplain, and he was subsequently supported by voluntary contributions from the English residents. At various times the chaplain at Helsinki has assumed additional responsibility for Anglicans in Russia, Estonia, Mongolia and China.

Chaplains of St Nicholas, Helsinki

Frank William North Frank William North (23 June 187117 May 1925) was a Church of England clergyman who spent most of his career in the countries of Russia and Finland. Born in Acton, England, North was the son of George William North, a merchant, and his wife Eliz ...

, Chaplain to Helsinki and Moscow (1920 - 1925), He died suddenly in May 1925. * Clement H Jones (1925 - 1936) * Rev Newberry (1936 - 1939) * Sydney Linton (1948–1951), first Chaplain after the Second World War * Henry Isherwood (1951–1954), Assistant Bishop (Diocese of Gibraltar) 1974 * C. H. Jones (1954–1956) he was the Chaplain of Helsinki already before the Second World War * John Richard Satterthwaite (1956–1957) * John Coulson Rogers (1960–1962)http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/sites/default/files/Biographies%20of%20St.%20James%20Curates%20(Whitehaven).pdf {{Bare URL PDF, date=March 2022
William Mansfield Masters (1962–1966)
* Edward Eric Staples (1966–1980),

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1973 * Michael James Pitts (1981–1985),

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1991 * Alan Michael Cole (1986–1990) * Tyler Strand (1990–1993) * Francis Chadwick (1993–1998) * Rupert Robert James Moreton (1998–2011) * Tuomas Mäkipää (2012–present)

References

Anglicanism in Finland Diocese in Europe